AGE OF UNCERTAINITY; WESTERN EUROPE, 1450-1650

Undergraduate

The period between 1500 and 1648 is generally described as the age of the European reformations. But it was also a period of great intellectual and technological foment as the medieval worldview cracked under the strain of new discoveries, new inventions and the rise of new social, cultural and economic forces. This course investigates these changes and the sense of uncertainty they spawned on the cusp of the modern age. Topics may include: the information revolution; the rise of Protestantism and its consequences; the European Reconnaissance; state building and state power; the reformations in gender relations, social structures and culture. Three credit hours Cross-listed with History 3112 Three credit hours