Northern Arizona University Spring 2005
Instructor: Dr. Sanjam Ahluwalia
Office: LA 232
Phone # : 3-8709
Office Hours: MWF 11.40-12.20 and by appointment
E-mail: Sanjam.Ahluwalia@nau.edu
Class Meetings: MWF: 10.20-11.10 in LA 204
Course Prerequisites: None
Teaching Assistant:Joyce Pollack
Phone # : 523-6167
Office Hours:
E-mail: jp43@dana.ucc.nau.edu
IMPORTANT:
Please look at the "Northern Arizona University Policy Statements" and
the "Classroom Management Statement" at the back of this documentbefore
reading the syllabus.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course
traces the evolution of the world from a constellation of relatively isolated
regions in 1500 to global interdependence of the present-day. The lectures,
reading materials, primary documents, films, and assignments, while delineating
the role of western Europe, will focus on the contributions of the non-western
regions to the forging of the modern age. The emphasis in the course will
be on the interdependence of the world regions--an interaction that was
stimulated by the European invasions and colonizations. In analyzing and
understanding global histories as inter-connected, we will pay close attention
to the social, cultural, political, economic, demographic and ecological
implications of this history. Class
lectures and readings will stress upon issues of diversity, power imbalances,
and the interactive workings of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and national
variables. Though primarily a
course in global history, it will draw upon materials and pedagogical approaches
from other disciplines, such as feminist studies, anthropology, literature,
political science, and art.
THEMATIC
FOCI:
The readings and class lectures will emphasize the importance of valuing
diversity of human experiences. Students will be urged to pay close attention
to how variables of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, religion,
community, and nation shaped historical understandings in different parts
of the globe. We will pay close attention to technological developments
and their varied impact on history. Again our focus will be to map how
technology impacted different social groups and societies in the past.
Looking at global interactions across time and space, this course will
also examine how environmental consciousness shaped human interactions
with their natural world.
DISTRIBUTION
BLOCK:
Cultural Understanding.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Critical Reading and Thinking, Ethical Reasoning, Effective Writing, and Oral Communication.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
The course will promote understanding of different cultures as they have
developed in globally interconnected political, social, cultural, economic,
and environmental contexts. It will provide an opportunity for students
to study the historical development of local and regional societies, and
to cross disciplinary and geographical boundaries to appreciate an increasingly
interdependent and multi-cultural world. This pedagogical approach will
emphasize the interconnectedness and uniqueness of all peoples. It will
elucidate the contributions of culturally diverse groups to the formation
of the modern world, while highlighting their achievements. The course's
potential is exemplary for instilling the skills and values of world citizenship
and for relating to people different from oneself.
COURSE
STRUCTURE:
This is the second course in a two semester sequence on World History at
NAU. These courses are intended to be large surveys that break down into
smaller discussion sections through the strategic use of teaching assistants.
Both courses also build upon common themes of (1) the globalization process;
and (2) cultural change . The general format of the course will be: interactive
lectures, audio-visual materials, intensive reading and writing, and small
group discussions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
You are expected to engage with weekly readings carefully and critically and participate actively in class discussions, 20 points of your course grade will depend upon class discussion of various films and readings. This class will also require use of internet resources.
Paper: You will be expected to write short critical responses to works of fiction, primary documents, and films.
Mid-Term Exam: There will be an in-class mid-term exam. The format of the exam will be discussed in class.
Final Exam: In-class final exam will consist
of essay questions drawn from a list handed out in class two weeks prior
to the exam.
COURSE GRADES
Grade for the course will be calculated on the basis of the following points for various assignments :
Class Discussion 25; Informal writing 15; Mid-term Exam 30; and Final Exam 30
TOTAL FOR COURSE 100 points
The grading scale for the course will be as follows:
90%+ = A;
80 - 89%= B;
70-79%= C;
60-69%= D;
below 60%= F.
ASSIGNED TEXTS:
Howard Spodek, The World's History: Volume II-Since 1100. (REQUIRED)
Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Taste of Paradise. (REQUIRED)
Rokeya Shakawat Hossian, Sultana's Dreams(REQUIRED)
Ronald
Takaki, Hiroshima:
Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb. (REQUIRED)
All
these texts have been ordered at the NAU Bookstore.
A set of REQUIRED readings will also be available on E- reserve at the Cline Library and on the World Wide Web (WWW).
COURSE POLICIES
ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
ARE DUE IN CLASS.
PLEASE
NOTE: I do not give extensions, incompletes, or make-up exams, except
in cases allowed for by University Policy.
Plagiarism or other
forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in any of the assignments,
and will result in failing the course. Please consult the section on "Academic
Integrity" in the NAU
Policy Statements appended to this syllabus for further details. IT
IS THE STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITY TO FAMILIARIZE HERSELF/HIMSELF WITH THESE
MATTERS AS DEFINED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY:
While I will not
take regular roll, however, frequent and repeated absence and/or lack of
punctuality could impact your grade. As pointed out above
20 points of your class grade will depend on participation in the various
class discussions assigned in the syllabus.
Whatever your reasons for arriving late or missing a class, it is YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY to arrange to meet or call a classmate and find out
what happened in that class.
COURSE SCHEDULE: SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION
January
19: Introduction.
January 21: Why World History? Dominant themes to be covered in the course.
Reading:
Spodek, "Introduction," PP: 1-16.
January 24-28: Changing World in 1500: Trade, Politics, and Society.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 12: Channels of Communication," PP: 372-408 and "Chapter 13: The Unification of World Trade," PP: 409-443.
