Supriya Mukherjee  Office: 406 Fletcher Argue Building, Office Hours:  F, 2:30‐4:30  Email:   

Supriya Mukherjee Office: 406 Fletcher Argue Building, Office Hours: F, 2:30‐4:30 Email: [email protected] HISTORY 1380 W‐AO2: AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN WORLD HISTORY: 1800 – PRESENT Winter 2012 MWF, 1:30‐2:20, 215 Tier Building COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to introduce major events and themes in world history from 1800 to the present. It begins with a study of a modernizing Europe already on its path to expansion and self‐transformation, and the major developments in thought, culture, politics and society that accompanied this process. It will then look at a redefined relationship between Europe and the world, exploring in the process themes such as imperialism and nationalism. Developments in the twentieth century will be highlighted, in particular, the experiences of war, political radicalization, decolonization and globalization. Finally, it will look at some of the challenges faced by the contemporary world. REQUIRED READINGS Jerry Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, Volume II: From 1500 to the Present, Fifth Edition Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Volume II: Since 1500, Sixth Edition Erich Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front, New York, 1958 Additional short readings available online are also required. COURSE FORMAT AND REQUIREMENTS While the bulk of the course will come from class lectures, class discussions based on assigned readings will be important. Students are encouraged to actively participate in class by asking questions and discussing readings. There will be a short mid‐term examination and a longer final. The date for the mid‐term is February 17, 2012. The final exam will be scheduled by the University for April 2012, after classes are over. The final exam will cover material for the ENTIRE course. The mid‐term will count for 20% of your grade, the final 45% of your grade. In addition, students are required to write two papers, with a minimum of 1500 words and a maximum of 1800 words each (6‐8 pages, double‐spaced). Since this is a course that meets the University Senate’s W requirement, students must complete both essay assignments with a passing grade to pass the course. Each of these will count for 15% of your grade and the questions/topics will be distributed to you early in the term. The due dates of these papers are indicated in the class schedule below. Finally, class participation will count for 5% of your grade. The grade distribution for this course will be as follows: A+ : 100 – 90 C+ : 66 – 60 A : 89 – 80 C : 59 – 51 B+ : 79 – 75 D : 50 – 40 B : 74 – 67 F : 39 – 0 Students who wish to appeal a grade given for term work must do so within 10 working days after the grade for the term work has been made available to them. Uncollected term work will become the property of the Faculty of Arts and will be subjected to confidential destruction. Note: Evaluative feedback of term work will be provided by the voluntary withdrawal (VW) date of March 16, 2012. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Occasionally I will email you questions for your consideration as you read the material assigned for the week. This means that you must read your email on a regular basis. Make‐up tests will be granted only in the case of extraordinary circumstances, subject to the provision of a written and valid excuse. Class essays must be turned in on the due date in class. I will accept a hard copy only. Late papers will not be accepted except in cases of medical or family emergency (a doctor’s letter is required. Students will find William Strunk and E.B. White’s The Elements of Style useful in writing essays. The following website also has important essay writing resources: http://www2.athabascau.ca/cll/eng_writing/resources.php
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Please note that I will strictly enforce the University’s regulations regarding plagiarism, cheating and impersonation found in Section 8 of the General Academic Regulations in the online Academic Calendar and Catalog and the Faculty of Arts regulation (online at http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/student/student_responsibilities.html) which reads: The common penalty in Arts for plagiarism on a written assignment is a grade of F on the
paper and a final grade of F (DISC)) (for Disciplinary Action)) for the course. For the most
serious acts of plagiarism, such as purchase of an essay and repeat violations, this penalty
can also include suspension for a period of up to five (5) years from registration in courses
taught in a particular department/program in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty.
The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of being
plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism or to other experts for
authentication.
The common penalty in Arts for academic dishonesty on a test or examination is F for the
paper, F (DISC) for the course, and a one-year suspension from courses acceptable for credit
the Faculty. For more serious acts of academic dishonesty on a test or examination, such as
repeat violations, this penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five years
from registration in courses taught in a particular department or program in Arts or from all
courses taught in or accepted for credit by this Faculty.
COURSE SCHEDULE (WINTER 2012) Week One (January 4‐6) Introduction Networks, Empires, Engagements (T&E, 462‐3 ; 571‐2 ; THR, 214‐219) Week Two (January 9‐13) The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences (T&E, 618‐619; 650‐674; THR, 237‐253) Week Three (January 16‐20) Nations, Nationalism, and other Isms (T&E, 637, 640‐47; THR; 262‐67) Week Four (January 23‐27) Colonialism in China and India The New Imperialism (T&E, 717‐727, 730‐749; THR, 267‐274) First paper due on January 30 Week Five (January 30‐February 5) Legacies of Imperialism Film: “The Bible and the Gun” (T&E, 749‐754; THR, 284‐290, 302‐08) Start reading Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front Week Six (February 6‐10) The Great War (T&E, 760‐777; THR, 345‐350) Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front Week Seven (February 13‐17) Revolution in Russia (T&E, 713‐716, 777‐779, 802‐805; THR, 355‐359) *********FEBRUARY 17: MID‐TERM EXAM********* Weeks Eight and Nine (February 27‐March 9) Postwar Currents, the Fascist Alternative, World War II (T&E, 779‐787, 790‐802, 804‐810, 835‐853; THR, 362‐367, 372‐376) Second paper due on March 12 Weeks Ten and Eleven (March 12‐23) The Cold War and the New World Order Decolonization and Aftermath** (T&E, 853‐861; THR, 430‐437) **(T&E, 753‐754, 785‐787, 813‐825, 864‐887; THR, 404‐408) Weeks Twelve and Thirteen (March 26‐April 2) Post Cold War Developments and the New World Order Global Problems** (T&E, 891‐903; Thomas Friedman, “It’s a Flat World, After All,” www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/Town_Meeting/documents/ProQuest_8180690011.pdf) **T&E, 903‐914; THR, 472‐478; ; Joseph Stiglitz “The Global Benefits of Equality,”www.zcommunications.org/the‐global‐benefits‐of‐equality‐by‐joseph‐stiglitz) April 4 Course Wrap‐up FINAL EXAM scheduled by the University during exam period