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.
This course examines the themes of love and war in Greek and Roman poetry and prose. We will take advantage of the Italian environment and museums to understand these themes in context, as well as discern how our modern views reflect or reject the ancient ones.
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…
Graduate credit available. This course examines the National Socialist movement in Germany, from its origins in the Weimar Republic to its destruction in the ruins of Berlin. It includes investigation of controversies surrounding Adolf Hitler’s background, the sources of his ideology, the nature of his support, his diplomacy and war aims, his role in genocide,…
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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