Cultural History - Marlboro College

Cultural History from Marlboro College is a Campus Bachelor History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Human experience is expressed through cultural performances, such as rituals and tales, visual and performing arts, memoirs and historical accounts, tourist displays and public games. To understand any of these, we need to understand the sources (whether literary, visual, historical document, etc.) in the context of their creation and use. Claims of ?tradition? are no different than claims of invention and innovation: they express views of human action that tell us where and how to look at a cultural performance. Cultural history involves discovering how people view their history and how history is part of identity. Studying history is studying cross-culturally. Understanding contemporary society requires a reach into history. Imagination is essential, as is care with sources, which are other people's voices. It is those voices that are compelling to a historian or student of culture and society. Studying culture is inherently an interdisciplinary activity. Cultural history draws on methods and materials from various fields, such as history, anthropology, folklore studies, media and other visual and performing arts. Students can create Plans in cultural history with foundation work in other areas of the curriculum, supplemented by some introductory work in cultural history courses. Most cultural history Plans are interdisciplinary. Eurasian Studies ?Eurasia? and ?Eurasian studies? are the terms used today for the societies of the former Soviet Union and the former Soviet bloc (Eastern Europe). This is an enormous area with great diversity, from Slavic cultures of Eastern Europe to indigenous cultures of Siberia to the ?Silk Road? cultures of Central Asia. With the collapse of the USSR, these societies gained political independence and international interest (not least for natural resources and strategic locations). Their cultures are not new, nor are they alike in this post-Soviet era. They do share a legacy of socialism and strong responses to their Soviet experience, including nationalism, Islamic revival, nostalgia for social order, even interest in a reconstituted USSR. It is now possible for students to study the languages of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and other post-Soviet areas, and it is also possible to do internships, field studies and study-abroad programs. Many of these areas were restricted for foreigners during Soviet rule, and new access is creating new opportunities, new scholarship and new cultural creations. View more details on Marlboro College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.