POL 105 - The War to End War (W) (International Politics) (1)

HG Wells called the First World War “the war to end war,” but it turned out to be a war that started nearly a century of bloody conflict, tearing apart Europe at the height of its imperial power, redrawing the map of Europe and the Middle East, introducing savage new weapons such as poison gas and mechanized tanks, disrupting social life for a generation, and sowing the seeds of Germany’s renewed aggression under Hitler two decades later. We will explore the First World War through political science, history, film, memoir, poetry, and a day trip visit to the National World War I Museum (there will be no extra fee for the trip, but class will extend beyond normal class hours on that day). Writing assignments will include informal journals and in-class assignments, short writing assignments in various genres, a staged research project involving the use of primary and secondary literature, and peer review workshops. Not open to students who have previously completed a First-Year Writing course.
(First Year Writing Seminar (FYW)) (Social Science)