This course offers a comprehensive examination of medieval Asia Minor/Turkey with respect to the history and religious culture of the region. We familiarize ourselves with the Byzantine Empire, the Arab Caliphates, and the emergence of the Turkish Sultanate, and examine the early history of Christianity within the region, the arrival of Islam into the borderlands…
Poland in World War II was the site of Nazi Germany’s most brutal occupation policies and the epicenter of its Holocaust against the Jews. Engaging with the history-rich environments of Krakow and Warsaw, we will examine life under German occupation, the relationship between war and genocide, the implementation and impact of the Holocaust, and the…
This course is designed for middle and high school teachers, for those preparing to be middle and high school teachers, and for graduate students in Education, History, English, Holocaust Studies, Museum Studies, and other related fields. It explores best practices in teaching about the Holocaust in 6-12 schools as well as in other public settings…
This course explores how societies in Eastern Europe memorialize twentieth-century events, and especially wars. A society’s museums and war memorials affect future military mobilization, define national and civic identity, and provide solace to the families of the fallen. This course examines issues of trauma, death, and memorialization in Eastern Europe generally, and in Krakow, Auschwitz,…
This course focuses mainly on the peoples, histories and cultures of Slavic Europe with special emphasis on the Soviet and German occupations. The class combines traditional class activities with excursions to relevant places of interest in Eastern Europe and the surrounding countryside. Students are asked to critically examine their encounters with Slavic society. Includes an…
Using the study of history, religion and politics, this interdisciplinary course focuses on Egypt, and the three Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Special attention will be given to the historical development of religious traditions that are still alive today in the places that we will visit. The rich remains of religious architecture and art…
This cross-listed course combines the study of the history of ancient Greece with the material evidence examined by classical archaeology. Covering the period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic era (ca. 3000–31 B.C.), the course surveys major artifacts, monuments, and archaeological sites of the Greek world. Students will explore key historical developments as well…
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