3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Lower DivisionJEDIHumanities
This class offers in-depth explorations of the larger-than-life leaders (on the side of good, and sometimes evil, too) who have become models for how we think of heroism, charisma, and what it means to seek and wield power over others. From the chivalric Knights of the Round Table to the frightening energy of the Viking comitatus bands, it will show that no models of mythic leadership come without their complications--or admirable qualities.
Learning Outcomes1Compare legal and cultural ethical codes across different cultures.
2Define models of leadership to understand different versions of heroism, villainy, manliness, and gender coding of behavior.
3Demonstrate knowledge of how the past influences present social modes and mores.
4Argue through textual evidence across a variety of media.
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