HST-287 Atlantic World: Print to Progress
How did Atlantic crossings impact American societies? In this course, students with little or no prior knowledge of the Atlantic World will gain an understanding of the inter-connections that developed among peoples of Europe, Africa and America after 1492. We will see how the migration of peoples facilitated a new level of exchange in technology, culture, and especially ideas. Topics include European thoughts on America and its peoples; the Columbian Exchange of flora, fauna, and diseases; Euro-American accounts of life in the New World; and cultural syncretism such as language, music and religion. Previously HST 495
Offered
Fall, Spring