History 143

SYLLABUS

Fall 2021

Hunt Tooley htooley@austincollege.edu Class Schedule

Office Hours Fall 2021 Sherman Hall 108, ph. 2292

MWF--at office in person Noon-12:30

MWF--via Zoom--1:45-2:30
(Zoom link for these times only:
https://austincollege.zoom.us/j/89745802870)

TTH--at office in person--10:00-10:45
and by appointment or serendipity

I will hold regular office hours at the listed times, unless I announce otherwise. Occasionally I will be out of town for a conference, or I will get delayed or something. But you can drop by during these posted times without an appointment and feel pretty certain of finding me in the office, or in the workroom of Sherman Hall, etc. You may have to wait for a bit if one of your fellow students is consulting on some matter with me, but normally you can see me before very long. If you have classes or other commitments at these times, please make an appointment with me, in person or by email, and we will find some time when we are both out of class and available. Catching me right after class is possible, but I will often be on my way to a faculty meeting or to some other commitment, so I might not have the time that you might need from me. On the other hand, you can often get a needed signature or piece of information after class. I am usually setting up for class or preparing for it in the 20 minutes before class starts, so I am rarely able to "meet" with you at that time.

Remember, with few exceptions, the most effective and quickest way for you to get help from me is to let me know that you need it. So don't hesitate to come to my office to talk.

Informational Focus Sheets

Course Objectives

The purpose of Europe and the Modern World is to create an understanding of the broad course of Western history and the working acquaintance with the past which every citizen, certainly every educated person, ought to possess. We live in an age increasingly given to regarding the past as irrelevant, or worse, nonexistent. Yet in practical application the terms of this proposition are contradictory: how does one know the past is irrelevant if one does not first study it? Arrive at your own position on this question after you discover what is being discussed and what is at issue. In any case, be assured that you will encounter constant allusions to the past in the normal discourse of educated people. It is worth noting here that while we will be looking at the "great" events of the Europe's history in the context of the modern world and the great cultural creations of this dynamic civilization, we will also examine how normal people have lived, sometimes quite oblivious to contemporary great events, cultural achievements, and the like.

Readings

Davis. The Return of Martin Guerre. Paperback. Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr; Reprint edition (September 1984)

ISBN: 0674766911 (any edition will do)

Tec. Dry Tears. Paperback. Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (November 1984)

ISBN: 0195035003

Dickens. Hard Times. Paperback. Publisher: Bantam Classic and Loveswept; Reissue edition (January 1991)
ISBN: 0553210165 (This edition is recommended for this one, but you can get back with a different edition of the full novel.)

Please acquire these books as early in the semester as possible. You will need them for reading on your own and to bring to class during discussions of them. Much of the course reading will be online.

How We Will Go About This

You will take a reading quizzes throughout the semester. These reading quizzes are always given at the beginning of class. If you come in late, you will miss the quiz. The average of these will count 15% (no makeups, but I will drop the four lowest grades at the end). Two map quizzes will count 5% each. The Final will include a large section that is "comprehensive."

Midterm Exam	25%
Final Exam	35%
Reading Quiz Average	25%
2 Map Quizzes @ 7.5%	15%

Course Grade 100%

In this course, 93 or higher is an A; 90-92.9 is an A-; 87-89.9 is a B +; 83-86.9 is a B; etc.

Attendance, Late Assignments, and Academic Integrity

Be sure to remember that if you are signed up to take the class only remotely (Zoom etc.), then you may not attend in person. Also, please remember that if you have any of the symptoms listed by the College or otherwise feel sick, you should not attend class. If you are able, in such a case, to attend via Zoom, then you need to do that. As noted above, I will hold office hours both in my office, and at separate times via Zoom. We will hold strictly to the College's policies for social distancing and face-coverings, of course. We will be attentive to keeping well in addition to experiencing an intense learning experience. Excessive absences, except for excused absences related to the Covid virus, will result in the loss of a letter grade in the course.
This course will follow the policies on academic integrity laid out in the Environment and other official college publications. Please read these guidelines carefully; we will follow them strictly. All violations will be turned in, with appropriate evidence, to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Academic honesty is absolutely essential. This means: no cheating.

Other Needed Items

Map Study Lists

Blank Map of Europe for the Quizzes

Exam and Paper Evaluation Sheet
or this same sheet in pdf form