HIST5191 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course explores the diverse and changing intellectual, institutional, social, and political cultures of universities across the modern world. Our inquiry will be global and comparative in scope; we will examine a wide range of case studies with particular attention to twentieth-century and non-Western contexts. Themes covered will include student activism, the politics of intellectual labor, the role of higher education in colonial and national development, knowledge production and social movements, the racial and gendered dimensions of university life, and debates about academic obligations and freedoms.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.8 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
5.0 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.8 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
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Across time
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Spring 2024
1 section