HIST2611
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
“Revolution” denotes a dramatic period of seminal change in history. This course investigates the processes of revolution with a focus on the "global age of revolution", from the late 19th to the first third of the 20th century. It encompasses Europe and its immediate neighbourhood, including the seminal catastrophe of World War I, and pays attention both to socialist leftwing and to ethno-national rightist revolutionaries.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the key issues in the history of revolution in 19th and 20th century Europe;
2. Apply different theories and approaches to the study of historical revolutions;
3. Critically reflect upon the rhetoric and use of violence;
4. Analyse a variety of primary and secondary source materials and synthesise it in oral and written form.
Content
Students will survey some of the following areas:
• Transnational dynamics and antagonisms in an age of revolution.
• Russian revolution 1905, Russian Revolution 1917, Mussolini's fascism in Italy, German post-1918 left-wing revolutions, followed by the rise of self-declared revolutionary National-Socialism.
• Socio-economic factors, ideological underpinnings, antagonist interactions.
• Historical antecedents, long-term impact.
• Legacy in Europe, Russia and globally.
• Revolutionary rhetoric and embrace of violence.
Requisite
If you have successfully completed HIST3455 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
10 units in History at 1000 level or equivalent.
Assessment items
Interview: Personal book review in written or oral form in the style of an interview with another person
Essay: Major Essay
In Term Test: Class Test
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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