Comparative Cultures 12

Comparative Cultures 12 broadens the scope of studies from the traditional Roman-Greco culture and the influence they had in the development of the Western world to include the perspectives of Eastern culture. It is also the intention of this course that a wide variety of disciplines and approaches be used to investigate and understand the many cultures of the “global” community. For example, literature, art, archaeology, architecture, music, religion, technology, social customs and traditions are just some of the ways that we will view the cultures of the global community. Course content will include Early culture; Atlantis and myth, Mayan and Egyptian, Imperial Period cultures (China and Rome), Medieval Period cultures (Japan and Europe), Enlightened cultures (Tang and Song Dynasties, Islamic World) and Indigenous Peoples’ World Views versus Western World Views.