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Fall 2014 Medieval Studies Courses

I. Undergraduate Course Descriptions (incl. 400-level)

II. Graduate Course DescriptionsIII. Medieval Studies Major & Minor

Requirements

Note: For Cross-listed courses the CRN is that for MDVL; the CRN for other Departments will differ

I. Undergraduate Courses

HIST 100 AL1 Global History: The Medieval WorldThis course can be used to fulfill either Western or non-Western general education categories, but not both. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Non-Western Cultures course , and UIUC: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and UIUC: Western Compartv Cult course. Students majoring or minoring in Medieval Studies may petition to have this section of HIST 100 count in place of MDVL 201.

Instructor: M. McLaughlin

30338 Lecture AL1 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

MW 314 Altgeld Hall

This course examines the “deep history” of the complex world we live in today. While it is easy to assume that our lives are entirely modern, in fact our languages, beliefs,

laws, family structures, ethnic identities, religions, economies, politics—even our technologies--are still being shaped in significant ways by developments that began hundreds of years ago. This course looks at human societies across the world, during the period from 500 to 1500 C.E.; important course themes will be wealth and poverty, exchanges (of people, goods, and ideas) between different parts of the world, and political systems (including systems of gender hierarchy).

HIST 220 Traditional ChinaSame as EALC 220This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Non-Western Cultures course , and UIUC: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course

Instructor: K. Chow

49157 Lecture A 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM

TR 384 Armory

Historical background to the modern age, tracing the Chinese state and empire from the earliest times until 1644 A.D. Basic political, social, and economic patterns; cultural, intellectual, and technological achievements; and China's impact on Asia and the world.

HIST 245 A Women and Gender in Pre-Modern Europe Same as GWS 245 and MDVL 245This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and UIUC: Western Compartv Cult course

Instructor: M. McLaughlin

34348 Lecture- A 02:00 PM - MWF 386 Armory

Discussion 02:50 PM

An introduction to some major issues in the history of women and gender from the fifth to the seventeenth century. Among the subjects to be discussed are the impact of class on gender roles, women’s work and access to property, the relationship between the public and private spheres of life, women’s roles in the conversion of Europe to Christianity and in The Reformation, and the connection between the misogynist tradition and pre-modern women’s sense of self.

MDVL 240 Italy in the Middle Ages & RenaissanceSame as ITAL 240 and CWL 240This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Literature and the Arts course

Instructor: C. Flack

53946 Lecture-Discussion

E 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM

MWF 214 Davenport Hall

The development of Medieval Italian civilization in a literary context from the Sicilian School of love poetry to the early Renaissance in Florence; lectures and readings are in English.

MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in TransaltionSame as SCAN 252 and CWL 252This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Literature and the Arts course , and UIUC: Western Compartv Cult course

Instructor: B. Malekin


D 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM

MWF G46 Foreign Languages Building

Viking Sagas in Translation is a course designed as an introduction to the medieval Icelandic sagas which record the traditions of the Viking Age. The sagas are one of the great medieval literatures, but they are unique by virtue of subject matter, prose form, and narrative technique. In the course of the semester we will discuss the special conditions under which these sagas have been composed: the cultural background of the texts as well as their transmission, structure, form, and socio-historical validity. The discussions of the cultural aspects will deal with such issues as the settlement of Iceland, Icelandic society, love and marriage, blood feuds, law and legal systems, pagan religion, the conversion to Christianity, politics, social customs, poetry, travels abroad, etc. During the course we will read and discuss several Icelandic sagas as well as a few shorter tales.

EALC 275 Masterpieces of Asian LiteratureSame as CWL 275This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in FALL 2014 for aUIUC: Literature and the Arts course, and UIUC: Non-Western Cultures course

Instructor: TBA

47209 Lecture-Discussion AL1 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

MW 180 Bevier Hall

Study of major works in the literary traditions of China and Japan, including haiku, noh, Tale of Genji, kabuki, Tang poetry, Ming theater, and the colloquial tale.

HIST 347A Protestant and Catholic ReformationsSame as RLST 347

Instructor: C. Koslofsky


A 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM

MW 315 Gregory Hall

In 1517, the birth-year of the Protestant Reformation, the great humanist Desiderius Erasmus wrote that “as if on a given signal, splendid talents are stirring.” In 1536, the year of his death, this same Erasmus wrote: “This is the worst age of history.” In both cases, Erasmus was right. The age of Reformations combined a powerful sense of promise with bitter human misery. It combined dreams of freedom with brutal subjugation. This age of astonishing beauty, penetrating faith, and fervent piety also saw so much waste and needless suffering: witch-burnings and religious war, forced conversions, famine, and enslavement.

