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Civilisation britannique : Histoire des idées S5 LL3 CAN

Nature Élément Constitutif
Crédits ECTS 3
Volume horaire total 24

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Women’s Cause Championed by Great British Intellectuals
In this seminar, students will be acquainted with some British
female and male intellectuals who stood up for women’s emancipation and rights, mostly in 19th-century Britain.
Victorian Minds: A Study of the Main Intellectual Debates in Victorian Britain
In this part of the seminar, students will get some knowledge about the main intellectual debates of Victorian Britain and explore great thinkers’ ideas over five main themes ,

- Political and Economic Philosophy (Free Trade, Self-Help, Communitarianism, Marxism, Fabianism)
- Politics and the Constitution (Chartism, electoral reforms and the Monarchy).
- The Empire (Britain’s civilizing mission, Little Englanders)
- Science, Religion and Culture
- Art and Culture
Not only does the course aim at enhancing students’ knowledge of Victorian Britain, but also at allowing them to compare and contrast points of view and ideas with a particular emphasis on historical and intellectual context. Students will be required to read documents and relevant parts of the compulsory text book and prepare questions for each class.