First-year students in David Armitage’s first-year seminar, “Declarations of Independence: The Political Philosophy of the American Revolution,” examine the Declaration of Independence through its historical context, global influences, and early printings. Working with original materials at Houghton Library and the Museum of the American Revolution, they trace the document’s intellectual foundations and its evolving significance….Continue Reading First-years spend semester delving into 1770s texts
First-years spend semester delving into 1770s texts
