History 143

SYLLABUS

Spring Semester 2014

Hunt Tooley htooley@austincollege.edu

Office Hours Sherman Hall 108, ph. 2292

MW 2-3:15

TTh 2-2:30

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 by the train 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 (again, any edition will do)

Haffner. The Meaning of Hitler. Paperback. Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr; Reprint edition (March 1983)
ISBN: 0674557751

Dickens. Hard Times. Paperback. Publisher: Bantam Classic and Loveswept; Reissue edition (January 1991)
ISBN: 0553210165 (this is the edition needed on this one)

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. Please see the Schedule for details.

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 three lowest grades at the end). Two map quizzes will count 5 % each. The Final will include a large section that is "comprehensive."

2 regular exams @ 15%	30%
Final Exam	25%
Reading Quiz Average	20%
Map Quizzes @ 5% each	15%
participation: attendance, evidence of having done the reading, taking part in the discussion, etc.	10%

Course Grade 100%

The regular tests will be 50-minute exams, consisting of some multiple choice questions, some essay-type, and extended ID questions. The Final will be much the same, with the exception of added questions covering the whole of the course material. All tests will be taken in a bluebook (or greenbook--the test booklets available at the bookstore and elsewhere). Please bring one to class for each test. I may have you trade bluebooks beforehand, and I may look through each student's bluebook.

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

You need to come to class. After more than six absences, you run the risk of being dropped from the course, and since students who miss that much frequently have a failing average, there is a double risk of being dropped with a failing grade (see AC Bulletin). 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. If you are ever in doubt as to what constitutes plagiarism, please feel free to come by and discuss the question with me, or any other faculty member for that matter. We will also be talking about this when we get to the paper assignments. On the plagiarism issue, just remember: whenever you use someone's words or ideas, you must tell that you have used them. You must give credit where credit is due. For very good information on what plagiarism is, see the McGill University website on academic integrity.

Testing rules:

Everyone must surrender any cellphone or tablet device to a table at the front of the room before the test, if called to.
If a test booklet is turned in with a page torn out, the test grade will be 0.
No whiteout may be used on exams.
All tests must be in ink--no erasable ink or pencils.
No restroom visits will be permitted during an exam except under extraordinary circumstances.

Other Needed Items

Map Study Lists

Blank Map of Europe for the Quizzes

Exam and Paper Evaluation Sheet
and this sheet in pdf form