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HIST251
World History: A Psychohistory of the Modern World
HIST251 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 0 | Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
In this lecture-discussion course we will explore the often
neglected psychological dimension of modern history. First,
we will explore processes of global change in the modern
period. Then, using a variety of materials, including
memoirs, fiction, and film, we will examine how peoples in
widely differing cultures and with very different levels of
wealth and power adapted to modernization. Several variants
of psychoanalysis will be critically examined and applied to
a range of topics, among them: the impact of global
economic change on the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe;
the adaptation of new cultural forms and accompanying
changes of psychology and identity; racism and
anti-Semitism; the impact of European imperialism and
cultural exportation on the Americas, Africa and Asia; the
effects of world wars, civil wars, and revolutions; Nazism,
Stalinism, and Maoism; Gandhi and Satyagraha;
post-colonialism, the Cold War, and the disintegration of
the Communist bloc; the USA as a psychological laboratory;
the women's movement, gender revolution, and the emergence
of "postmodern," protean psyches. Please see additional
comments below for information on how to register for the
different sections of this class. All three sections will
meet together at the specified time and place.
MAJOR READINGS
E. Erikson, CHILDHOOD AND SOCIETY
F. Fanon, BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASKS
S. Freud, CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
C. Lasch, THE CULTURE OF NARCISSISM
Eric Wolf, EUROPE AND THE PEOPLES WITHOUT HISTORY
There will also be shorter readings on a variety of topics
and three films.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
There will be three short
essays and a longer final essay.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students other than
first-year students must enroll in section 3. First-year
students are encouraged to take HIST251 as a linked course
concurrently with either ENGL113 (Reading the Third World)
or PHIL111 (Philosophy and Cultural Diversity).
First-year students taking HIST251 linked with ENGL113:
enroll in Section 1.
First-year students taking HIST251 linked with PHIL111:
enroll in Section 2.
All other students: enroll in Section 3.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Pomper, P
- Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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