HIST 2050

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HIST 2050
Introduction to Humanities

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media drawn from the arts, humanities, and/or humanistic social sciences. Guest speakers, including Cornell faculty and Society for the Humanities Fellows, will present from different disciplines and points of view. Students will make field trips to relevant local sites and visit Cornell special collections and archives. Students enrolled in these seminars will have the opportunity to participate in additional programming related to the annual focus theme of Cornell's Society for the Humanities and the Humanities Scholars Program for undergraduate humanities research.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 2750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: 9/11 and Its Afterlives

  • 17119 HIST 2050   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference will be given to students accepted into the Humanities Scholars Program.

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