CF 3333 SUMMER 2009
CLASH OF CULTURES:
1450-1850
Schedule of Meetings and Assignments
Monday, July 6
Assignment: “Key Terms”; “Modes of Production”; and “Non State and State Societies” in the Clash of Cultures Sourcebook; Adler, pp. 384-385.
12:00 noon: Lecture – CF 3333: The World of Institutions
We begin by looking at institutions both as a fact of life and as a field of study. The mechanics of the course will be noted. Of equal importance, we will examine how to study and appreciate the world of institutions. Take note of the concepts of culture, society, and institutions. Ponder the strengths and limitation of the “grid approach” introduced in this lecture.
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – The World in 1450: Economic Institutions
This lecture provides an overview of the economic structures, organizations, and perspectives in the world at a time when Europeans were beginning an era of global exploration. The economies of China, Europe, and other civilizations will be considered in terms of the conceptual framework “modes of production.”Tuesday, July 7
Assignment: “Inca Culture at the Time of the Spanish Conquest”; Adler, xx-xxi; chapters 24, 26, 27.
12:00 noon: Discussion
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – The World in 1450: Political Institutions
Inca, Ottoman, Chinese, South Asian, African, and European experiences with state control will be examined. Note the importance of cosmology (ideology) in both guiding and supporting state government.Wednesday, July 8
Assignment: “Sacred Writings” (i.e., “Confucius, The Analects”; “The Cenobitic Life”; and “Bull Unam Sanctam”)
12:00 noon: Lecture – The World in 1450: Religious Institutions
In 1500, what institutional systems worldwide addressed the need of human communities to be connected to transcendent realities? How were these religious institutions related to political and social ones?
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – The World in 1450: Social Institutions
We examine what social institutions are, why they deserve our attention, and how they relate to other institutions.Thursday, July 9
Assignment: Adler, chapter 23; Luther, “Selected Readings.”
12:00 noon: Lecture – Europe in 1500: Prologue to the Clash of Cultures
The development of European society and culture in the period prior to the Reformation, especially the role of the Roman Catholic Church as a central (“Master”?) institution, as well the role of medieval corporatism and other forces that limited the role of the Papacy and the Church in Europe.
1:00 p.m.: Video Presentation – “Renaissance: Origins of the Modern West. Part 6: Jan Hus; Part 7: Martin Luther” (IVS 03368)
Friday, July 10
Assignment: Calvin, “Selected Readings”
12:00 noon: Lecture – The Reformation: Toward Institutional Pluralism
Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli sought to “purify” the Church. The unanticipated consequence of their work was institutional pluralism, a concept examined in this lecture. Note also the difficulty of reimposing institutional order after the trauma of change.
1:00p.m.: Lecture – The Impact of the Reformation on European Institutions
“By schisms rent asunder . . .” is a line used in a famous hymn on the problems of the Western Church. But the Reformation had a significant impact on political, economic and social institutions as well.
Monday. July 13
Assignment: Adler, p. 297; chapters 22, 28.
12:00 noon: Discussion – The Reformation
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – Toward a World Political Economy: The New World
Beyond the economic dimensions of colonization in the 16th and 17th centuries, the drive toward a world political economy had important consequences for social and political life in both Europe and the New World. In this lecture we will explore the impact of colonization, particularly the “patterns of settlement” in the various geographical spheres of the “New World.”Tuesday, July 14
Assignment: More, “Utopia,” Part 1
12:00 noon: Special Presentation – Carlos Fuentes’ “The Buried Mirror: Conflict of the Gods” (IVS 02315)
1:00 p.m.: Discussion – The New WorldWednesday, July 15
Assignment: Complete “Utopia”
12:00 noon: Lecture – The Idea of Utopia: Europeans, Perfectibility, and Other Peoples
We consider Thomas More’s criticisms of England in the early sixteenth century. What is More’s vision of an ideal political, social, and economic order? How does Utopia reflect the issues of the Reformation? How does it reflect an interest in the voyages of discovery? Do the voyages suggest to Thomas More complications or solutions to the problems of European civilization? What cultural ideal forms a basis for Utopian institutions?
1p.m.: Discussion – Utopia
Thursday, July 16
Assignment: Adler, p. 304, “Mercantilism”; pp. 397-398, “Economic Thought: Adam Smith.”
12:00 noon: Lecture – Toward a World Political Economy: Mercantilism
The development of European commercial empires, with emphasis on the role of mercantilism in the world economy.
1:00 p.m.: Discussion – consideration of issues to be raised in the Midterm Exam.
Friday, July 17
Midterm Examination (12:00 noon to 1:50 p.m.)Monday, July 20 Hand out essay topic; due Monday, July 27
Assignment: Sieyès, “What is the Third Estate”; DeGouges, “Declaration of the Rights of Woman”; Adler, chapter 25; pp. 387-388; chapters 29, 30, 31; pp. 564-565.
