Empire
Term:
Spring 2009
Subject Code:
GHIS
Course Number:
6148
This course will examine the politics, aesthetics, and theories of empire. The course starts with a historical overview of imperial politics from Rome to the present. We will then examine several prominent attempts to theorize empires. These theories will then be considered in relation to representations of empire more broadly, including literary and aesthetic ones. Students will write a research paper and be responsible for the readings in one or more sessions.
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