Trash and Treasure in Europe, 1400 - 1800
Examine Europe in the period that witnessed the "birth" of a consumer society, the transition to fossil fuel as an energy source during the Little Ice Age, the Protestant reformation that trashed formerly treasured relics, the rise of imperial networks of global trade, and much more. Trace the circulation, use, and consumption of things from the renaissance to the consumer revolution using material culture, environmental history, and economic history. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 57), History 323D, 366N (Topic: Trash/Treas Eur 1400-1800). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisites & course information
Examine Europe in the period that witnessed the "birth" of a consumer society, the transition to fossil fuel as an energy source during the Little Ice Age, the Protestant reformation that trashed formerly treasured relics, the rise of imperial networks of global trade, and much more. Trace the circulation, use, and consumption of things from the renaissance to the consumer revolution using material culture, environmental history, and economic history. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 57), History 323D, 366N (Topic: Trash/Treas Eur 1400-1800). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027