HIST 2860

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HIST 2860
The French Revolution

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The French Revolution was one of the most dramatic upheavals in history, sweeping away centuries of tradition and ushering in the political and cultural modernity we arguably still live in today. Although often remembered for mass executions by guillotine and the rise of Napoleon, it was much more. Between 1789 and 1815, the French people experimented with virtually every form of government known to the modern world: absolutist monarchy, constitutional monarchy, representative democracy, radical left-wing republicanism, oligarchy, and right-wing autocracy. This course explores the rapidly changing political and social landscape of this extraordinary period, the evolution of political culture (the arts, theater, songs, fashion, the cult of the guillotine), and shifting attitudes towards gender, race, and slavery.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, HA-AG), (HST-AS, SCD-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023FA, 2021FA, 2019FA, 2017FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FREN 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18463 HIST 2860   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Friedland, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18464 HIST 2860   DIS 201

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    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18465 HIST 2860   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18466 HIST 2860   DIS 203

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    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18467 HIST 2860   DIS 204

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person