E-RESERVE:
Raymond Hylton, ed., Documents
Set, "Chapter 12," PP: 205-218. (HenceforthDocuments
Set.)
January 31-February 7 : Demography and Migration-1500-1770s.
January 31-February 2: Class Lecture
February
4: Film "Faces
of Slavery" and
Class Discussion.
February
7: Class Discussion of Taste
of Paradise!
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 14: Demography and Migration," PP: 444-474; Schivelbusch, Taste of Paradise.
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set, PP 244-246; 250-254.
February 9-18 : Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas: 1688-1850.
February 9: Revolution and ideas; English Revolution--1688.
February 11: American Revolution-- 1775-1783.
February 14: French Revolution-- 1789-1799.
February
16: Revolt in Haiti-- 1791.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 15: Western Revolutions and their Export," PP: 478-507.
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set, PP 255-264; Russell Barber eds., Reading
the Global Past: Selected Historical Documents: Volume II 1500 to the Present,
" Olympe de Gouges, 'Declaration of the Rights of Women and Female Citizen,"
65-72; Barber, "Edmund Burke, The Errors of the French Revolution," 75-84.
FEBRUARY
18: Comparative analysis and importance of the revolutions-Class Discussion!
February 21-23 : Industrial Revolution-1740-1914.
February 21: Britain and Europe; Impact on the world outside Europe: India, China and Africa.
Readings: Spodek, "Chapter 16: The Industrial Revolution," PP: 517-556.
E-RESERVE:Documents Set, PP: 278-286.
Marx, Communist Manifesto. Available on line.
Please
make a print out from the following site:http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/Archive/1848-CM/
FEBRUARY
23-Class
discussion of Communist
Manifesto!
FEBRUARY 25 :MID-TERM EXAM!! PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!
February 28- March 4: History of Feminisms Across the Globe: Issues and Debates, 1830-1914
February 28 - March 2: Class Lecture
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 17: Social Revolutions," PP: 557-575; and Rokeya Shakawat Hossian, Sultana's Dreams.
E-RESERVE:Documents Set, Chapter 17, PP 288-291, 306-311
Film "Doll
House." Please watch the film in Cline Library!
March
4: Class discussion of Doll
House; and Sultana's
Dream!
March 7-11: History and Politics of Colonialisms 1830-1914.
March-7: Class Lecture
March 9: Film: "Story of Sarah Baartman"
Readings: Class handout-Rudyard Kipling, "White Man's Burden"; Spodek, "Chapter 17: Social Revolutions," PP: 575-593.
E-RESERVE: Burton,
"Lieutenant John Ouchterloony, The
Chinese War," 71-74; Burton, "William Greg, 'Shall we Retain our
Colonies?' 1851," 81-85; Burton, "Karl Marx on the Events of 1875," 102-104;
Burton, "Convict Experiences-- 1837-38,"15-18;
Burton, "Thomas Macaulay, Minutes on Education in India 1835," 18-20; Burton,
"East India Contagious Diseases Acts 1868," 126-130; Burton, "Edward Fry,
China, England, and Opium, 1876," 220-222; Burton, "Henry Stanley, Through
the Dark Continent 1879," 232-234; Burton, "F.A.Steel and G. Gardner, The
Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook, 1888" 257-259; Dennis Sherman
eds.,World
Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, "Friedrich Fabri,
"Does Germany Need Colonies," 210-211; Barber ed., "Cecil Rhodes, "Confession
of Faith," 79-83; Barber ed., "Hashimoto Kingoro, "The Need for Emigration
and Expansion," 83-84.
MARCH
11: Class discussion of film and e-reserve documents!
March 14-16: Latin America 1870s-2000.
March 14-16: Latin America.
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 23: Latin America," PP: 774-804.
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set, 432-437.
MARCH
19-28: NO CLASS!!
March 18-April 6: Technologies of Destruction: 1914-2004.
March 18: Class lecture - World War I.
March 30-April 1: World War II.- Film "Coming Out Under Fire."
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 18: Technologies of Mass Production and Destruction," PP: 594-639; Ronald Takaki, Hiroshima.
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set, PP: 312-325; Barber eds., "Voices of Working Women in World
War I: Selections from Angela Woolacott," 127-132; Zillah Eisenstein, "Sexual
Humiliation, Gender Confusion and the Horrors at Abu Ghraib." June 2004.
April
6: Class discussion of assigned readings!
April
20: Paper on Takaki's book due in class!
April 8-15: Twentieth Century Revolutions
April 8: Russian Revolution
April 11: Chinese Revolution
April 13: Cuban Revolution
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 19: Soviet Union and Japan," PP 640-676; and China section from Spodek,"Chapter 20: China and India,"PP
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set, PP: 339-349; 359-362.
April
15: Class discussion on the revolutions!
April 18-22: Gandhian Politics of Anti-Colonial Nationalism
April18-20 : Lecture
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 20: China and India," PP 677-712.
E-RESERVE:Documents Set, PP: 363-386;
M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj. Available on Line.
Please make a print out from the following site:
http://www.swaraj.org/mkgandhiswaraj.htm
April
22: Class discussion of Hind
Swaraj!
April 27- May 2: Arab-Israel Conflict
April 25-27: Class Lecture
April
29: Film, "Jenin-Jenin."
May
2: Class discussion on the Middle East!
Readings, Spodek, "Chapter 21: The Middle East and North Africa," PP: 713-15; 720-721; 727-740. Additional readings will be announced in-class!
E-RESERVE:Documents
Set,
May
4: Concluding remarks!
MAY 9- 10.00 am -12.00 pm FINAL EXAM-PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING BLUE BOOKS!!