In this course we will examine the many faces of this age by reading and discussing firsthand accounts of this time of creativity and destruction, hope and fear. In each class we will discuss the primary sources of the age of Reformations, focusing on the relationship between text and context. The course begins by examining Christianity and society in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

JAPN 407 Introduction to Classical Japanese

Instructor: E. Oyler

12-week video-conference course, 9-10:50 TR, Sept. 3 - Nov. 14

Introduction to the grammar, morphology, vocabulary, and style of classical Japanese language as found in premodern Japanese literary and historical writings. Prerequisite: Three years of modern Japanese language or equivalent.

MDVL 415 Classical RhetoricsSame as CLCV 415 and CMN 415

Instructor: N. O’Gorman


1G 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

MWF 4053 Lincoln Hall


1U 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

MWF 4053 Lincoln Hall

Introduction to the main outlines of the history of rhetoric in antiquity. Students will read primary texts (in translation), write several short papers during the term, and take exams. Texts will include those by Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Augustine.RLST 440 Early Christian Thought

Instructor: R. Layton


G4 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM

MWF


U3 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM

MWF

This course explores the emergence of a distinct Christian community, institutions and intellectual traditions in the earliest centuries of the Common Era (C.E.0. In chronological terms, the course centers on the period from 90 CE to 337 CE, which spans from the earliest recognition of the new community by outside Roman elites to the death of Constantine. A number of interrelated issues emerge in this period, including: 1) the relationship between Christian communities and the wider Roman society and institutions; 2) the production, transmission, evaluation and consolidation of tradition; 3) the definition of critical institutions and values; and 4) the management of

intellectual and theological diversity. The course seeks to integrate substantive discussion of these issues with methodological considerations of the relevant evidence and original research by students.

FR 443 Studies in French. Topic: “Une chambre à soi”: Christine de Pizan et son monde3 undergraduate hours; 3-4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: junior standing

Instructor: K. Fresco


G 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM

TR

La France des 14e et 15e siècles est écartelée par des crises politiques, sociales et économiques. C’est au cours de cette période désastreuse que Christine de Pizan se fait une place dans une tradition littéraire définie par les hommes. Au cours du semestre nous nous pencherons sur des questions telles le rapport entre le genre sexuel et la lecture, la réception, la création littéraire, la construction d’une voix féminine. Nos lectures comprendront un choix des ouvrages de Christine tant littéraires que politiques, historiques, et didactiques.Texts will be in French and English. The class will be conducted in either French or English depending on the capacities of the students.ANTH 459 The Ancient Maya Instructor: L. Lucero


1 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM

W

Course Objectives: The ancient Maya are famous for their

hieroglyphs, large pyramid temples, ceramic vessels with vibrant painted scenes, royal tombs and iconography; however, these features only reflect a small portion of ancient Maya society. In this course we focus on all levels of Maya society to understand how they lived and survived in a challenging setting‹the semitropics. Excavation data, iconography, and inscriptions are used to reconstruct political and social organization, ideology, subsistence activities, and inter-regional Interactions.

MDVL 460 Medieval LatinSame as LAT 460Prerequisite: Two years of college Latin or consent of instructor.

Instructor: B. Walters


G 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

MWF

Literary and historical texts in prose and poetry will be read in the original; the course will also cover patristic writings.

English 461 1G/1U Topic: Old Irish

Instructor: C. Wright


1G 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

TR 307 Gregory Hall


1U 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

TR 307 Gregory Hall

An intensive introduction to the Old Irish language, with readings in Old Irish prose and poetry. No prior knowledge or linguistic expertise is required. While Old Irish--the language of early medieval Ireland--is a very difficult

language, the goal of this course is not to master its intricacies, but to acquire a level of familiarity sufficient to enable you to read Old Irish texts in edition with full glossaries and notes, and with a grammar at your side to consult as you read. We will work through the basic grammar of the language and read as we go the parodic tale Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó (“The Story of Mac Datho’s Pig”), followed by selections from the epic Táin Bó Cuailnge (“The Cattle-Raid of Cooley”) as well as some lyric poems. There will be language quizzes, a midterm, and a final, but no term paper. Required Texts: R. Lehmann and W.P. Lehmann, An Introduction to Old Irish; J. Strachan and O. Bergin, Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses; Antony Green, Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary; Selections from the Táin, ed. R. Thurneysen.

