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Class number:
3266
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Title: From Romulus to Mussolini |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, HHN - 105 |
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Instructor(s): Triff, Kristin |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
This course is a close study of the history, architecture, urbanism, and imagery of the city of Rome from its mythical founding by Romulus in 753 B.C.E. to the Fascist era and its aftermath following World War II. Readings and discussions will be oriented toward an understanding of the city’s symbolic imagery and significance to its inhabitants and visitors over the course of history, with an emphasis on the appropriation and transformation of Roman antiquity during the Renaissance and Fascist eras. The last week of the course will examine how aspects of Roman history and visual culture were selectively adapted and deployed in the United States in the service of our own foundation myths, past and present. |