Global Issues: Italy and the World:
(KSU equivalent: POLS 4490 or Related Studies)
3 credit hours. Upper division course.
Instructor: Prof. Michele Zebich-Knos, Kennesaw State University,
mzebich@kennesaw.edu, 770-423-6499
This course highlights global issues of relevance to the United States, Italy, the European Union and their interaction with other countries. Students will discuss the impact that these issues have on contemporary political processes, ideologies, institutions and policies. Students will avail themselves of the excellent opportunity to observe how Italy fits into the global topics selected for study.
Prerequisite: American Government

Art and Politics: The Renaissance and Beyond:
(KSU equivalent: POLS 4490 or Related Studies)
3 credit hours. Upper division course
Instructor: Prof. Richard Pacelle, Georgia Southern University, rpacelle@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-478-0571
The very word “Renaissance” means rebirth. In Europe, the Renaissance meant that Europe was emerging from the darkness
that was the Middle Ages. Art and politics changed during this period and no place influenced those changes and was influenced by them as much as Italy. We will examine how the changes in art, philosophy, politics, religion, and government were interrelated. Why did Michelangelo execute his David in Florence and how was it used politically? What was the relationship between the Vatican and the great artists of the time? We will examine how the Renaissance was a rebirth in political ideas and art and how the two influenced one another. We will pay particular attention to the Medici family and its profound effects on art and politics. While we will spend the preponderance of our attention on the emergence of The Renaissance and its gestation, we will also look at its consequences for modern Italy. Our focus will be on paintings and sculpture and its relationship with politics, but we will reflect on other art forms as well.