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This course introduces students to the crucible of the modern age. Hinging on the American, French and 1848 Revolutions, it explores how men and women in elite and popular communities generated new modes of living, experience and expression and how they understood and manipulated the natural world. Attention will be given to the Enlightenment, Revolution, Empire, Romanticism and Ideology with interrelated developments in politics, culture and science also being explored. Students will be introduced to the works of figures such as Newton, Voltaire, Paine, Goethe, Marx, Darwin and Nietzsche. Topics will include Salons, the Terror, nationalism and secularisation.
Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written exam (40%); continuous assessment: (60%); an essay of 2,500 words (30%); a Document Report of 1,000 words (20%) and tutorial participation (10%).
Individual and group work in seminars.
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