FYSE1294A-S22
Making History
Making History
History is ‘made’ as much by those who write about events as by those who cause and experience them. In this course we will focus on Alexander the Great to consider how people make past events meaningful for themselves in their own historical circumstances. Using Paul Cohen’s History in Three Keys: The Boxers as Event, Experience, and Myth, we will consider how Alexander figures as an event, an experience, and a myth in the ancient world. Authors including Arrian, Plutarch, and Curtius Rufus will allow us to study how Greeks and Romans explained and emulated Alexander. 3 hrs. sem.
History is ‘made’ as much by those who write about events as by those who cause and experience them. In this course we will focus on Alexander the Great to consider how people make past events meaningful for themselves in their own historical circumstances. Using Paul Cohen’s History in Three Keys: The Boxers as Event, Experience, and Myth, we will consider how Alexander figures as an event, an experience, and a myth in the ancient world. Authors including Arrian, Plutarch, and Curtius Rufus will allow us to study how Greeks and Romans explained and emulated Alexander. 3 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Spring 2022
- Location:
- Main
- Schedule:
- TBD
- Type:
- Seminar
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Subject:
- First Year Seminar
- Department:
- First-Year Seminar Program
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CW EUR HIS
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22767
- Subject Code:
- FYSE
- Course Number:
- 1294
- Section Identifier:
- A