AS 140.215 - Monuments and Memory

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

Why do some places, whether manmade or natural, capture and hold our imaginations? Why, and how, do we commemorate particular sites? This course will explore the construction or discovery, and the enduring significance, of selected monuments in the West, beginning with the Great Pyramid and ending with the World Trade Center. We will consider national memorials by which the West has measured itself. We will study how they were made, interpreted and represented in art, literature, popular culture, and tourism. Cross-listed with Program in Museums and Society.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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