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Oct 19 section 7.2.-7.4
Primary source paper #2 due
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Nations in Transformation and Nations in Contact. This class will consider the close links between the earliest phases of national pride and developments in American identity and inclusion. We will consider the impact of cultural encounters on developments in Manifest Destiny and discussions of who (according to Jackson) qualifies as an American. Assignment : read via link, Brian Hicks, « The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson, » Smithsonian Magazine, March 2011 ; Review at least 10 photos (of your choice) via the National Archives Link ; Read Andrew Jackson’s Speech on Indian Removal; Complete the reading, but also think about the legacies of American ideals and identities. To prepare for class discussion, think about what the point is of Jackson’s speech and about the specific terms that Jackson uses in his speech (including adjectives, nouns) to drive his point home. How do you think that considering Andrew Jackson’s speech helps us to understand the role of inclusion and exclusion in American society/societies? Do you think that the debate that Jackson ignited has been resolved? Why so or why not? How does the Hick’s article situate Andrew Jackson’s speech and actions? How does the photo archive from the National archives inflect—for your—past and ongoing debates about American identities?
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Oct 21 Saturday night |
Class night out at the Museum (Extra Credit, but strongly encouraged) |
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Oct 24
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More Revolutions? The American Civil War. Discussion of tensions between Enlightenment ideals, the Industrial Revolution, and colonial and cultural realities in the American Civil War and Revolutions in South America Assignment: read in OER textbook Chapter 8 (pp. 287–325) Consider before class meeting: How do you think that the Civil War relates to the War of Independence that preceded it (if at all)? How do you think the Civil War reflects questions raised in the previous class about social and political and cultural inclusion in the United States? What are the legacies of the Civil War in America today? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/civil-war-america.html How do the revolutions in South American relate to revolutions and civil conflict/revolution in North America?
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Oct 26 |
Class, labor and the conflict of ideologies. In this class we will consider the relationships between labor, industry, and the transformation of society in industrialized and industrializing countries. We will reflect on who were advocates of industrialization in Britain and the United States, and who opposed it? What were some of the impacts of mechanization on society? We will consider the links between industrialization and urbanization. Assignment: Read in OER textbook Chapter 9.1-2 (pp.327–345); 10.1–10.2 (pp. 381–416) (remember to pay attention to the photos!); read also the following excerpts on blackboard: DICKENS, Coketown; The British Parliament Investigates, 162; TRISTAN, The London Laboring Classes; MARX AND ENGELS, Manifesto of the Communist Party (extracts); Carnegie, The Gospel of Wealth, 192. To consider: what is the relationship between society and technology? Does society shape technology or the other way around? How do you think individuals’ positions in society shaped their views of economic and urban change in early industrial Britain? What links the Industrial Revolution and modern global experience? |
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Oct 31 |
Colonialism and Empire.
This class will consider the links between the burgeoning industrial revolution and the European and American impetus to colonize portions of Asia and Africa. Assignment: read in OER textbook chapter 9.2-9.4 (pp. 345–376). Also read George Orwell’s Shooting an elephant In class, we will consider the factors that impelled colonization and reflect on the legacies of colonialism in the modern world? We will discuss whether colonialism was a positive or negative force and for whom. Think about how the Orwell piece reflects ambivalence (or lack thereof) about colonialism. Do you think the legacy of colonialism continues? What about the study of the historical period in which it emerged offers insights into global structures in our current day? |
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Nov 2 |
Nationalism and Nationhood: Forging Nation states in Europe and the Americas. This class will consider developments of nationalism throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Assignment: read the beginning of Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities, pp. 4–7. This reading is short, but it is somewhat difficult to read and dense. Please expect to read it at least 3-4 times. What is Anderson’s main argument? What are the proofs he argues (if any) to support that argument ? Do you agree or disagree with that argument? How does Anderson’s thinking intersection (or not ?!) with your notions of nationalism. Also read the following online links: “The Twenty-Five Points of 1920”; Ernst Mortiz Arndt, “The German Fatherland” Based on your previous readings and the primary and secondary sources assigned for today, consider what you think were the main factors in the global rise of nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? What are the benefits of nationalism ? What are some of its dangers ? Are there any similarities between these global conditions and those we experience today ? |
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Nov 7 |
World War I. This class meeting will consider how World War I manifested a convergence of nationalistic ideals and industrial advances. Assignment: In textbook: read in OER textbook chapter 11 (pp. 425–468); in class discussion of reading and review of Charlie Chaplin’s “Shoulder Arms” (link and assignment provided on blackboard if you wish to watch in advance). As you watch consider what the relationship is between the protagonist’s experience in basic training and the realities of the Great War. |
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Nov 9 |
Between the wars In this class we will discuss the crisis of liberalism, the rise of the Soviet Union, and the rise of fascism Assignment: Read in OER textbook all of chapter 12 (pp. 474–515); access online links: “The Twenty-Five Points of 1920”; Hitler: Speech of 1921 Discussion topics for class: How do skills in communication and transformations of technology in media inform political and social change in Europe? What was the relationship between the conclusion of the Great War and the waging of another international conflict? How do you think that studying this period of time relates, if at all, to our modern global situation/order? This class will emphasize the role of the Treaty of Versailles in interwar politics and cultural change.
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Nov.14
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Responses to uncertainty in an urbanized and globalizing world In this class we will continue to consider the repercussions of the Great War and of the Treaties that concluded it. We will assess the changes in Europe, America and Asia following the Great War. Assignment: read in OER Chapter 13.1-13.2 (pp. 523–546) |
