HUM 1151 - Humanities in the Era of Romanticism and Realism

1. Explain, through the use of examples, the following cultural studies concepts and principles associated with the 19th century European world: romanticism including Noble Savage and Faustian concepts; modern democracy; capitalism; socialism; Darwinism; industrial revolution; slavery; and feminism.
2. Articulate, in the student’s own words, concepts associated with such early Romantic and 19th century thinkers as Jean Jacques Rouseau, Goethe, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Frederick Douglass, and Charles Darwin.
3. Articulate, in the student’s own words, artistic expression associated with early Romantic and 19th century composers, artists, architects, and creative writers such as Beethoven, David, Wordsworth, Dickinson, Turner, Gericault, Ibsen, and Zola.
4. Provide critical responses to primary sources.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of the scope of the social and intellectual revolution of beliefs and values associated with the 19th century European world.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of how primary sources studied not only create and reflect but also respond to the experience of Europe’s interaction with the non-Western world.
7. Formulate a discussion integrating any or all texts from the course into a personal response to the materials presented.
8. Analyze the emotional and intellectual messages embedded in the Romantic and 19th century texts studied; connect and discuss how these messages continue to have influence on how the Western World defines and responds to the globe.
9. Analyze the formal elements of Romanticism and 19th century texts - visual as well as verbal; connect and discuss how these formal elements may continue to be used by the Western World as a way to define and respond to the globe.
10. Exhibit an ability to present an opinion based on the Romantic and 19th century texts rather than on the student’s own subjective opinion.

1. Survey of the creative legacy of the European intellectual and artistic output during the Romantic Movement and during the 19th century.
2. Characteristics of the Modern World developed during the Romantic Movement and during the 19th century such as artistic, philosophical, political, and scientific characteristics.
3. The 19th century Western World’s interaction with the non-Western World.
4. Examination of how 19th century beliefs influence contemporary beliefs and values.