HIST251

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HIST251

World History: A Psychohistory of the Modern World HIST251 FA

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	20	3	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;	No	No
2	20	0	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;	No	No
3	20	5	Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;	No	No

*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 )

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
Section 02: 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
Section 03: Pomper, P; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM-11:50AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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