HIST292
The Dawn of the Middle Ages
History
BC
Subject code
HIST
Course Number
292
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
M. Tizzoni
Course Long Title
The Dawn of the Middle Ages
Cross Listed Courses
Description
The period of Mediterranean history stretching from ca. 300 to ca. 700 C.E. saw both change and continuity, radical transformation and sociocultural resiliency. Often maligned as the "Dark Ages," this period has attracted a great deal of scholarship, and looms large in the construction of modern national identities. The central question is not only how the ancient world became the medieval, and what that meant, but how and why this understanding has changed over the years, and why it matters. This course examines the period through the analysis of primary sources, key secondary sources, and historiography. Recommended background: CM/HI 102.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(History: European), (History: Premodern)
INDS Program Relationship
IDCM - CMS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years