Independent Reading on the French Revolution

Summer 2023 Full Session
Olympia
Day
Freshman - Senior
Class Size: 12
4 6 8 Credits per quarter
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Students work independently, studying the social, political, gender and intellectual trajectories of the French Revolution from 1789 through the Terror and the Napoleonic Empire.  To understand the origins of the Revolution, students will read philosophy and political theory from Enlightenment authors like Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu, and study 18th-century French culture and society.  Students will share a reading list in common and have the option to participate in asynchronous book chats via Canvas as a group and with the faculty member. Students enrolled at different credit levels will read different texts and write different numbers of essays.  Students enrolled for 8 credits will complete a research paper on one aspect of the Enlightenment, French Revolution, or Haitian Revolution, using available on-line scholarly sources. Credits are awarded in history, political theory, gender studies, and/or art history depending on each student's specific interests and focus.

This class does not require any synchronous (zoom) meetings - students complete the material at their own pace. To complete the work, students will need to access the program Canvas site via their computer, tablet or phone.

Registration

Summer 2023 Registration

Course Reference Numbers

Full Session (8): 40046
Full Session (6): 40047
Full Session (4): 40048

Academic details

Preparatory for studies and careers in

history, political theory, art history, gender studies, philosophy, education, law, politics

Credits
4
6
8
Maximum Enrollment
12
Class Standing
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Schedule

Time Offered
Day
Advertised Schedule

All work will be asynchronous, done at the student's pace. There are no in-person or zoom meetings.

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Location
Olympia