History

College of Arts & Sciences

  • Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe

    CAS HI 207

    This course employs medieval and early modern authors, as well as contemporary scholars, as vehicles for understanding the dynamics of power, gender, violence, and politics in George Martin's novel, Game of Thrones. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180

    Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)

    B1 (IND) Mon./Wed./Thurs. 1:30-4 pm Add & Drop Dates
    Course Start DateMonday, July 1, 2024
    Last day to addMonday, July 8, 2024
    Last day to drop without "W" gradeMonday, July 8, 2024
    Last day to drop with "W" gradeWednesday, July 24, 2024
    Course End DateThursday, August 8, 2024
    Location: HAR 316     
    Maria Koutsouris

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  • The European Enlightenment

    CAS HI 215

    How Europe became modern. The rise of science, critique of religion, and struggle for rights. The public sphere emerges: newspapers, Freemasons, coffee, salons, smut. The invention of a cosmopolitan republic of letters: Voltaire, Diderot, Kant, Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180

    Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)

    B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed. 10 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop Dates
    Course Start DateMonday, July 1, 2024
    Last day to addMonday, July 8, 2024
    Last day to drop without "W" gradeMonday, July 8, 2024
    Last day to drop with "W" gradeWednesday, July 24, 2024
    Course End DateWednesday, August 7, 2024
    Location: SHA 206     
    Rachel Monsey
    Mts w/CAS PO393

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