1304-1613 Paul Dukes, The Making of Russian Absolutism. The books are available for purchase at SBX bookstore on High St. south of 15th Avenue. The xeroxed packet of additional readings is available from the Cop-Ez office at 060 Bricker Hall. According to Departmental policy, prompt enrollment is the obligation solely of the student. The Department Chair will not approve petitions to add the course after the second week of classes.
Students are responsible for completion of all assigned reading and all material presented in class.
Class participation is an essential part of the course, and will be figured into the final grade. The term paper will be an essay analyzing The Domostroi in the context of other assigned readings and class discussions. This essay should survey the issues and differing historical interpretations, and be accompanied by an annotated bibliography of the pertinent primary and secondary sources. Further information on these paper assignments is appended to this syllabus. Because history is conveyed verbally, the quality of the English prose is an important factor is determination of the grade.