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Undergraduate: History 329, Power Place & Image: Florence & Rome 3 credit hrs
Graduate: Hist 516, Medieval and Renaissance Florence & Rome 3 credit hrs

The focus of this class will be on the society & culture of Medieval & Renaissance Florence & Rome. In both Rome and Florence, we will examine how people exercised political and social power, and among other things we will focus on the relationships between men and women, both inside and outside of families. We will also spend time studying tangible manifestations of power, in the form of architecture, and what messages monuments such as palaces, churches, city walls, fountains, city squares, monumental streets and arches were meant to convey.

Finally, we will use the art of Medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome to gain an understanding of the mentality and values of the period, and to explore the religious beliefs and practices of the time. Cultural and social values as portrayed in the art of these two cities will also provide us with another means of examining how political and social power was structured and expressed in the everyday lives of the men, women, and children of this period, from the popes and nobles in Rome to the orphans and prostitutes of Florence.

Undergrad course requirements:
Attend series of daily lectures in Rome & Florence
Approximately 285 pages of reading before and during trip
3 pg. written assignment prior to trip
Book review and written take home exam

Grad course requirements:
Attend series of daily lectures in Rome & Florence
Approximately 285 pages of reading before & during trip
3 pg. written assignment prior to trip
Written take home exam
11-12 page research paper

Hist 329 and 516 students click here for access to class website.

For More Information Contact :

Professor Ron Delph
701 Pray-Harrold
487-1018
E-mail:
rdelph@emich.edu

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