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The History of Modern Italy – Mondays, 7:00PM
Winter Quarter (10 weeks): January 5 – March 9, 2026
During the Winter Quarter, we study the making of the modern Italian democracy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (Please see syllabus.)
William H. Fredlund, the Director of the Institute, obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.
