HIS 331-01 - Making Knowledge in Early Modern Europe (Spring)

4 credits (Spring)

A knowledge explosion took place in Europe between 1450 and 1700. Its powder keg was stocked with newly recovered ancient texts, with stories from Europeans’ encounters with the New World, and with the results of the observation and experimental interrogations of nature. Independent research projects will examine the effects of the media revolution-the development of print culture-which ignited and sustained the blast of this “information age” in Europe and beyond.

Prerequisite: HIS 100 and HIS 233, HIS 234, HIS 235, or HIS 295-03. With permission, students may substitute HIS 233, 234, 235, 295 with relevant coursework in classics, renaissance, or early modern studies.
Instructor: Pollnitz