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Culture and Power in Renaissance Europe - MHIS322
This unit explores the extraordinary outburst of creativity in Europe that occurred following the fourteenth century which we now call the Renaissance. Between 1400 and 1650, intellectuals, artists and a surprising number of ordinary people sought answers to questions about their own identities, the nature of a moral life, the virtues of civil society, and their relationships with both the natural world and the divine. This search, beginning in Italy and spreading across Europe laid the foundations for many of the values and ideas of modern Western society and produced some of its most enduring works of art, architecture, and literature. Students will explore why and how this cultural efflorescence occurred with a particular focus on the relationship between power and culture in European society, seeking answers in the broader social, political, economic, and intellectual contexts.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S2 External - Session 2, External (On-campus dates: Compulsory) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Nicholas Baker |
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39cp or (6cp in MHIS or HIST or POL at 200 level including 3cp in MHIS) |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |
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