History 101 - FYS: The Country & the City

This first year seminar explores the history of the country and the city in modern Britain and asks how the conceptualization of these places has shaped our understanding of what it means to be modern. We will address topics such as industrial transformation, the city and country in fiction, rural political radicalism, preservation and recreation in the countryside, organic and environmental movements, and the contemporary politics of rural life. Through intensive reading, writing and discussion of these topics we will also practice the basic tools and techniques of liberal arts learning, from using a research library to formulating and crafting clear and coherent academic writing.

This course is limited to first-year students.