HIST 436

I HAVE RETIRED, SO I NO LONGER TEACH UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AT UBC.  THIS INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED HERE FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES.

This is the home page for History 436 (European Social History) for 2009-2010.  It is being preserved here only for archival purposes but of course you are welcome to look at it.

This course covers the social history of Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century. After first examining the basic conditions of life in pre-modern Europe, the course covers major areas of change and continuity in European life, including the organization of work, the structure of households, the nature of family life, attitudes towards sexuality, and patterns of interaction between men and women, adults and children, and masters and servants. Throughout the course close attention will be paid to the imbalances of power created by differences in gender, age and class.

Please click below for links to some information that you may find useful:

Syllabus (in Word format)

First term paper

Second term paper

Footnotes: A Guide for the Perplexed (in Word format)