Schedule of Class Sessions.

Note: topics are subject to change.

Text. Peter Clarke, Hope and Glory.

August

21. Introduction to Great Britain and the British Constitution, Clarke 1

23. Religion and Politics

28. Economics and Social Class  

30. The Empire

September

04. Socialism and the Liberal Revival

06. Liberal Triumph: Peers vs. the People, Clarke, 2

11. The Strange Death of Liberal England

13. The Outbreak of World War I

18. Readings from the War Poets

20. World War I. Clarke, 3

25. War’s End: The Versailles Treaty and Irish Civil War. Clarke 4.

27. Married Love

28 & 29. Messenger: the MI5 Girl by Gwyneth Forsyth.

UI Theater Arts Workshop, Room B. 8 p.m. Tickets Free at the Door

October

02. Discussion of A Room of One's Own

04. The Decline of the Liberal Party and the Great Depression. Clarke 5.

09. Abdication and Appeasement

• Paper due on A Room of One's Own (in class, or 5 pm @280sh)
• 2-3 pages, double spaced (600-900 words)
• Assignment: "What Can We Learn About History from this Essay?"
• Your Writing: Pay attention to sentence structure and punctuation.

11. Mid-Term Exam. Review Questions

16. Triumph of Churchill and the Battle of Britain

18. Discussion of The Road to Wigan Pier

23. Defeating Hitler

25. The Home Front. Clarke, 6

30. Socialists in Power and Decolonization. Clarke,

November

01. Prosperity: the 1950s and African Independence. Clarke, 8

• Paper due on The Road to Wigan Pier (in class, or 5 pm @280sh)
• 2-3 pages, double spaced (600-900 words)
• Please put word count at the end
• Assignment: "What Can We Learn About History from this Essay?"
• Your Writing: Pay attention to sentence structure and punctuation.
• Turn in with graded copy of A Room of One's Own

06. The Swinging Sixties: Beyond the Fringe

08. Labour’s Revival: The White Heat of Technology

13. The British Disease. Clarke 10

15. The Triumph of Margaret Thatcher

Thanksgiving Week

27. Discussion of Small Island

29. The Rise of New Labour: Socialism Abandoned

December

04. Multi-Racial Britain in the European Union

 06. Brexit!: In Europe or Not?

Review for Final Exam.

• Portfolio due, including paper on Small Island (3-5 pages; 900-1500 words), and your first two graded papers.

Final Exam. Wednesday Dec. 12, 10-12 AM, 3SH. Please note that the exam will not be given early for any reason. A make-up for those with excused absences will be scheduled on Friday evening, 5:30-7:30