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HIST212

History of the English People, 1688 to the Present
HIST212 FA

Crosslistings: WMST213
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 60 23 Times: M.W.F.. 9:00AM-9:50AM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999 )

This course traces a social and cultural history of ordinary English people from the origins of the Industrial Revolution to the present postindustrial society. Equal attention is given to the lives of men and of women.

MAJOR READINGS

Bunyan, PILGRIM'S PROCESS
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Selected Letters
Swift, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Wesley, Journal* (selections)
Gibbon, Autobiography
Wollstonecraft, VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN*
Wordsworth, THE PRELUDE*
Mill, John Stuart, AUTOBIOGRAPHY; THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN
Dickens, HARD TIMES
Webb, Beatrice, MY APPRENTICESHIP*
Brittain, Vera, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH*
Woolf, Virginia, A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
Arnstein, Walter, THE PAST SPEAKS: SINCE 1688*
*selections

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One hour examination and a final examination. Students have the option of writing a term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Vann, R
Times: M.W.F.. 9:00AM- 9:50AM;
Grading Mode: Mixed
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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