The complex 19th century political landscapes of Asia and Europe set the stage for the dramatic third episode in the odyssey, in which the Great War and the Russian Revolution give way to churning century of even greater war, uncertainty, and economic turmoil. Science heats up as the Cold War freezes international relations; and major new political hot spots develop even as humanity reaches out into space. The digital information revolution changes the very way we conceive the human odyssey at the gateway to the 21st century. This class will look at world history during the 19th, 20th, and our own 21st centuries using the The Human Odyssey, Vol. 2 and The Human Odyssey, Vol. 3 textbooks and supplemental readings, class discussion, activities, plus a few projects, presentations and/or reports.
Instructor: Michael Timonin
Instructor Bio: Mike Timonin is a Canadian transplant to the U.S. He graduated from SUNY Binghamton with a PhD in US History. He has taught U.S. and European History at a number of local community colleges and currently teaches at Tompkins Cortland Community College. He is passionate about teaching, about history, and about playing games.
Required Materials: pen or pencil; notebook and folder or looseleaf notebook; The Human Odyssey, Vol. 2: Our Modern World, 1400 to 1914; The Human Odyssey, Vol. 3: From Modern Times to Our Contemporary Era (provided by TEEN DAY)
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