Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - HIST 106 D100

The Making of Modern Europe (3)

Class Number: 3913

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 11, 2021
    Sat, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the major political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that have formed modern European society. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Description and Objectives:

This course provides an introduction to modern European history (1789-present) and the political, social, and cultural forces that shaped it. The focus of the course will be primarily on broad themes such as liberalism, socialism, nationalism; industrialization, urbanization, the world wars and the cold wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the emergence and evolution of the European Union, but it will also try to emphasize the regional diversity and differences within Europe over the past two and a half centuries. Special emphasis will be given to social, economic, and cultural changes over time. Students will develop analytical skills through close readings of a variety of primary historical sources and develop basic skills of historical analysis and evidence-based arguments which they will be expected to employ in their tutorial discussions and writing.

Note: There will be no tutorials during the first week of the semester.

Grading

  • Tutorial attendance and participation 15%
  • Primary-source analyses 15%
  • Book reports 20%
  • Midterm exam 25%
  • Final exam 25%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

  1. Lynn Hunt, et al, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures,Vol 2, 4th edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012)
  2. Katharine J. Lualdi,Sources of the Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Vol 2, 4th edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012)
  3. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (any edition)
  4. Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz (any edition)

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.