Monday, December 19, 2005
Monday, December 05, 2005
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Fahrenheit 9/11 Comments
Post your comments here.
Dr. Rahman, I figured I would create a topic since there seemed to be people who are ready to post.
Dr. Rahman, I figured I would create a topic since there seemed to be people who are ready to post.
Monday, November 28, 2005
TOPICS FOR FINAL ESSAY, DUE by Wednesday 11/30 midnight.
Please post ideas for your Final Essay. Others will comment.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
GROUP PROJECT: TASK FORCE ON INDUSTRIALIZATION/FRANCE
Post the results of your findings here, by Monday November 18, 2005.
Monday, October 17, 2005
22.4] Women's March on Versailles
Comment on the role of women in the French Revolution. What were their views of social change?
22.3] Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Compare this text to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration. How do they differ?
22.2] What is the Third Estate?, Abbe Sieyes
Comment on this major document of the French Revolution.
22.1] American Declaration of Independence
Comment on the philosophy of this document. What sources of knowledge influenced the author (Thomas Jefferson) to produce this text?
Monday, October 10, 2005
21.3] Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais
Comment on the play in relation to the life of the working class.
21.1] Clarissa, Samuel Johnson
Comment on the excerpt from Johnson's novel. Use the accompanying questions to guide you through.
20.4] Gulliver's Travels: Why States Go To War, Jonathan Swift
Whys do states go to war, according to Swift?. Is this true in today's world? Why?
2.3] The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu
Comment on this major work of the Enlightment Period.
20.1] Memoirs, Catherine the Great
Based on the accompanying questions, comment on the selections from the memoirs.
Monday, October 03, 2005
19.1] Some Thoughts Concerning Education, John Locke
Comment on John Locke's idea of education, and education.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
INTRODUCTION
The second of a two semester sequence, this course covers the historical development of the Western civilization from the Age of Enlightenment to the present.
Our topics of discussion will include the following: The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment Period, The Industrial revolution, Age Romanticism, Nationalism, The Rise of Nation-States, Colonialism and Imperialism, The Age of Mass Consumption, and finally The current period of Deconstructionism in Global Socio-Political Construction.
Focus areas:
1. Broad cultural history (periodization)
2. Formation of cultural heritage (phenomena of complex evolving systems)
Enduring Questions:
Our exploration will be guided by the following enduring question/inquiry themes:
-How has the “West” been defined and redefined? -How is the West constructed? -How has Science, Reason, and ideas of Humanity shaped the concept of the West? -How has the concept of the West change through the development of technology and consciousness, and through the historical march of capitalism? -How has the West been reconstructed as a consequence of colonialism? -How has the rest of the world developed in accordance with the ideological framework of "The West"? -Who benefits from the process of globalization?
Let us now post comments on the following questions:
What is the West?
Is it purely a geographical concept?
How has the concept of the West shaped the modern world?
Is the "West" synonymous with the idea of "American Empire"?
Why, or why not?
Discuss these questions, drawing information from and your understanding of our introductory lecture.
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