Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

HIST 450 - SCIENCE & EMPIRE

Long Title: SCIENCE AND EMPIRE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar will focus on the role of science/technology in constructing European nations and empires with particular attention to spacial control, contact zones between different cultures, and the colonial machinery. Imaginary voyages offer unique insights into the process of imagining nations and building global empires.