ROMS 4650

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ROMS 4650
Revolution: An Intellectual History

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

For more than two centuries, revolutions have marked the rhythm of modernity. In 1780, the original meaning of revolution - an astronomical rotation - was transformed in order to apprehend a social and political overthrow. This course will investigate the multiple uses of this crucial concept of political theory, from the revolutionary canon (Blanqui, Marx, Fanon...) to the classics of conservatism (Maistre, Cortes, Schmitt...), which depict contemporary history as a conflict between revolutions and counter-revolutions, socialist and fascist revolutions. We will explore the connections between history and theory, and stress the global dimension of revolutions, forged by a permanent transfer of ideas and people from one continent to another.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, HST-AS)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2017SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4655, HIST 6655, ROMS 6650

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9509 ROMS 4650   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person