Here you’ll find course descriptions for most of the course I taught at the University of Oregon’s R. D. Clark Honors College, the University of Adelaide’s Discipline of History, and Quest University. Clicking on the course title will bring you to the full description of the courses, and, in some cases, will allow you to view one or more versions of the course syllabus.
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Colonial Identities and the Legacy of Empire
Discipline of History, University of AdelaideThis course will explore the role that European, but particularly French and British, colonialism played in the shaping of ethnic and national identities. One aim of the course is to find the commonalities between British and French models of colonialism; another will be to understand the varieties of the colonial experience within the British and… Find out more…
- HIST2032_3032 2005 CILE – Course Booklet
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Colonialism, Race, and Identity
Division of Arts and Humanities, Quest University CanadaIn 1500, European states controlled roughly seven percent of the world’s land; by 1914, the figure was closer to 85 percent. In this history course, we investigate this staggering transformation and examine its consequences for colonizer and colonized alike. We investigate the interaction between colonizer and colonized, study the collision between the lofty principles espoused… Find out more…
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Cornerstone: Humans and Nature
Interdisciplinary, Quest University CanadaThe Cornerstone block is the first course that all students take upon entering Quest. The topic of our Cornerstone is “Human Beings and Nature,” and it is designed to encourage broad critical thinking about our relation to our environment. The faculty have collectively designed the course to incorporate the insights and methods of a number… Find out more…
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Cornerstone: What is Knowledge?
Interdisciplinary, Quest University CanadaWelcome to Quest University! The Cornerstone course at Quest serves as a microcosm of your entire education at Quest. Part of the goal of the course is to introduce you to Quest, and to taking class on the block system. This course will also introduce you, in a whirlwind fashion, to the notion of an… Find out more…
- Cornerstone-Syllabus-January-2017-What-is-Knowledge
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Culture: Cities, Makers of Modernity
Division of Arts and Humanities, Quest University CanadaIn the eighteenth and increasingly in the nineteenth century, a curious thing happened: an age-old balance between large agrarian populations and small urban centers began to shift dramatically in favor of urban centers. Cities grew rapidly; this growth transformed the cul-tures of the cities—places like Paris, London, and Vienna—but it also helped create modernity. In… Find out more…
- HUM2201 – 2014-15-02-B1 Cities Capitals of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
- HUM2201 – 2016-17-01-B2 Culture-Cities, Makers of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
- HUM2201 – 2016-17-01-B3 Culture-Cities, Makers of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
- HUM2201 – 2017-18-02-B2 Culture Cities Makers of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
- HUM2201 – 2017-18-02-B3 Culture Cities, Makers of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
- HUM2201 – 2018-19-01-B3 Culture Cities, Makers of Modernity syllabus – Lambelet
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Europe at War
Discipline of History, University of AdelaideIn this course, we will study major military conflicts from the French Revolution to the Great War. Our aim will be not only to understand great battles, but also to place battles and wars in their broader sociopolitical, technological, and cultural contexts. Topics will include theories of warfare, the experience of warfare, the home front,… Find out more…
- EaW Handbook 2006
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