EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pope Leo X, Identity Evropa, Early Modern Europe
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There are many other notions of modernity and its origins. We should not imagine that other cultures did not contribute to europe"s modernity! (we see hints of that already in pico della mirandolla"s oration. ) We should recognize that developments in europe are not necessarily the norm that other cultures need to follow (i. e. , some are less developed because not yet m3. Although we are looking back at some three hundred incredible years in european culture that had a major impact on the entire globe, this is not a pure celebration of our heritage. (who would the we be?) We will examine the tensions and contradictions inherent in this heritage. (not. Identity evropa white supremicism that co-opts this tradition!) Odwe are considering what"s usually called early modern europe : post-medieval but not yet modern. From the reformation (1517, 95 theses in wittenberg) to the french revolution (1789) On the way: humanism and the renaissance, baroque, enlightenment.
