Global History: The Modern World (250-2-20)

Instructors

Robin Duffin Bates
847/467-4839
Harris 242

Meeting Info

Harris Hall 107: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

This course examines the rise of global structural interconnection during the modern era, 1750-present. Topics will include the Industrial Revolution; capitalist globalization and its critics; the rise of colonial imperialism and anticolonial independence movements; the socioeconomic roots of climate change; and human responses to rapid, destabilizing structural transformations.

Learning Objectives

You will learn to:
1. Identify and explain the events, forces, and ideas that have shaped modern global history.
2. Assess historical sources and arguments about them, showing an awareness of how claims are supported by evidence and how analytic categories structure arguments.
3. Develop original arguments based on your independent interpretation of sources, make a case for the validity of your claims, and situate your conclusions in a meaningful context.

Evaluation Method

Class participation: 25%; Writing/research check-in assignments: 25%; Completed research essay: 20% Take-home final exam: 30%

Class Materials (Required)

Materials will be posted on Canvas

Class Notes

Areas of Concentration: Americas; European; Asia/Middle East; Africa/Middle East; Global

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity

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