HIST 275 - European Intellectual History: The Enlightenments and its Discontents, 1850-1871

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS

This class explores the intellectual revolution of the Enlightenment, together with the cultural, political and social transformation of European society that followed. With emphasis on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings (such as writings by the French philosophers, Kant, Herder and Hegel), key 19th-century trends that will be examined include Romanticism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Radicalism, Nationalism, and early Imperialism. Cultural expression of these ideas will be emphasized in the visual, literary, and musical realms.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: R. Mitchell