HIST 134
The Great War
Fall 2024
Division II
Writing Skills
Class Details
In November 2018, world leaders gathered in France to commemorate the centennial of the end of the First World War. Yet the armistice that brought hostilities on the Western front to a close on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, did not have the same significance for Eastern Europe and the Middle East, where revolutions and civil wars continued to be fought well into 1923. Ultimately, the Great War toppled four empires (German, Habsburg, Russian, and Ottoman) and forcibly displaced and killed millions of civilians (including Armenians and Jews), creating new countries and colonies throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This tutorial will explore the global history of the First World War, a history that is indispensable for understanding the world of today. We will consider a broad range of topics and sources in our examination of the political, social, cultural, economic, and military histories of the Great War and its aftermath. For three-quarters of the semester, the tutorial follows a traditional format in which weekly tutorial meetings center on the writing of a paper and the partner’s critique. The last segment of the course is structured around a research paper assignment, introducing students to archival research and longer-format writing.
The Class:
Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1456
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1456
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
bi-weekly 5- to 7-page papers; bi-weekly written critiques; one revised paper; final 8- to 10-page research paper.
Prerequisites:
permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
first- and second-year students
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
WS Notes:
Bi-weekly 5-7 page papers; one formal paper revision; 8-10 page research paper. Students will receive from the instructor timely comments on their writing skills, with suggestions for improvement.
Attributes:
HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia
HIST Group G Electives - Global History
HIST Group G Electives - Global History
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HIST 134 - T1 (F) TUT The Great War
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