Western Civilization II (HTY 163)

Term: 2023-2024 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Joseph A Western

Office Hours (Spring 2026)

Jones F-16

Monday: 1-3pm

Tuesday: 2:30-3:30pm

Wednesday: 10-11am and 1-3pm

Thursday: 2:30-3:30pm

(I may be unavailable for office hours early in the semester - please email me.) 

 

 

 

Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (8/21/2023 - 12/15/2023) Location: MAIN JONES 309

Description

This course should be taken concurrently with ENG 163if possible. Explores the story of Western Civilization from the reign of Louis XIV in the middle of the seventeenth century to the present. These three centuries witnessed the growing influence of Western culture on the rest of the world as well as reactions to that influence. Major topics addressed in this course include the Scientific, Industrial, and Atlantic Revolutions, Imperialism, WWI & WWII, Decolonization, the Cold War, and the Post-9/11 World. Fall/Spring