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Historical Controversies
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This course describes, discusses, and analyzes a number of controversies that are vexing present-day historical scholarship and generating both emotional heat and intellectual light.
Total fee | ₹2,040 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Course Level | UG Certificate |
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- Earn a certificate after completion of the course
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- This course describes, discusses, and analyzes a number of controversies that are vexing present-day historical scholarship and generating both emotional heat and intellectual light
- Such hot topics motivate scholars to dig deeper for more evidence and better arguments, but they also often expose the weaknesses within scholarship
- In the process of studying these controversies, students learn about specific issues in historical study, the nature of historical research in general, and the difference between a historical controversy and a conspiracy theory
- Controversies covered include origins of agriculture and the state; the Piltdown hoax and who perpetrated it; what the Harappan civilization was; the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls; the fall of the Roman Empire, the Classical Maya, and Cahokia; reasons for Galileo's recantation and house arrest; the legacy of slavery in the United States; the origins of the French revolution; the rise of National Socialism; and the cold war.
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Donald Ostrowski
Designation : Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
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