Introduction to History: Twelve Medieval People
HIST 154
Fall 2021 not offered
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This course is one of the gateways to the history major. It is also an introduction to the Middle Ages through a study of 12 exemplary medieval lives and minds, spanning a thousand years of history. We focus on people--bodies, minds, and souls--coping with history and creating sense for their world. The course will typically feature one person or pair per week, and by examining their writings or stories and the contexts in which these were produced, the nature of medieval life, the pressure on the self, the articulation of gender and ethics for the entire period will come into view. Among the figures studied are likely to be St. Augustine, Queen Brunhild, St. Anselm, Abelard, Heloise, William Marshal, King Louis IX, Dante, Catherine of Siena, Christine de Pisan, Joan of Arc, Margery Kempe, and Pope Pius II.
As an introduction to history course, we will also offer an examination of the basic concepts, techniques, and skills for reading, understanding, and writing history: documents and archives, text and context, sceptical inquiry, argument construction, and an interest in good and expressive writing. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
SELECTIONS from: Augustine, CONFESSIONS Anselm of Canterbury, MONOLOGION & PROSLOGION Abelard & Heloise, LETTERS Guibert de Nogent, MONODIES Jean de Joinville, HISTORY OF ST LOUIS Dante, DIVINE COMEDY Catherine of Siena, LETTERS OF CATHERINE OF SIENA Christine de Pizan, WRITINGS OF CHRISTINE DE PIZAN THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC
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Examinations and Assignments:
Source Analysis Essay Digital Text Analysis Research Paper Final Examination |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance at Archival, Library, and Digital Skills Workshops. |
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