12:00 noon: Lecture – The Age of Revolutions: Institutions Under Attack
Give heed as we 1) define what is meant by revolution, 2) create a framework for analyzing revolution and 3) trace the history of the Glorious Revolution. Note: revolutions are not confined to the realm of politics – e.g., DeGouges applies the lessons of the French revolution to the institution of gender.
1:00 p.m.: Discussion – Democratic Revolutions
Tuesday, July 21
Assignment: Disraeli, “Two Nations”; Smith, “The Wealth of Nations”; “Declaration of Independence”; “U.S. Constitution.” Begin Tocqueville, “Democracy in America.”
12:00 noon: Lecture – The Growth of Democratic Institutions
For fifty minutes we look at our own country as an example, as the first example, of democratic culture. Our guide will be Alexis de Tocqueville. Before you come to class determine what he means by democracy. Also ask yourself whether Tocqueville favors the new democratic culture.
1:00 p.m.: Discussion – Democratic Culture
Wednesday, July 22
Assignment: complete Tocqueville, “Democracy in America.”
12:00 noon: Video Presentation- Dickens’s “Hard Times” (IVS 04437) (till 1:50 p.m.)
Thursday, July 23
Assignment: “Economic Definitions”; Dickens, “Lowell and its Factory System”; Adler, chapters 32, 35; pp. 454-457.
12:00 noon: Lecture – Economic Institutions: Capitalism
We consider the changes necessary to economic institutions as capitalism develops in the western world, setting the stage for the growth of industry.
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – Industrialization and Life Among the Laboring Poor
We examine the characteristics necessary for an industrial revolution and compare the economic institutions of England and France on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. The linkage between growing industrialization and urban growth will also be examined, with special emphasis on the quality of life in 19th-century Britain.Friday, July 24
Assignment: Dickens, “Slavery”; Adler, pp. 492-497; also re-read p. 302, “The African Slave Trade Opens.”
12:00 noon: Video Presentation – “Gorée: Door of No Return” (IVS 03352)
12:30 p.m.: Lecture – Slavery: Transforming Institutions in the Americas
What role did slavery play in the success of early capitalism? We examine the institution of modern slavery, particularly in the Americas, as a response to economic problems encountered by European colonialists and settlers. We also examine the ideology developed to rationalize slavery: racism.
1:15 p.m.: Discussion – Labor, free and unfree
Monday, July 27 Essay due
Assignment: begin G. B. Shaw, Major Barbara.
12:00 noon: Video Presentation – G. B. Shaw’s, “Major Barbara” (IVS 03596, or 07243 or 08590) Note: the film runs longer than 2 hours; we will finish it on Tuesday during the noon hour.
Tuesday, July 28
Assignment: finish G. B. Shaw, Major Barbara; “Feminism: Working Definitions”; Tristan, “Why I Mention Women”; Grimke, “Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and Condition of Women.”
12:00 noon: Video Presentation – “Major Barbara”
We will finish viewing the film and discuss it.
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – Gender as Institution: Toward the Feminist Revolution
We examine how democratization and industrialization led to Feminism.
Wednesday, July 29
Assignment: Weber, “Bureaucracy”; Spencer, “From Freedom to Bondage”; Adler, chapters 33, 35; pp. 564-565.
12:00 noon: Discussion
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – The World in 1850: Social Institutions
The lecture today will examine major social institutions – especially, class and bureaucracies – of the mid-nineteenth century as well as examine the intellectual response to these institutions.
Thursday, July 30
Assignment: Marx and Engels, “The Communist Manifesto”; Adler, chapter 34.
12:00 noon: Lecture – The World in 1850: Economic Institutions
This lecture summarizes the changes that have occurred in economic institutions worldwide on the eve of a more complex and integrated world economy.
1:00 p.m.: Discussion – changing social and economic institutions.
Friday, July 31
Assignment: Adler, chapter 41; pp. 516-520.
12:00 noon: Lecture – The World in 1850: Political Institutions and Ideology
We will reflect on the major changes in political institutions since 1500 and contrast the growth of new institutions with the declining influence of national political institutions. We examine the emerging ideologies of the mid-19th century - including racism, Marxism, nationalism, and laissez faire capitalism - as these relate to changes in institutional arrangements.
1:00 p.m.: Lecture – The World in 1850: Religious Institutions
We will examine major religious institutions – in non-Western and Western civilizations –
at the middle of the 19th century as well as examine the intellectual response to these institutions.
Monday, August 3
Assignment: Review all readings and lecture notes.
12:00 noon: Lecture – The World in 1850
We examine the world that emerged from the major transformations chronicled in CF 3333.
1:00 p.m.: Special Session – Discussion, Map Quiz, and Course Evaluation
Tuesday, August 4
Final Examination (12:00 noon to 1:50 p.m.)