Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared post-truth as the international word of the year. Since then, especially with the rise of generative AI, concerns about the meaning of truth have emerged as central in media, politics, and daily life. But does truth/post-truth have a longer history? And what can we learn from how philosophers, political theorists, artists, and people in the past engaged with concepts like truth and falsity? This history of Deep Fakes offers students a historical understanding of how and why humans have constructed and enacted categories of the real/fake, original/copy, and fact/fiction from the ancient world to the present day. Specific topics covered may include myth and history, conspiracy, imposters, forgeries, propaganda, realism, replicants, and hyperreality.
Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, HST-AS)
Regular Academic Session.Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits
GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
Class Number & Section Details
18325HIST 1690 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
TR
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Schmitt, C
Verhoeven, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18326HIST 1690 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18327HIST 1690 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18328HIST 1690 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18329HIST 1690 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18330HIST 1690 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18331HIST 1690 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18332HIST 1690 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18333HIST 1690 DIS 208
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18334HIST 1690 DIS 209
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
18335HIST 1690 DIS 210
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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