HUM 3030 - Humanities: 1848, The Rise of Modernity

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

A year of political, industrial, artistic, and technological revolutions, 1848 is studied from such perspectives as Dickens’ “Hard Times,” Dumas’ “Camille,” the Realism of Courbet, the rise of the women’s movement, the Communist Manifesto, and other visual, literary, and aural texts. The theme is the rise of modernity. Prer., ENGL 1410 or equivalent.