ACCF HSTS 330 - History of Tuscany

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

Pre-requisites: An introductory course in Western civilization; junior standing. The course examines the evolution of Tuscan (and particularly Florentine) political, cultural and social history from the rise of the communes to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (12th-16th centuries). This hugely influential cultural ferment gave us Dante, Leonardo da Vince and Machiavelli. Students make contact with the physical and textual landscape, and the secondary literature, exercising critical thinking and the rudiments of historical method. This course blends close study of the major features of Tuscan and especially Florentine history and society in the Renaissance with a deeper encounter with historical methods and problems than is provided by general survey courses about the Renaissance. Students look at primary and secondary texts, and even early published and manuscript materials, grounding the sources in the social realities of the periods in question and relating selected scholarly studies to broader theoretical frameworks. The course canalizes interest in Tuscany's history to help develop critical thinking and historical research skills. (Florence, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itFlorence)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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