HISTORY 711 A & B

Texts and Contexts

Description

Takes a broad view of the histories of culture and of communication. It links aspects of the history of ideas (historical, political, religious, scientific, legal, cultural) to the modes of their transmission (objects, performances, languages, spoken, manuscript and printed texts). It relates a wide variety of texts to the historical circumstances of their generation and reception.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Jonathan Scott

Points

HISTORY 711A: 15 points

HISTORY 711B: 15 points