The goal of this course is to survey global history between the 15th and 20th centuries through three lenses. The first lens, entitled history from 10,000 feet will delve into environmental history. From this vaulted height, we will explore large patterns of change over time (disease, climate change, migration, and capitalism). The second lens, entitled history on the stage, we will examine the role of individuals in history. This will involve situating the historical camera in the lives of historical actors, synthesizing in the process the fields of history, literature, philosophy and politics. The third lens will be memory, investigating how each of us, in the largest sense of the term, is a historian. GE: Humanities - Historical Analysis
- Teacher: Cris Culton