WGSS 129
Blacks, Jews, and Women in the Age of the French Revolution Spring 2014
Division II Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed HIST 129
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The French Revolution was an important turning point in world history. Besides ushering in an age of liberté (liberty) and égalité (equality), it also postulated the existence of a new revolutionary fraternité (brotherhood) between peoples of all backgrounds. Would revolutionary fraternity include women, African slaves, and Jews in the new democratic polity? French men and women debated these questions in ways that have had a direct impact on our contemporary discussions of race, gender, religious freedom and ethnicity. In this course, we will explore these debates, their Enlightenment roots, and the legacy of these debates for France’s minorities today. Students will be introduced to various types of historical sources (rare books, art, opera, plays), as well as to the lively historiographical debates between historians of France concerning methodology, politics, and the goal of historical research.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 15-19
Class#: 3614
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on class participation, oral reports, 1-2 short papers, a 15- to 20-page research paper, and a final examination (may be an oral and/or take-home exam); the class will also be expected to go on a couple of field trips
Prerequisites: first-year or sophomore standing; juniors or seniors with permission of the instructor
Enrollment Preferences: first-year students, and then sophomores, who have not previously taken a 100-level seminar
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
WGSS 129 Division II HIST 129 Division II
Attributes: HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia
HIST Group G Electives - Global History
JWST Elective Courses

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