HIST 2860

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

HIST 2860
The French Revolution

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The French Revolution was one of the most dramatic upheavals in history, sweeping away centuries of tradition and ushering in the political and cultural modernity we arguably still live in today. Although often remembered for mass executions by guillotine and the rise of Napoleon, it was much more. Between 1789 and 1815, the French people experimented with virtually every form of government known to the modern world: absolutist monarchy, constitutional monarchy, representative democracy, radical left-wing republicanism, oligarchy, and right-wing autocracy. This course explores the rapidly changing political and social landscape of this extraordinary period, the evolution of political culture (the arts, theater, songs, fashion, the cult of the guillotine), and shifting attitudes towards gender, race, and slavery.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, HA-AG), (HST-AS, SCD-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023FA, 2021FA, 2019FA, 2017FA

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FREN 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17856 HIST 2860   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Friedland, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17874 HIST 2860   DIS 201

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17876 HIST 2860   DIS 202

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18002 HIST 2860   DIS 203

  •  
    • W

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18058 HIST 2860   DIS 204

  •  
    • R

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18060 HIST 2860   DIS 205

  •  
    • T

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18062 HIST 2860   DIS 206

  •  
    • W

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person