The Invention of History

Herodotus, sometimes called the 'father of lies,' and Thucydides, sometimes called the first political scientist, treated as the first historians. Study of the ways of conceiving history and its relation to the peoples and periods explored. No Greek or Latin required. Meets the Critical Learning: AIM requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: HP requirement. (Not offered 2023-24).

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: AIM, Critical Learning: HP

1 unit

Offerings

Term Block Title Instructor Location Student Limit/Available Updated
Spring 2023 Block 8 The Invention of History Richard Fernando Buxton Cossitt Hall 110E 25 / 6 06/05/2023
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