La Révolution Française

Université de Melbourne

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The French Revolution was one of the most important upheavals in world history. This course examines its origins, course and outcomes. 
This course is designed for you to work through successfully on your own. However you will not be alone on this journey. Use the resources included in the course and take part in the suggested learning activities to get the most out of your learning.  To successfully complete this course, it is recommended that you devote at least six hours to every module over the six weeks of the course. In that time you should watch the video lectures, reflect and respond to in-video pause points, and complete the quizzes.

As part of the required reading for this course, during each week of this course you will have free access to a chapter of Peter McPhee's textbook, The French Revolution, which is also available for purchase as an e-book.

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Sous-titres : Anglais, Espagnol, Roumain, Français

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100 % en ligne

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Niveau débutant

Approx. 24 heures pour terminer

Anglais

Sous-titres : Anglais, Espagnol, Roumain, Français

Enseignant

Peter McPhee

Honorary, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

28,692 étudiants

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Université de Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is an internationally recognised research intensive University with a strong tradition of excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. Established in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest University.

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Semaine

Semaine 1

4 heures pour terminer

Week 1 - France in the 1780s

We begin this course with an introduction to the French Revolution. We will examine the social and institutional structures of the Old Regime. We will look at the main occupational groups and the roles of the First and Second estates (the clergy and nobility) in particular. We will also consider the relationship between Paris and the provinces in Old Regime France. Finally, you will be introduced to the Enlightenment and we will reflect on its significance and its possible revolutionary implications.

4 heures pour terminer

7 vidéos (Total 106 min), 4 lectures, 1 quiz

7 vidéos

Welcome to the French Revolution MOOC3 min

1.1 An Introduction to the French Revolution14 min

1.2 The Essentials of Eighteenth-Century France14 min

1.3 The First & Second Estates: Clergy and Nobility24 min

1.4 Paris and the Provinces9 min

1.5 The 'Enlightenment': 'from above'18 min

1.6 The 'Enlightenment': 'from below'21 min

4 lectures

Course Overview10 min

Your teaching team10 min

Start of course survey10 min

France in the 1780s1h 40min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Week one quiz - 12% of final grade10 min

Semaine

Semaine 2

3 heures pour terminer

Week 2 - The Revolution of 1789

This week we look at the Revolution of 1789 and its causes. We will explore the tensions and conflicts that led to the crisis of the Old Regime. The focus will be on the Third Estate and the revolt of the bourgeoisie, the 'menu peuple' and the peasantry. We will look at the Declaration of the Rights of Man and citizen and you will be asked to reflect on its 'universal' significance.

3 heures pour terminer

6 vidéos (Total 68 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

6 vidéos

2.1 An Atlantic crisis8 min

2.2 A fiscal crisis and its repercussions12 min

2.3 The Third Estate in revolt: bourgeoisie and menu people13 min

2.4 The Third Estate in revolt: the peasantry11 min

2.5 The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the August Decrees11 min

2.6 The October Days - the end of the Revolution?9 min

1 lecture

The Revolution of 17891h 50min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Week two quiz - 12% of final grade10 min

Semaine

Semaine 3

3 heures pour terminer

Week 3 - The Reconstruction of France, 1789-92

Week three of this MOOC deals with the reforms introduced in 1789-91. We look at the institutional and administrative reorganisation of France. We will then consider three critical turning points of the Revolution: the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, the King's attempted flight in 1791 and the outbreak of war in 1792. Finally we will look at the fate of the King and the ultimate failure of the monarchy. You will be asked to reflect on the immediate effects and longer-term consequences of these events.

3 heures pour terminer

6 vidéos (Total 63 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

6 vidéos

3.1 Making the new nation 1789-9112 min

3.2 The Revolution divides8 min

3.3 Turning-point 1: Church reform10 min

3.4 Turning-point 2: the King's flight June 179112 min

3.5 Turning-point 3: The outbreak of war April 17929 min

3.6 A second revolution: 10 August 17929 min

1 lecture

Reform, conflict, and a second Revolution, 1789-17921h 50min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Week three quiz - 12% of final grade10 min

Semaine

Semaine 4

4 heures pour terminer

Week 4 - The Republic in crisis 1792-93

Week four deals with the crisis of the Republic in 1792-93. We will examine the conflicts and disunity within the National Convention and consider the balance between revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces by mid-1793. We will explore the civil war in the Vendee region of Western France and attempt to make sense of the growing revolutionary violence. We will look at the origins of the 'Terror', its institutions and its ideology, and students will be asked to reflect more broadly on the role of violence during the Revolution.

4 heures pour terminer

10 vidéos (Total 130 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

10 vidéos

4.1 September 1792: blood and death9 min

4.2 September 1792: republican unity and disunity in the National Convention11 min

4.3 Revolution and counter-revolution: the balance of forces10 min

4.4 The crisis of 179311 min

4.5 Emergency measures: the implementation of 'terror'17 min

4.6 How to end 'terror', December 17937 min

Interview with Dr Marisa Linton 11 min

Interview with Professor Timothy Tackett16 min

Interview with Professor Ian Germani 17 min

Interview with Charles Walton15 min

1 lecture

The crisis of 1792-1793: war and terror1h 40min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Week four quiz - 12% of final grade10 min

Semaine

Semaine 5

3 heures pour terminer

Week 5 - Ending the Terror and Ending the Revolution

This week we look at the ideology and culture of the 'Terror' and the nature of the Jacobin and sans-culottes alliance. We will consider possible explanations for the increasing intensity of revolutionary violence and ask whether such violence was a proportionate, emergency response to the growing counter-revolutionary threat. This module also deals with the end of the 'Terror', and the overthrow of Robespierre and the ensuing 'Thermidorian reaction'. Finally we look at the 'settlement' of 1795 and ask whether the Revolution was indeed over.

3 heures pour terminer

6 vidéos (Total 72 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz

6 vidéos

5.1 Robespierre and 'virtue'9 min

5.2 The ideology and culture of the Terror13 min

5.3 The Jacobin and sans-culottes alliance12 min

5.4 Emergency measures or revolutionary violence?11 min

5.5 Thermidor Year II - 27 July 179410 min

5.6 The 'settlement' of 1795: the end of the Revolution?15 min

1 lecture

Ending the terror, ending the revolution, 1794-17991h 40min

1 exercice pour s'entraîner

Week five quiz - 12% of final grade10 min

Semaine

Semaine 6

6 heures pour terminer

Week 6 - Change and continuity: How revolutionary was the Revolution?

This final week of the course offers you the opportunity to reflect broadly on the significance of the Revolution. We begin by looking at Napoleon Bonaparte and the Restoration of the monarchy in 1814-15. We then consider the ways in which the revolutionary experience affected the lives of women and slaves. We will discuss the Revolution's global implications and ask whether or not 1789 can be understood more broadly, as part of an international 'Age of Revolution'. Finally we explore the 'minimalist' and 'maximalist' approaches to the significance of the Revolution and you will be asked to reflect on the impact of the Revolution on the lives of French citizens.

6 heures pour terminer

7 vidéos (Total 100 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz

7 vidéos

6.1 Napoleon Bonaparte and the Restoration14 min

6.2 The 'minimalist' approach to the signifance of the Revolution12 min

6.3 Who is a citizen? The experience of women16 min

6.4 Who is a citizen? The experience of slaves12 min

6.5 The international repercussions: a global crisis?12 min

6.6 The 'maximalist' approach: the turning-point of the modern world23 min

Assignment video7 min

3 lectures

The significance of the French Revolution1h 30min

Academic integrity10 min

End of course survey10 min

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