EALC 488 History of Chinese BuddhismSame as RLST 488. Prerequisite: RLST 287 or consent of instructor.

Instructor: A. Mayer


AM 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM

F 311 Davenport Hall

Survey of the history of Chinese Buddhism since its introduction; analysis of Buddhological trends and styles; and the sociocultural milieu of Chinese Buddhism and its place in the total history of ideas and lifestyles.

II. Graduate CoursesMDVL 514E Seminar in Medieval Literature. Topic: Middle English’s Greatest Hits

Same as ENGL 514

Instructor: R. Barrett

34489

Lecture-Discussion

E 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM

M 123 English Building

In this seminar, we’ll undertake a survey of Middle English literature from approximately 1200 to 1500 CE, concentrating on those works that graduate students most need to know as practicing medievalists and early modernists: Ancrene Wisse, a thirteenth-century guide for female recluses; Havelok the Dane and Bevis of Hampton, chivalric romances featuring border-crossing heroes; William Langland’s Piers Plowman, a series of vision quests to save England?s soul; John Gower’s Confessio Amantis, a lover’s penance for his misdeeds; Thomas Hoccleve’s Series, a fraught attempt to cure madness through narrative; Julian of Norwich’s Shewings, a recluse’s account of her communications with God; The Book of Margery Kempe, a English housewife’s autohagiography; Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur, a history of King Arthur’s rise and fall; and Robert Henryson’s Moral Fables, witty recastings of Aesopian tales. (Geoffrey Chaucer and the Gawain-poet have been left off this reading list to make room in the graduate curriculum for other interesting Middle English works.) Sex/gender will be an obvious concern of the class, as will nation/region, natureculture, and narrativity itself. We will be reading all of our texts in well-glossed Middle English editions, usually from the TEAMS Middle English Texts series: an option that gives us access to free, keyword-searchable online versions of most of the works. Expect to read relevant literary criticism as well! Your written work for the course will consist of one or two short diagnostic pieces early in the semester followed by the multi-stage production of an article-length research essay.

EALC 522 Seminar in Chinese HistorySame as HIST 521

Instructor: K. Chow

46555 Discussion/Recitation

A 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM

M 331 Gregory Hall

This course introduces students to important bibliographical and scholarly methods and tools for the study of traditional Chinese history, using Chinese documents. A major objective of this course is to help student produce a substantial research paper to be expanded into a larger research project, using Chinese sources. Even though this course focuses on historical research, it is designed to introduce research tools for students studying literature, religion, and other disciplines within the field of Chinese studies. The particular interests of individual student's research will be integrated into the course as students are required to select documents related to their project for class discussion and presentation.

Various genres of Chinese documents will be studied to show their limitations and “biases.” How different types of information are organized and classified. Students will learn where to look for information and how to use Chinese documents with knowledge of “biases” and “perspectives” of specific types of documents. Documents to be examined in class include conventional and modern bibliographies, biographical essays, genealogies, local gazetteers, official documents, official and private historical works, literary collections, poetry and prose anthologies, as well as archival materials. Other types of materials, e.g., painting, calligraphy, stele inscriptions, may be included if students' projects call for use of such materials. Textual, electronic, and internet resources and reference tools will be introduced and.

Participation in discussion is required and students are responsible for presentations of readings and research proposals. There will be written assignments. Students are required to produce a 25 page research paper.

ENGL 583 Topics in Writing Pedagogy & Program Design. Topic: Writing Instruction from Classical Antiquity to Renaissance HumanismSame as Cl 566

Instructor: M. Camargo


E 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM

W 123 English Building

The seminar will trace major developments in the theory and practice of writing pedagogy from the Athenian schools of the fifth century B.C.E. through the Humanist schools of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Among the topics that may be considered are the disciplinary overlaps and oppositions between grammar and rhetoric, the relationship between oral and textual “delivery,” the nature and function of the sequenced elementary exercises known as progymnasmata, imitation and variation as inventional techniques, genre-based pedagogies, Latinity vs. emergent vernacular textuality, and changing social and institutional contexts for writing instruction. Course requirements include participation in class discussion, one or two oral presentations, and an article-length research paper.

Major in Medieval StudiesThe Interdisciplinary Concentration in Medieval Studies introduces students to medieval (ca. 500- ca. 1500 CE) cultures across the world, providing them with an understanding of periods and movements, institutions, material culture, ideas, beliefs, and values of the diverse cultures that comprise the medieval globe. The coursework spans both geographic regions and disciplines to introduce students to the breadth of medieval cultures as well as to the diversity of methods and perspectives for their study.

