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The history of magic and witchcraft in western culture from the Renaissance to the present, with particular attention to the relationship of supernatural beliefs to religion and science. The renewal of magic, astrology, and alchemy in the Renaissance; early modern witch beliefs and the witch hunt; national skepticism in the Enlightenment; modern marginal sciences such as parapsychology; and adaptations of magical beliefs to modern culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Instructor: Robisheaux
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A study of historical, literary, philosophical, and art historical materials introducing Renaissance culture and the methods developed for its study. Instructor: Staff
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The history and literature of the first early modern European culture and society. Instructor: Staff
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Lecture course follows the transformation of medieval politics, society and culture from the First Crusade to the Reformation. The evolution of secular monarchies and the flourishing of vernacular literature and devotion. The growth of commerce and an urban middle class. New forms of feminine religiosity and fascination with Christ's humanity. Intensified alienation and persecution of marginal groups such as the Jews. Field trip to the local Museum. Instructor: Malegam
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Comparative study of war as a social institution in different times and cultures. Topics include the origins of war and war in ancient China, classical Greece, the Middle Ages, early modern Europe, colonial America, nineteenth-century Japan, the cold war, and Vietnam. The impact of technological developments on war and the way in which the tools of war shaped conflict between societies. Instructor: Roland
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A documentary approach to the study of local communities through video production projects assigned by the course instructor. Working closely with these groups, students explore issues or topics of concern to the community. Students complete an edited video as their final project. Not open to students who have taken this course as FVD 105S. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Hawkins
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Introduction to documentary research methods for film, photography, audio, narrative. Fieldwork with community resources, documents, oral histories, photographs, artifacts, archives. Collaborative project about North Carolina's past and independent project on student's own research interests. Instructor: Staff
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The origins and development of the revolutionary and experimental cinema in Russia during the last years of the Empire and after the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917. Films include the classics of the silent Soviet cinema directed by Eisenstein as well as other films by other influential directors. The transition into the Stalinist cinema of the 1930s and comparisons with Hollywood films of that era. Instructor: M. Miller
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Documentary writing course focusing on race and storytelling in the South, using fiction, autobiography, and traditional history books. Producing narratives using documentary research, interviews, and personal memories. Focus on twentieth-century racial politics. Instructor: Tyson
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Major developments in art, architecture, humanism, and science in their social and political contexts from the Black Death through the trial of Galileo. Focus on urban and court societies, modes of communication and cultural diffusion, varieties of religious repression, and Europe's shifting relation to the rest of the world. Instructor: Martin
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