2011-12 Catalog

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Offering Description

Student Originated Studies: The French Revolution

Summer 2012 quarter

Faculty
Stacey Davis European history
Fields of Study
history, philosophy and political science
Preparatory for studies or careers in
history, philosophy, political science, gender studies, teaching
Description

Students will 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.  Students will share a reading list in common and have the option to meet periodically for book discussions as a group and with the faculty member.  Students enrolled for more than 4 credits will complete a library research paper on one aspect of the Enlightenment or the French Revolution. 

Advertised Schedule
During second session, students will work independently, meeting occassionally with faculty and other students, times to be determined by SOS members.  
Location
Olympia
Online Learning
Hybrid Online Learning 25 - 49% Delivered Online
Books
Greener Store
Offered During
Day