HIST 365

Fall 2017

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Fict & Historical Imagination
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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores the relationship between history and fiction by focusing on specific cultural locations.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
63605
Lecture-Discussion
A
9:00AM -9:50AM
MWF
1065 Lincoln Hall
Kraszewski, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/28/17-12/13/17
Section Info:
Description: This course investigates the themes of utopia, dystopia, hope and existential crisis from the birth of modern nationalism and individualism - in the Era of the Dual Revolutions in America (1776) and France (1789) - up to the present day through the medium of the novel. Any students looking to better understand the pursuit of happiness in America, the rise and fall of the great mass movements of the 19th century (socialism/communism, positivism, scientism, and the fin de siecle crisis of reason), and the myriad factors that shaped the turbulent 20th century, even beyond that into the 21st, will find this class extremely beneficial (and entertaining!). A deep analysis of the historical events of 1776-2000 is paired with some of the greatest literary minds the world has seen; how did they understand/imagine future utopias? What were their critiques, even future warnings, about the cultural flaws of their time? How does fiction assist Americans in reevaluating their own history in ways perhaps unexamined to this point?
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