| Date | Topic to be covered |
Readings & Assignments
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| Wednesday 26 Aug 15 |
Introduction & The Who's Who of Pre-Revolutionary France |
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| Friday 28 Aug 15 |
How to approach the study of the French Revolution? | Read the Introductions and Prefaces of both Hunt and Steel's books |
| Monday 31 Aug 15 |
Court and Country | Read Hibbert's Prologue |
| Wednesday 2 Sept 15 |
Ridicule (part 1) | |
| Friday 4 Sept 15 |
Ridicule (part 2) | |
| Monday 7 Sept 15 |
Life at Court | Steel, Chapters 1-3 |
| Wednesday 9 Sept 15 |
The Tennis-Court Oath | Hibbert, Chapter 1 |
| Friday 11 Sept 15 |
What can we learn from Versailles? Proofreading session in class… |
Versailles Assignment Due |
| Monday 14 Sept 15 |
Storming the Bastille | Steel, Chapters 4-5 |
| Wednesday 16 Sept 15 |
Storming the Bastille | Hibbert, Chapter 2 |
| Friday 18 Sept 15 |
The Great Fear |
Steel, Chapter 6 |
| Monday 21 Sept 15 | Research on the causes of the Revolution | 1st Article Annotation Due |
| Wednesday 23 Sept 15 |
Excerpts from Marie Antoinette | |
| Friday 25 Sept 15 |
The Day of the Market-Women | Hibbert, Chapter 3 |
| Monday 28 Sept 15 |
The Flight to Varennes | Hibbert, Chapter 4 |
| Wednesday 30 Sept 15 |
Reactions to the Revolution | Steel, Chapter 7 |
| Friday 2 Oct 15 |
The Days of the Tuileries | Hibbert, Chapter 5 |
| Monday 5 Oct 15 |
The September Massacres | Steel, Chapter 8 |
| Wednesday 7 Oct 15 |
Executing the King | Hibbert, Chapter 6 |
| Friday 9 Oct 15 |
Midterm Exam | Study! |
| Monday 12 Oct 15 |
The French Republic | Steel, Chapters 9-10 |
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Wednesday
14 Oct 15
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The Constitution of 1793 | Hibbert, Chapter 7 |
| Friday 16 Oct 15 |
No class... |
Fall Break! |
| Monday 19 Oct 15 |
No class... |
Fall Break! |
| Wednesday 21 Oct 15 |
The Reign of Terror | Steel, Chapter 11 |
| Friday 23 Oct 15 |
The Reign of Terror | Hibbert, Chapter 8 |
| Monday 26 Oct 15 |
Research on violence in the Revolution | 2nd Article Annotation Due |
| Wednesday 28 Oct 15 |
Excerpts from Danton | |
| Friday 30 Oct 15 |
The Rhetoric of Revolution | Hunt, Chapter 1 |
| Monday 2 Nov 15 |
Symbolic Forms of Political Practice | Hunt, Chapter 2 |
| Wednesday 4 Nov 15 |
The Imagery of Radicalism | Hunt, Chapter 3 |
| Friday 6 Nov 15 |
No class... |
Enjoy! |
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Monday
9 Nov 15
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Research on subject of your choice about the Revolution | 3rd Article Annotation Due |
| Wednesday 11 Nov 15 |
The Political Geography of Revolution | Hunt, Chapter 4 |
| Friday 13 Nov 15 |
The Days of Thermidor | Hibbert, Chapter 9 |
| Monday 16 Nov 15 |
Discussion of Paris Terror Attacks |
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| Wednesday 18 Nov 15 |
The Revolution Falls Apart | Hibbert, Chapter 10 |
| Friday 20 Nov 15 |
In-class proofreading session... | Research Paper Due @ Midnight |
| Monday 23 Nov 15 |
The New Political Class | Hunt, Chapter 5 |
| Wednesday 25 Nov 15 |
No class... |
Thanksgiving Break! |
| Friday 27 Nov 15 |
No class... |
Thanksgiving Break! |
| Monday 30 Nov 15 |
Revolution in Political Culture | Hunt, Chapter 6 & Conclusion |
| Wednesday 2 Dec 15 |
The rise of Napoleon |
Steel, Chapters 12 through Conclusion |
| Friday 4 Dec 15 |
Napoleon's Empire |
Introduction of Napoleon and Europe by Phillip G. Dwyer |
| Monday 7 Dec 15 |
Review Day |
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| Wednesday 9 Dec 15 |
Extra Credit Day |
The Supersizers Eat: French Revolution |
| Wednesday 16 Dec 15 |
Final Exam @ 8:00 a.m. | Study! |