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A Cultural History of Florence
Study in Florence Program
Florence, Italy
Dates: 1/9/24 - 4/25/24
A Cultural History of Florence
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Florence Center
Location: Florence, Italy
Primary Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: HIS325FLR
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to the cultural history of Florence. Along with describing historical events, it inquires into the very making of Florentine cultural identity. The course is organized along chronological and thematic lines. Chronologically, it documents developments and key turning points in Florentine History from the Rinascimento to the present times. Thematically, the course investigates key patterns of the Florentine cultural identity paradigm. These include politics, economics, social class, religion and more. In addition, the course looks closely to lines of continuity and discontinuity between Florentine, Tuscan, Italian, European, and world cultural patterns.