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Methods & Theories

HIST9

About the Course:

In this course, you will learn how historians, art historians, archaeologists, journalists and creative professional have interpreted different types of primary sources, including received texts, inscriptions, archaeological data from tombs and settlement sites, sculpture, paintings, and other works of art and architecture concerning the reign of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) in Egypt. We will pay close attention to how they use evidence, and the nature of their arguments and narrative structure. You will then model these practices in your own interpretation of this pharaoh and his times.

Pre-requisites:

No pre-requisites have been entered for this course.

Documents:

View the course’s Canvas page or the instructor’s page for documents: Anthony Barbieri   

Schedule of Courses

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