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HIST290
A Social History of France in La Belle Epoque
HIST290 SP
Not Currently Offered
This course will examine the social and cultural
developments of the years 1870-1914 in France, a period
marked by painful transitions and intense social and
political conflict. Topics will include the Dreyfus affair;
Charcot, hysteria and madness; the transformation of peasant
life; early feminism; the labor movement; the intellectual
avant-garde; gender and culture.
MAJOR READINGS
R. D. Anderson, FRANCE, 1870-1914; SOCIETY
AND POLITICS
C. Rearick, PLEASURES OF THE BELLE EPOQUE
N. Kleeblatt, ed., THE DREYFUS AFFAIR
B. Smith, LADIES OF THE LEISURE CLASS
E. Zola, GERMINAL or NANA
J. Scott, THE GLASSWORKERS OF CARMAUX
R. Williams, DREAM WORLDS: MASS CONSUMPTION IN LATE
NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE
R.Nye, MASCULINITY AND MALE CODES OF HONOR
J. Seigel, BOHEMIAN PARIS
P.J.Helias, THE HORSE OF PRIDE
E. Berenson, THE TRIAL OF MME. CAILLAUX
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short papers (5-7 pages)
one oral presentation; final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Seminar format in
which student participation is central; preference will be
given to majors. Ability to read in French desirable.
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 Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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