HIST 235 : BODY,MIND,SPIRIT: EUR 1350-1650 (T)

This course focuses on the changes that reshaped the European world during the 14th through 17th centuries: the devastation of the plague, a cultural explosion of artistry (theatrical, visual, and musical), the growth of learning and literacy through the spread of the printed word, the political power of newly centralized monarchies, and the religious tensions that erupted into civil wars. At the same time, intellectual and scientific discoveries altered old views of the human body, the universe, and the natural world. We will focus on the intersecting topics of learning, instruction, education, and acquisition of skills and explore the educational experiences of women and men in universities, convent and grammar schools, guilds, and at home.