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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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