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History
3342
Dr. Michael de Nie TLC 3204 Office
Hours: TR 10-11, 1-2, and by appointment Email: mdenie@westga.edu
This class examines the history of Britain since 1688, focusing on the major political events and social changes that shaped the development of the English people and their neighbors. Using a variety of readings, art, and film we will examine topics such as life in the Augustan Age, the Industrial Revolution, Victorian society and culture, the British Empire, Britain at war, and the “People’s Peace.”
Class participation is an integral part of this class. Read the complete assignment and be prepared to discuss it in class.
Grade: Your grade in this course will be based on two exams (48%), three essays on assigned topics (42%), and class participation (10%). Exam and paper due dates are noted below. I do not accept late or electronically submitted papers.
Please note that tape recording of lectures is not permitted.
Required Reading: Clayton
Roberts, David Roberts, Douglas Bisson, A History of England: Volume II 1688 to
the Present (text)
Class Website/CourseDen: The CourseDen page for this course is accessed via the My Courses link on the My UWG homepage. There you can access the syllabus, download assignments and exam review sheets, and find messages regarding the class. You must visit the online syllabus to download the documents listed below. Print them out and bring them with you to class on the dates listed below. Do not wait until the last minute to print these documents. Computer error is not an acceptable excuse for not having the documents on the assigned date.
Statement on Plagiarism Please note that anyone committing plagiarism in any written assignment will earn an F for the course and may face further disciplinary action. Plagiarism is defined in the University of West Georgia Handbook as “representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own. Direct quotations must be indicated and ideas of another must be appropriately acknowledged.” Please see the UWG’s History Department statement on plagiarism at http://www.westga.edu/~history/plagiarismhtm.htm and the UWG English Department’s guide for avoiding plagiarism at: http://www.westga.edu/~engdept/Plagiarism/index.html.
Reading: Text, 408-440 Document:
Bill of Rights
(1689) Week
2
(Jan. 17-19)
Week
3
(Jan. 24-26) Reading,
Text, 492-516; Foreman, entire text
Reading:
Text, 517-550 Napoleonic Satires Reading:
Text, 468-490 Reading:
Text, 566-592; Gaskell, entire book Midterm
Exam Feb. 23
Victorian
Web Week 9 (Mar. 6-8) Victorian
Empire
Week
10
(Mar. 13-15)
Week
12
(Apr 3-5) Paper
#3 due Apr. 12 Week
14
(Apr. 17-19) Reading:
Text, 832-880
Final Exam – Tuesday, April 24, 2-4:30pm |
