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Apr 25, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MEDRN 182 - 1600: The Man-Made Self
Credits: 4
An exploration of the emerging sense of subjectivity and individuality in the Early Modern period, culminating in the year 1600. We study the challenges to medieval notions of social class and economic hierarchies, gender and sexuality, and Church authority as well as the new political pragmatism, burgeoning interest in classical civilizations and humanist education, and new theories of knowledge. Drawing from material across various disciplines and cultures from all over Europe, we explore how a new conception of selfhood - a man-made self - emerged from challenges to traditional social and political structures and from the shattering of traditional beliefs and ways of knowing.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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