Dr. Jennifer Popiel
Office: Humanities 109
Email: popieljj@slu.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, 8:30-10:30 am or by appt
Office Phone: 977-7141
The Age of Industrialism and Democracy, 1815-1914
HIST 313-01
TR 11:00- 12:15
Course Description:
This course on European history during the "long nineteenth century" begins with the multi-faceted impact
of the French Revolution—and its unfulfilled promise of emancipation—and ends with the rising tensions
within and between European nations in the decade or so after 1900. We will look in particular at two forces
that decisively shaped the century: the democratic challenge to existing political institutions and the rise of
mass politics; and the industrial revolution, which provided the underpinnings of Europe's societal
transformations as well as of the global reach of its power. Great emphasis will however also be placed on
culture and on developments in the realm of ideas, and consequently the course materials will include novels
and various other literature, historical films, as well as materials that foster an exploration of the visual arts.
Other areas of special attention will include nationalism, imperialism, gender relations, and popular culture,
and we will not neglect key texts of socialism, liberalism, and rival ideologies.
Required Text/Supplies:
 Chapters 21-24 in Spielvogel, Western Civilizations. 6th or 7th edition, not brief. You can purchase
individual chapters from http://www.ichapters.com
 Goldstein and Boyer. Nineteenth-Century Europe: Liberalism and its Critics
 Stendhal, Red and the Black (1830)
 Turgenev, Fathers and Sons (1862)
 Huysmans, Against Nature (1884)
 Chesterton, Man Who Was Thursday (1908)
Grading:
 Essay 1a
 Essay 1b
 Essay 2a
 Essay 2b
 Essay 3a
 Essay 3b
 Participation/Attendance/Quizzes
10%
10%
12.5%
12.5%
15%
15%
25%
Class Attendance:
College courses require the active participation and cooperation of both faculty and students. There is
generally a strong statistical relationship between doing well in history courses and attending classes faithfully.
A student who misses class frequently will have a hard time understanding the material.
Attendance is especially important in small courses, where your absence will not only have an impact
on you, but also your fellow students. Any absence after the first three will affect your grade negatively. Of
course, consistently valuable participation in class discussions will help your final grade.
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Classroom Decorum:
Please note my expectations, intended to provide a pleasant learning environment for everyone:
 Do not carry on conversations with others at inappropriate times
 Do not surf the internet during class
 Turn your telephone ringer off while in class
 If you know that you may need to leave early, sit near an exit
 Do not start packing your things and shuffling papers before class is over
If you cannot conform to these expectations, you may be asked to leave.
Course Requirements:
In addition to attendance, participation, and some in-class quizzes over the readings, your
performance will be assessed on the basis of three essays. These essays will be turned in once, then rewritten
in response to instructor comments and turned in a second time. Each component will have an equal impact
on the final essay grade. Failure to turn in any assigned essays may result in failure of the course, despite your
final average grade.
Late essays will be graded on their merits, then assessed a penalty equivalent to one grade-increment
per day. (In other words, an essay that is turned in two days late that would have received an A- will instead
receive a B. The same essay, turned in a week late, would receive a D.) Essays are due in class on the date
noted on the syllabus; essays turned in to my box the same day will be considered late unless prior approval is
given.
The first version of each essay should be approximately seven pages in length and will generally
include academic sources that have not been discussed in the course. It must have a significant thesis, one
that is not merely descriptive but argumentative. The first version of each essay is an assignment in its own
right and should not be considered a draft. I will comment on it, offer suggestions for improvement
(including additional sources), and ask you to expand on your original argument in order to finish with a
second paper that is approximately ten pages.
All essays must have one inch margins and page numbers on all pages except the first. They also
must be typed and double-spaced, in a 12 point proportional font (such as Times New Roman).
Assistance:
If you have a special situation, are confused, need additional help, or just want to chat about the
course, please see me as soon as possible. I can only help you when I know that you need help! If you would
like to meet with me, you can come to my office during my office hours or email to arrange a mutually
acceptable time. I would be happy to meet with you.
