| Description: | Many of the fundamental ideas about our world today were shaped centuries ago. Between the 16th and early 19th centuries, thinkers and artists built some of the intellectual and cultural foundations of the modern world. In the Early Modern Studies Program you:
Explore the historical impact of European culture
Encounter ground-breaking art and artists like Shakespeare, Mozart and Michelangelo
Examine issues surrounding gender and race in early modern history, philosophy, literature, political thought, science, and the visual arts
Think critically about colonialism, and the impact of interactions between Europe and the wider world
Assess the significance of witchcraft, vampires, and maritime piracy in the early modern period
Learn about how shifting ideas about religion and science changed the way we understand our place in the universe. |