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SCOPE: This course is a survey of the cultural, social
and political developments in Western Civilization, and how they relate to
other
world societies, from the rise of the nation-state through contemporary times
with a speculative look at the future.
SEMESTER: Spring, 2010
SECTION: 02--044454
TIME: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11:45 to 12:45.
TEXTBOOK:Henry M. Sayre, The Humanities: Culture, Continuity and Change: 1600 to the Present, Volume II, Pearson, 2008.# ISBN-10: 0205696686 # ISBN-13: 978-0205696680
PROCEDURE:
The
usual class attendance, taking notes on lectures (with instructor's hope that
something is happening), exams, group meetings and class discussions
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NOTE ON READING:
Please
be careful to check your assignment sheets before each section
as textbook readings will vary each week. Also noted on the
course assignment sheets will be the date of group meetings
and the question you are expected to prepare.
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GROUP
MEETINGS:
There will be ten group meetings during the semester. Students will interact
with four or five other individuals to discuss the readings, creative insights
and personal hang-ups(not required) according
to the questions in each chapter(except for the first group meeting).
Each student is to come prepared to discuss the material in accordance to the questions or problems in the chapter as specified on the assignment sheet.
In order to facilitate these discussions, students must bring a 3 x 5 card
(or equivalent) with notes or a short outline pertaining to the material the
student will discuss. Students ARE NOT to read an answer.
GROUP EVALUATION:
Group meetings will count 1/4 of your grade. Each group meeting is worth
10 points--a total of 100 points.
The 10 points for each group meeting will be given by a self-evaluation form
which will be checked against a group chairperson's evaluation and the instructor's
opinion from listening to the group discussions as he moves from group to group.
MISSING MEETINGS:
If you should decide to be absent the day of the group meeting or if you decide
you do not want to participate in the group meeting, you must submit
within three weeks of your return to class a 2-page typewritten (3 pages if
handwritten) answers to the questions due for that group meeting
COURSE GRADE:
The course grade will be the exact average of the three exams and the sum of
the 10 group meetings.
WARNING:
You can withdraw from this class within the first three weeks of the semester
without any notation appearing on your transcripts. Between the third
and the twelfth week of the semester your withdrawal will appear on the transcript
as a W. After the twelfth week I must give you a grade for the course. If you
withdraw after this deadline the only grade I will give you is an F. All
withdrawals must be done through the Registrar's office. If you are in class
anytime during the semester and do not withdraw officially, you will receive
an F.
CREDIT/NO CREDIT:
This course may be taken for credit/no credit. You must register with the admission's
office no later than the fourth week of the semester. To receive credit for
the course you must receive at least a C grade.
ONLINE: This course outline and example exams are on the internet. You can get to the Western Civilization website in one of three ways:
http://www.ohlone.edu
/people/akirshner
OR
http://www.kirshnerisms.com
After entering the site click on “About My Courses.”
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Academic
dishonesty defrauds all those who depend upon the integrity of the college,
its courses, and its degrees and certificates. Students are expected
to follow the ethical standards required in Ohlone courses. These standards
are defined in the Policy on Academic Dishonesty. Violations
of this policy include cheating and plagiarism.
STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT:
The
student has the right and shares the responsibility to exercise the freedom
to learn. The student is expected to conduct himself/herself in accordance
with the standards of the College that are designed to perpetuate its educational
purposes.
OFFICE HOURS: I will hold court in 8320 between 10:45 and 11:40 AM Monday through Friday. If I cannot minister to your needs during these hours, please contact me & I will try and fit you in some other time. You are also welcome in my office any time my door is open even if I am not there.
TELEPHONES: My office number is 659-6242. In case of an emergency (missing class is not an emergency), you can call me at (510) 659-0358. My e-mail is akirshner@ohlone.edu.
