Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - HIST 265 D100

Global History from the Revolutionary Age to the Present (3)

Class Number: 5086

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 7, 2022
    Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to Global History, beginning in the 1780s and ending in the present day. Key topics include the first Age of Revolution (US, Haiti, Latin America), the post-colonial experience, and the modern world economy. Students with credit for IS 265 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is an overview of the global impact of what has traditionally been known as the “Age of Revolutions”. This time is usually understood to extend from the latter part of the 18th century of the middle of the 19th and is oriented around events that took place in Europe. Engagement with those events is important to understanding the world we live in, but there is a need, that is even more urgent in our times, to decenter the position of Europe in world history to understand the connections between, and agency of, all peoples across the world. We will use autobiographies, poems and movies to study these revolutions and bring them to life in our classroom.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

By the end of this course students will:

  • learn about the period known as “The Age of Revolutions” and be able to explain why it was given this term.
  • be able to compare revolutions that took place across the world and explain why the Europe and North American revolutions receive greater attention.
  • Learn how to write a short, analytical academic essay.

Grading

  • Participation 15%
  • Reading review 20%
  • One revolution case study – a visual essay 20%
  • Presentation – a day in the life of a historical figure 15%
  • Final Research Essay 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All readings will be circulated on canvas.


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

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