| Title: | Hieroglyph to Hypertext |
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| Course Section Number: | HIS-210-02 |
| Department: | History |
| Description: | CLA-113-02=HIS-210-02 2nd half semester course. Writing is arguably the greatest human invention. It allows us to communicate thoughts and feelings across time and space, preserve and build treasuries of knowledge, and give expression to highly complex ideas. Without it, humans would have no way of efficiently governing large and complex societies, no recorded history, no sacred texts, etc. In this class, we explore the origin and evolution of this remarkable technology, examining the similarities and differences between various ancient writing systems and their latest descendants, from computer code to emojis. Along the way, we'll play with scripts by creating our own ciphers, exploring the strange world of alphabetic mysticism, and even using Wabash's collection of 4000-year-old cuneiform tablets to make our own clay replicas. |
| Credits: | 0.50 |
| Start Date: | October 14, 2024 |
| End Date: | December 14, 2024 |
| Meeting Information: |
10/15/2024-12/12/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:40PM - 03:55PM, Center Hall, Room 215
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| Faculty: | Barnes, Robert |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 25 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 0 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HIS-210-02
(cross-listing)
Hieroglyph to Hypertext |
OPEN | History | 25 | 0 / 25 / 0 |
|
CLA-113-02
(primary)
Hieroglyph to Hypertext |
OPEN | Classics | 25 | 0 / 25 / 0 |