I. BOUNDED: The Rise of National States
II. EMERGING: The Baroque Era & The Enlightenment
III. EXPULSION: The Age of Revolution
EXAM I (Click to see a sample exam)
V. ENERGY: Industrialism and the Rise of the Masses
VI. SCRAMBLE: Western Imperialism
VII. EXPLOSION: World War I and Its Aftermath
VIII. ANTITHESIS: The Mass Movements of Marxism & Fascism
IX IMPLOSION: World War II and its Aftermath
X. POLARIZATION: Cold War, Détente & Modernity
EXAM III (Click
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:
I. BOUNDED: THE
RISE OF NATIONAL STATES
Dates: February
1, 3, 5, 8, 10
REQUIRED
READING: pp. vii-xvi, 800-803, Chapter 27
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 1/29/07 (Part 1), 1/29/07 (Part 2), 1/31/07, 2/9/07, 2/12/07
Group Meeting (February 10): Discuss the emergence of the Nation-State. How did it occur? What did the Nation-State mean for world history?
II. EMERGING: THE BAROQUE ERA & THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Dates: February
17, 19, 22, 24, 26
REQUIRED
READING: Chapters 25 & 29
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 2/21/07, 2/28/07, 3/5/07
Group Meeting (February 26): What was enlightened during the Enlightenment?
III. EXPULSION: THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
Dates: March
1, 3, 5, 8, 10
REQUIRED
READING: Chapters 30, 31 & 32
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 3/7/07, 3/9/07, 3/14/07
Group Meeting (March 10): Describe the long range impact of the French Revolution on Western Civilization.
EXAM I (MARCH 12)
IV. CHANGE: THE RISE OF NATIONALISM
Dates: March
15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26
REQUIRED READING: Chapters 33, 34 & 36
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts , 3/14/07 (repeat--especially last part of tape) 3/16/07, 3/19/07, 3/21/07, 3/23/07
Group Meeting (March 26): How did the 19th century set the seeds for the 20th century?
V. ENERGY: INDUSTRIALISM AND THE RISE OF THE
MASSES
Dates: April
5, 7, 9
REQUIRED READING: Chapters 35 & 37
OPTIONAL
VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 4/2/07,
4/4/07, 4/6/07, 4/9/07 ALSO VIEW: Video, "Disease in
the 19th Century"(#VID/071)
Group
Meeting (April 9): Describe
the impact of the Industrial Revolution had on sex, family life and
health.
VI. SCRAMBLE: WESTERN IMPERIALISM
Dates: April
12, 14, 16
REQUIRED
READING: Chapters
39 & 40
OPTIONAL
VIEWING: Ohlone
iTunes video podcasts 4/11/07, 4/13/07
Group
Meeting (April 16): Do
you think Imperialism was beneficial for the world? Explain!
VII. EXPLOSION: WORLD WAR
I AND ITS AFTERMATH
Dates: April
19, 21, 23
REQUIRED READING: Chapter 42
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 4/16/07, 4/18/07
Group Meeting (April 23): Describe the impact of World War I on the world.
EXAM II (APRIL 26)
VIII. ANTITHESIS: THE MASS MOVEMENTS
OF MARXISM AND FASCISM
Dates: April
28, 30 May 3, 5
REQUIRED
READING: reread
pp. 1359-1364, Chapter 44
OPTIONAL
VIEWING: Ohlone
iTunes video podcasts 4/30/07,
5/2/07, 5/7/07 Also VIEW: Videos, "Fit
to Rule" (#VID/072)
and "The Twisted Cross" (#VID/073)
Group Meeting (May 5) Bring material to the group meeting that will aid you in developing an essay based upon my lecture outline.
IX. IMPLOSION: WORLD
WAR II AND ITS AFTERMATH
Dates: May
7, 10, 12
REQUIRED READING: Chapter 45
OPTIONAL VIEWING: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 5/11/07, 5/14/07, 5/16/07
Group Meeting (May 9): Describe the changes in people’s lives after World War II.
X. POLARIZATION: COLD WAR—DÉTENTE & MODERNITY
Dates: May
14, 17, 19, 21
REQUIRED
READING: Chapters
46, 47 & 48
OPTIONAL
VIEWING: Ohlone
iTunes video podcasts 5/18/07
Group Meeting (May 21): Paul Valery a French Poet wrote: “The future isn’t what it used to be!” EXPLAIN!
EXAM III (FRIDAY, MAY 28, 9:30 to 11:30 AM)
