This week we will continue our discussion from Thursday which was a definition of key terms; we discussed "president," "executive power," "state" and "republic." Tomorrow we will discuss "election", "parties" and "left, right and center."
We will also begin our discussion of absolutism as a form of executive power, so please read the assigned chapters from Collins and from Beik in the e-reserve packet.
We will discuss as well the Piazza discussion tool and the reading response logs.
Is everyone clear then on where we stand on the syllabus and how we will proceed? Are there additional questions about course procedures?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday Jan 24 class meets in Lied Library Rhyolite Room
Reminder that tomorrow
(Tues Jan 24) we will meet in the Rhyolite Room of Lied Library for a
presentation on how to search for and use online and library resources
for our course, by the Library's specialist for both History and French,
Priscilla Finley.
Please come at our normal class time, 10am, to the Rhyolite Room on the first floor of Lied Library rather than our usual CBC C 216 classroom. We will meet for the entire 75 minutes in the Library. To find the Rhyolite room, once you enter the main Library entrance turn right and pass in front of the circulation desk, then after the display case turn right again into the hallway of classrooms. The Rhyolite Room is at the end of the hall on the left.
If possible, please consult the list of resources that Priscilla Finley has compiled for us by following the link to "Library Resources for HIST 362" in the "Course Links" section to the right.
Note that we will not discuss the articles listed for tomorrow until Thursday, so please plan your reading accordingly.
If you have any questions, please feel free to write me here. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow in the Rhyolite Room of Lied Library.
Please come at our normal class time, 10am, to the Rhyolite Room on the first floor of Lied Library rather than our usual CBC C 216 classroom. We will meet for the entire 75 minutes in the Library. To find the Rhyolite room, once you enter the main Library entrance turn right and pass in front of the circulation desk, then after the display case turn right again into the hallway of classrooms. The Rhyolite Room is at the end of the hall on the left.
If possible, please consult the list of resources that Priscilla Finley has compiled for us by following the link to "Library Resources for HIST 362" in the "Course Links" section to the right.
Note that we will not discuss the articles listed for tomorrow until Thursday, so please plan your reading accordingly.
If you have any questions, please feel free to write me here. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow in the Rhyolite Room of Lied Library.
Leading opposition candidate Francois Hollande kicks off campaign
Francois Hollande, the candidate of the opposition Socialist Party, and front-runner in most public opinion polls, kicked off his official campaign with a lengthy speech (1 hour, 15 minutes) to a large crowd (15,000 people); the speech is described here with a short video news report here.
Art Goldhammer has a more thorough assessment -- and finds it to have been a rather "lackluster and predictable." (Goldhammer, who has a specialists' knowledge of policy questions especially on economic policy, has long been critical of most leading Socialist Party candidates for a lack of clarity, especially on how to address the monetary and economic crisis in Europe.)
Art Goldhammer has a more thorough assessment -- and finds it to have been a rather "lackluster and predictable." (Goldhammer, who has a specialists' knowledge of policy questions especially on economic policy, has long been critical of most leading Socialist Party candidates for a lack of clarity, especially on how to address the monetary and economic crisis in Europe.)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
English-language on-line resources for following the 2012 French presidential election
Students should follow the election weekly through the following sites. Some articles or news programs will be required reading/viewing, and will be identified as such in class and on the course blog
1. "French Politics" blog: Observation and commentary by Art Goldhammer (Center for European Studies, Harvard), a leading American scholar and commentator on French culture, economy and politics (updated daily)
2. EuroNews coverage of French Presidential Election: Online articles and video coverage of French presidential election by a French-based, English-language news organization (updated daily)
3. "France 24" is an English-language 24-hour cable news channel and website of news coverage about France. With sponsorship from the French government but editorially independent.
3a. Campaign Chronicles a weekly television news program that broadcasts each week on Friday afternoon (Paris time, early Friday morning Las Vegas time) offering a round-up of weekly news on the campaign.
3b. France 2012 a weekly television program broadcast Thursday afternoon (Paris time, early Thurs morning Las Vegas time) with weekly news on the major campaign developments.
3c. Politics, a weekly political interview show broadcast Thursday afternoon (Paris time, early Thurs morning Las Vegas time).
3d. "Presidential Pate" "the greasiest and most savoury mouthfuls from French democracy's grand banquet." by France24 journalists.
3d. "Vue d'ailleurs" Weekly blog offering "analysis of contemporary French issues" by a British scholar
4. “Arun with a View”. Personal blog in English by American-educated, French-based academic political scientist.
5. "Opinion polling for the French presidential election, 2012" Wikipedia site (all usual caveats apply) compiling publicly released horserace polls on the election
1. "French Politics" blog: Observation and commentary by Art Goldhammer (Center for European Studies, Harvard), a leading American scholar and commentator on French culture, economy and politics (updated daily)
2. EuroNews coverage of French Presidential Election: Online articles and video coverage of French presidential election by a French-based, English-language news organization (updated daily)
3. "France 24" is an English-language 24-hour cable news channel and website of news coverage about France. With sponsorship from the French government but editorially independent.
3a. Campaign Chronicles a weekly television news program that broadcasts each week on Friday afternoon (Paris time, early Friday morning Las Vegas time) offering a round-up of weekly news on the campaign.
3b. France 2012 a weekly television program broadcast Thursday afternoon (Paris time, early Thurs morning Las Vegas time) with weekly news on the major campaign developments.
3c. Politics, a weekly political interview show broadcast Thursday afternoon (Paris time, early Thurs morning Las Vegas time).
3d. "Presidential Pate" "the greasiest and most savoury mouthfuls from French democracy's grand banquet." by France24 journalists.
3d. "Vue d'ailleurs" Weekly blog offering "analysis of contemporary French issues" by a British scholar
4. “Arun with a View”. Personal blog in English by American-educated, French-based academic political scientist.
5. "Opinion polling for the French presidential election, 2012" Wikipedia site (all usual caveats apply) compiling publicly released horserace polls on the election
Course Syllabus and reserve readings for HIST 362
Course syllabus for HIST 362 available here <http://faculty.unlv.edu/gbrown/hist362/2012syllabus.pdf>.
Online course readings are available via Library electronic reserve are available here (requires Library card barcode and PIN for log-in). Students may also download the entire electronic reserve reading packet as a single .zip file from this page.
Online course readings are available via Library electronic reserve are available here (requires Library card barcode and PIN for log-in). Students may also download the entire electronic reserve reading packet as a single .zip file from this page.
Monday, January 9, 2012
French Politics: English-language Coverage of French Elections
French Politics: English-language Coverage of French Elections: From Greg Brown at UNLV, this list of Web coverage of the elections in English, compiled with Rebecca Bolen for a course he is teaching: ...
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