It simply reflects the limitations of time and of this instructor.
History is about a lot more than memorizing dates, names, and isolated facts.
A textbook and in-class lectures will cover the general topics and provide a framework for further study, discussion of primary and secondary source materials will deepen and extend our knowledge, and presentations on different artistic traditions and several films will add a visual dimension and suggest alternative points of view. I look forward to intelligent questions in class, and hope they spark debate. Thus I wasn t there that day is not a valid excuse. Fields, Barber, and Riggs, The Global Past , Vol. Newman, Mapping the Global Past , Vol.