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A Social History of France in La Belle Epoque
HIST290 SP
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:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NONE
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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