Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 11, 2024  
Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

HIS 322 - Terror and the French Revolution (4 Cr.)


The French Revolution is generally understood to be a defining episode in the history of the modern world, and scholars have offered numerous explanations of what happened, why it happened, and what it meant. This seminar allows students to wrestle with various interpretations of the French Revolution, and special attention will be devoted to analyses of the Reign of Terror. The course pushes students to think about how our understanding of important events has evolved over time and what this tells us about scholarly problem-solving. Variable semesters. First offered spring 2021. Hale.