Academic Honesty:
Plagiarism and/or cheating is a violation of the academic integrity policy and grounds for failure of
this course, suspension, or even dismissal from the university. Plagiarism is using other people’s ideas or
work as your own (or reusing your own work without indicating that it has been used to fulfill a requirement
in another class). If your essays demonstrate reliance on unattributed or unauthorized sources, the best you
can hope for is a failing grade on the assignment, and a failing grade in the course is likely.
Conspiring with someone else to cheat is collusion, which is a still-more-serious violation of academic
integrity. Persons found colluding will fail the course, even if their own work was uncompromised. They will
also be referred to the College Committee on Academic Honesty, with the possibility of further University
sanctions, including expulsion.
Please do not plagiarize, cheat, or collude to cheat. If you are not sure how to cite other people’s
ideas, ask. If you are unclear about what does and does not constitute academic dishonesty, find out. You do
not want to fail this course any more than I wish for you to fail.
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Dates, Topics, and Assignments (subject to change; check your email regularly, please)
Week One
January 13: Romanticism and the Culture of the early 19th Century
January 15: The Congress of Vienna and Ideological Change
Reading – Spielvogel, Chapter 21.
Week Two
January 20: Early Liberal Thought and Practice
Reading – Chicago documents 1-6 (pages 6-92).
January 22: The Red and the Black
Reading – Book One, The Red and the Black, including notes.
Week Three
January 27: The Red and the Black
Reading – Book Two, The Red and the Black, including notes.
January 29: No class held today.
Week Four
February 3: Liberal Thought and Social Values
Reading – Chicago Documents 7-12 ( pages 92-158).
February 5: 1830 -- Les Miserables
No Reading. Essay 1A Due In Class
Week Five:
February 10: The Social Question and Utopian Visions
Reading – Chicago documents 13-16 (pages 159-215).
February 12: Midcentury Upheaval
Reading – Chicago documents 17-20 (pages 215-269).
Week Six:
February 17: An Age of Nationalism and Realism
Reading – Spielvogel, Chapter 22.
February 19: Realism in Art and Culture
No Reading. Essay 1B Due In Class
Week Seven:
February 24: Life and Politics in the National States
Reading – Chicago documents 21-23 (pages 269-288) and 36-42 (pages 409-469).
February 26: Fathers and Sons
Reading – Fathers and Sons, Chapters 1-18.
Week Eight:
March 3: Fathers and Sons
Reading – Fathers and Sons, Chapter 19-end.
March 5: The Song of Bernadette
No Reading. Essay 2A Due In Class
SPRING BREAK
March 10/March 12:
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Week Nine
March 17: Religion and Liberal Culture
Reading – Chicago documents 24-28 (pages 288-351).
March 19: Religion and Liberal Culture
Reading – Chicago documents 29-35 (pages 351-408).
Week Ten
March 24: Mass Society in an “Age of Progress”
Reading – Spielvogel, Chapter 23.
March 26: Mass Politics and Liberal Culture
Reading – Chicago Documents 43-49 (pages 470-544).
Week Eleven
March 31: Modern Art
No Reading. Essay 2B Due In Class
April 2: Age of Modernity
Reading – Spielvogel Chapter 24.
Week Twelve
April 7: Against the Grain
Reading – Against the Grain, Prologue to Chapter 10.
April 9: Against the Grain
Reading – Against the Grain, Chapter 11 to Appendix I.
Week Thirteen
April 14: Moulin Rouge
No Reading. Essay 3A Due In Class
April 16: Moulin Rouge
No Reading.
Week Fourteen
April 21: Imperialism
Reading – Chicago documents 50-52 (pages 544-571).
April 23: Black and White in Color.
No Reading.
Week Fifteen
April 28: Man Who Was Thursday.
Reading – Man Who Was Thursday, Chapters 1-8.
April 30: Man Who Was Thursday; Course Wrap-Up
Reading – Man Who Was Thursday, Chapters 9-end.
Monday, May 11 – Essay 3B Due to my box in the History Department (Humanities Building, 3800 Lindell)
by 2 pm.
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