Enlightenment in Europe Course
This course explores Europe's Enlightenment era, focusing on key thinkers, primary sources, and historiographical debates around tolerance, authority, and the public sphere. Students develop practical skills in framing research questions, evaluating digital archives, conducting close readings, and creating well-cited analytical dossiers suitable for museums and exhibits, transforming complex intellectual history into clear, persuasive narratives.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in analysing Enlightenment primary sources, key thinkers, and modern scholarship. Learn to develop focused research questions, search digital archives, perform close readings, and produce clear, cited dossiers for museum exhibits, while addressing debates on tolerance, authority, and the public sphere.
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Develop skills
- Master close reading of key 18th-century Enlightenment texts.
- Craft clear, concise dossiers on Enlightenment for museum exhibits.
- Design sharp, answerable research questions on Enlightenment topics.
- Map and synthesise major scholarly debates in Enlightenment historiography.
- Locate reliable Enlightenment sources using top digital databases.
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