HIST 1012 Atlantic Worlds II: Race, Religion, and the Struggle for Democracy
Formerly Modern Atlantic Worlds This course is a continuation of Atlantic Worlds I, but with new thematic impulses. The course looks at: 1.) The Enlightenment and its challenges to religion; 2.) The rise of the teleological ideology of Marxism/Leninism and its political properties in relation to religion, race, and the state; 3.) European colonial expansionism and its implementation in areas of the world where democratic values were becoming skewed over time; 4.) racial thinking and the role of the churches in the 20th century as eugenic movements swept through various sections of the democracies and as totalitarianism rose in Europe. Business history, Latin American history, African history, Jesuit history, and even the history of Jazz all play a role in this class on the ever-expanding Atlantic World!
Course overview
- Department
- History
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- History II,Cultural Diversity
Requirements fulfilled
- History: History Core class, History I or II (one course; required for the Class of 2029 and after, or a 4 or 5 on the European or World History AP exam) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Cultural Diversity (All undergraduates)
- University Core: History II (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.52 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.98 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Daniel Ruiz | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 47 |
| Fall 2023 | Dominic Ferrara | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 40 |
| Fall 2023 | Meghan Mccoy | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 42 of 50 |
| Fall 2023 | Robin Radner | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 36 of 51 |
| Fall 2023 | William Stratford | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 41 |
| Spring 2023 | Avner Goldstein | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 53 of 60 |
| Spring 2023 | Brianna Reisbeck | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 53 of 62 |
| Spring 2023 | Charles Gallagher | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 199 of 239 |
| Spring 2023 | Daniel Crown | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 51 of 61 |
| Spring 2023 | Daniel Ruiz | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 42 of 56 |
| Fall 2021 | Charles Gallagher | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 57 of 102 |
| Fall 2021 | Laura Clerx | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 42 |
| Fall 2021 | Mia Michael | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 60 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 04
- Section 06
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 16