Study of the rich cultural history of Austria from the Celtic and Roman heritage (150 B.C. – 400 A.D.), the Bajuvarian immigration from Southern Germany (starting about 500 A.D.), the Babenberg dynasty (976 – 1246), the Habsburg Empire (1278 – 1918)...
"There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk." - M.F.K. Fischer, The Gastronomical Me
As culinary historian Massimo Montanari argues, everything that has to do with food – from the choices made by primitive...
"There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk." - M.F.K. Fischer, The Gastronomical Me
As culinary historian Massimo Montanari argues, everything that has to do with food – from the choices made by primitive...
In 2010, UNESCO declared that French cuisine met all of the conditions to be considered “a culture recognized and classified in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” This course will be an anthropological, cultural, sociological, historic...
The course examines the rise of trauma as a prominent cultural discourse for the representation of individual and collective injuries and catastrophic events in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will follow the historical process through which...
The primary objective of this course is for the students to acquire a complex understanding of the cultures of Al Andalus and their presence in modern Andalusia and Northern Morocco, focusing on art, architec-ture, ornamentation, and design. We will...
Analysis of chosen texts and pictures of European history from the late ancient world up to the 16th century. Visits to libraries and archives and field studies. The course material will be divided into different realms: Space and environment, social...
This is a survey of the history of opera from the Romantic period to the present. Opera as a performance form will be analyzed in context of pervasive socio-political, artistic, architectural, and musical climates at various stages of its development...
This course explores how Korean fashion, beauty, and design shape both global trends and everyday life in Seoul. From streetwear to skincare and digital branding, students examine how visual culture expresses identity, status, and social values...
This course offers students the opportunity to explore one of the most iconic and globally recognized aspects of French culture: French cuisine. Sessions will alternate between presentations on the importance of French cuisine, discovering local...