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History (HIST)
275 McKenzie Hall, 541-346-4802
College of Arts & Sciences
Course Data
  HIST 301   Modern Europe >2 4.00 cr.
Political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic trends in the 18th century.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Zahler RE-mail Office:   363 McKenzie Hall
Phone:   (541) 346-5907
Office Hours: 1400 - 1600 R uoregon.zoom.us/j/93886235121?pwd=aUhhM2
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  33000 10 70 1400-1520 tr 240C MCK Zahler R  

Final Exam:

1230-1430 m 6/12 240C MCK
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
April 2:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
April 8:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
April 8:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
April 9:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
April 9:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
April 10:   Add this course
April 10:   Last day to change to or from audit
April 16:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
April 16:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
April 23:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
April 23:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
April 30:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
April 30:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
May 21:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
May 21:   Change grading option for this course
Caution You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day.

Expanded Course Description
Enlightenment values of reason, tolerance, and civil debate are in many ways the foundation for modern society and politics, but we should never take them for granted, least of all today. This course introduces students to the Age of Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe, running through the French Revolution to the authoritarian rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. We will highlight issues of politics, culture, and thought, with secondary attention to accompanying changes in social and economic life. The focus will be on the core countries of France, Great Britain, and the German-speaking lands, which together drove developments elsewhere on the continent. Primary-source readings include both men’s and women’s voices, drawn mostly but not exclusively from highly literate social strata. We will also read secondary accounts by modern historians, both popular and scholarly. Towards the end of the term, students will conduct a mock trial of King Louis XVI in class. From time to time, I will feature music, art, and architecture--and suggest films--to help the period come alive. While mindful of its present-day resonances, we will strive to understand this epoch on its own terms.
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