Course Schedule and Lecture Topics:

Week 1

Aug 22 Introduction

(Adler, 446-48)

Aug 24 The French Revolution and Women's Rights

(Adler, 448-61; Workbook, 71-72)

Week 2

August 29 Origins of the Industrial Revolution

(Adler 462-71; Workbook, 73-75)

Sept 1 The Industrial Revolution in Europe

(Adler, 472-81; Workbook, pp. 75-77; begin reading Achebe)

Week 3

Sept 5 Ideologies and Upheavals: Liberalism and Nationalism

(Adler, 482-495; Workbook, 77-79)

Sept 7 The New National States and Imperialism

(Adler, 496-509; finish Achebe) ***Discussion of Achebe today--journal entries on Achebe due today****

Week 4

Sept 12 Socialism and Marxism

(Adler, 510-523; Workbook, 82-83)

Sept 14 World War I: Global Repercussions

(Adler, 536-52; Workbook, 86-88)

Week 5

Sept 19 The Russian Revolutions

(Adler, 556-68; begin reading Solzhenitsyn) [Film: Reds]

Sept 21 Global Implications of the Great Depression

Week 6

Sept 26 The Stalin Revolution

(Adler 568-79; Workbook, 90-91; finish Solzhenitsyn)****Discussion of Solzhenitsyn and journal entries on Solzhenitsyn due today***[Film: Burnt by the Sun; The Inner Circle]

Sept 28 European Fascism and Nazi Antifeminism

(Adler, 580-76; Workbook, 93-95) [Film: Schindler's List]

Week 7

Oct 3 Rebellions and Nationalist Revolutions in Asia

(Adler, 590-601; Workbook, 95-98)

Oct 5 WW II: Roots and Repercussions

(Adler, 602-13; Workbook, 98-100) [Film: A Midnight Clear]

Week 8

Oct 10 ***Mid-term exam today--No make-ups given!***

Oct 12 The Cold War

(Adler, 628-639; begin reading Hayslip, 1-101) [Film: Dr. Strangelove]

Week 9

Oct 17 The Vietnam War

(640-46; Workbook, 105-106; Hayslip, 102-291) ***Discussion on Hayslip and journal entries on Hayslip due today***[Film: The Killing Fields; The Deerhunter]

Oct 19 End of Empires, Asia

(Adler, 650-63; Workbook, 107-109) [Film: Ghandi]

Week 10

Oct 24 End of Empires, Africa

(Adler, 664-77; Workbook, 109-112; Mathabane, pp. ix-xiii and part I)

Oct 26 Film

Week 11

Oct 31 South Africa

(Mathabane, 123-289) ***Discussion on Methabane and journal entries on Methabane due today***[Film: Cry Freedom; Biko]

Nov 2 Revolutions in Latin America

(Adler, 678-91; Workbook, 112-115) [Film: Evita]

Week 12

Nov 7 Film, "The Panama Deception"

Nov 9 The "Middle" East

(Adler, 692-705; Workbook, 115-117)

Week 13

Nov 14 The Second World

(Adler, 706-17; Workbook, 117-120)

Nov 16 Eastern Europe in Disarray

[Film: Welcome to Sarajevo; Before the Rain]

Week 14

Nov 28 Global Social Challenges

(Adler, 718-23; Workbook, 120-122)

Nov 30 Global Economic Pressures

Week 15

Dec 5 Global Interdependence

Dec 7 Human Prospects: Do We Want to Get Where We are Heading?