Course Description
French history from the sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. Peasant life, social hierarchy, religious conflict, the politics and culture of Absolutism, the Enlightenment, the fall of the Old Regime, and the French Revolution.
Athena Title
OLD REG & REV FRANC
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. read a wide range of primary and secondary sources critically. 2. polish skills in critical thinking, including the ability to recognize the difference between opinion and evidence, and the ability to evaluate--and support or refute--arguments effectively. 3. write stylistically appropriate and mature papers and essays using processes that include discovering ideas and evidence, organizing that material, and revising, editing, and polishing the finished papers.
Topical Outline
Revolution and Identities: A Conceptual Framework Social Identities in Old Regime France Identities in the French Caribbean Defining Revolution The Identity of the Citizen New Identities in the Private Sphere Making a Revolutionary Culture Revolutionary Cultures and Contexts Art, Literature, and Issues of Identity