History 3000 Special Topics: French Revolution and Napoleon (also CU‐Net) Spring 2016 Professor Sackett, CoH 1015, phone 235‐0246, café hrs (UCCS Coffee Shop): T 1‐3:30pm Writing Fellow Andrea Martens A close examination of this period of French and European history in regard to causation of the Revolution, its several phases and also the emergence of the revolutionary general Napoleon Bonaparte as an emperor. We will consider events and their implications for change in government, society, the economy and culture in France and also elsewhere in Europe. Special attention will be given to the history of democracy, warfare, nationalism, gender relations and the French peasantry. European developments will also be placed in their global context. Books (available for purchase in UCCS Bookstore): Tackett, The Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution McPhee, Living the French Revolution Desan, The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France Desan, et. al., The French Revolution in Global Perspective Buck‐Morss, Hegel, Haiti and Universal History Rapport, The Napoleonic Wars Blaufarb, Napoleon Symbol for an Age:… Documents (plus shorter readings [on Blackboard] by Hegel, Sewell, Blackbourn) Requirements: 3 papers: 3‐4pp (10% of end grade), 3‐4pp (30%), 6‐8pp (50%); attendance+participation (10%) This course is conceived (and the Professor has applied for its designation) as a Writing Intensive Course, in other words, a course in which attention is given to critical, analytical writing as a process. Assignments include peer review and/or review by the Professor and Writing Fellow, followed by revision and resubmission. From these assignments, as from class discussion, we will consider the question what it means to be responsible in regard to History. Note: Grades for papers cover all steps of the assignment. Students must adhere to Academic Honor Code—see ‘Plagiarism.’ Schedule, Topics, Readings to be completed prior to class, Paper Assignments 01/20: Introduction 01/27: The revolution: origins, causes and the revolutionary dynamic—read Tackett, 1‐216 02/03: The Terror: Motives, Implications—read Tackett, 217‐349 Paper 1‐‐ Assigned—Peer Review: ‘Student Referees’ Assigned 02/10: Global aspects—read Desan, et. al., 1‐12 and chapters assigned in class Paper 1‐‐ First Draft due to Student Referee (for one week turnaround) 02/17: Revolution and the Peasantry until the Republic—read McPhee, 1‐113 02/24: War, Terror, and the Directory—read McPhee, 114‐228 Paper 1—First Draft+ Referee Comments+ Final Draft due to Professor 03/02: The Taking of the Bastille as Revolutionary Event—read Sewell (Blackboard) Paper 2‐‐ Assigned 03/09: Napoleon’s Wars‐‐ read Rapport 03/16: General Discussion Paper 2—First Draft to Professor and Writing Fellow (2 copies) SPRING BREAK 03/30: Hegel and Haiti—read Buck‐Morss; Hegel (Blackboard) Paper 2—First Draft Returned with Professor’s, Writing Fellow’s Comments 04/06: Implications for the Family—read Desan, 1‐92 Paper 2—First Draft+ Prof’s, Writing Fellow’s Comments+ Second Draft Due (2 copies) 04/13: Implications for the Family—read Desan, 93‐318 Paper 3‐‐ Assigned 04/20: The Napoleonic Empire—read Blaufarb, as assigned in class; Blackbourn (Blackboard) 04/27: General Discussion Paper 3—First Draft to Professor and Writing Fellow (2 copies) 05/04 Professor and Writing Fellow to meet with Each Student on Paper 3 05/13, Friday, noon Paper 3‐ First Draft+ Wr Fellow’s Comments+ Final Draft Due (2 copies) in Prof’s off, CoH 1015