The concentration includes a minimum of 45 hours, divided into (I) an introductory course in global medieval literatures and cultures; (II) geographical distribution coursework as specified below; (III) advanced medieval coursework selected by the student in consultation with a Medieval Studies faculty advisor; and (IV) a capstone experience involving an intensive writing and research project. Because Medieval Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study, students are urged to consult with a Medieval Studies faculty advisor to ensure that they take a diverse range of courses providing some exposure to the fields of History and Anthropology; Literature; the Arts; and Philosophy or Religion. Although study of medieval languages is not a requirement, students who intend to pursue graduate study in Medieval Studies should complete at least two courses in an appropriate language; up to twelve hours of appropriate language study can be applied to the Additional Medieval Studies Coursework.

Hours Requirement3 Introduction to Medieval Studies1

ENGL 202- Medieval Lit and Culture (same as MDVL 201)18 Geographical Distribution Coursework2

6 hours- Medieval Europe- Two courses chosen from the following:

ARTH111/MDVL 111 Ancient to Medieval ArtARTH 222/ MDVL 222 Medieval ArtARTH 231/MDVL 231 Northern Renaissance ArtITAL 240/MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & RenaissHIST 245/MDVL 245 Women & Gender in Pre-Mod EuropeHIST 247/MDVL 247 Medieval EuropeSCAN 251/MDVL 251 Viking MythologySCAN 252/MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in TranslationHIST 255/MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688ARCH 412/MDVL 412 Medieval Architecture

6 hours- Classical and medieval East Asia- Two courses chosen from the following:

HIST 220 Traditional ChinaHIST 226 Pre-modern Japanese HistoryEALC 240 Chinese CivilizationEALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian LitRLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism

6 hours- Medieval Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East- Two courses chosen from the following:

HIST 130 History of South AsiaHIST 135 History of Islamic Middle EastLA 218 S Asian Cultural LandscapesLA 222 Islamic Gardens and ArchitectureRLST 213 Intro to Islam (ACP)RLST 214 Introduction to IslamRLST 223 Qur’an Structure and ExegesisRLST 260 Mystics and Saints in IslamRLST 283 Jewish Sacred LiteratureCWL 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia

21 Additional Medieval Studies Coursework

Medieval-related coursework from participating departments selected in consultation with the concentration advisor. At least 12 hours must be at the 300- or 400-level. A list of courses in Medieval Studies is maintained on the Medieval Studies Program website <. Up to 12 hours of appropriate language study can be applied to meet this requirement with approval of aMedieval Studies faculty advisor.

3 Capstone Experience

A capstone experience (normally in the student’s senior year) involving intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on a medieval topic. Any 400-level MDVL course (or medieval-related course not cross-listed with MDVL, with the approval of a Medieval Studies faculty advisor) can be designated as a capstone experience with approval of the instructor. For the course to qualify as a capstone experience, the student must undertake a substantial research project that supplements the standard course requirements, in the form either of an additional project or of a longer and more research-intensive version of an existing course project. The project must involve both primary and secondary research using advanced disciplinary methodologies and resources.

45 Total Hours1. A student may substitute the “Medieval World” section of HIST 100, Global History, by petition

to a Medieval Studies faculty advisor. Only the section of HIST 100 devoted to the Middle Ages may be substituted.

2. A student may substitute up to 6 hours in geographical distribution coursework with courses on the medieval civilizations of the Americas: ANTH 277-Ancient Cities, Sacred Land, ANTH 278- Climate Change & Civilization, or both. However, at least one course must still be taken from each of the three regional areas.

A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). For further information contact the Director of Medieval Studies, Prof. Charles D. Wright [email protected]

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Minor in Medieval StudiesThis interdisciplinary Minor in Medieval Studies introduces students to medieval (ca. 500- ca. 1500 CE) cultures across the world, providing them with an understanding of periods and movements, institutions, material culture, ideas, beliefs, and values of the diverse cultures that comprise the medieval globe. The coursework spans both geographical regions and disciplines to introduce students to the breadth of medieval cultures as well as to the diversity of methods and perspectives for their study.

The minor includes a minimum of 21 hours, divided into (I) an introductory course in global medieval literatures and cultures; (II) geographical distribution coursework as specified below; and (III) advanced medieval coursework selected by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor. 3 hours of appropriate language study can be applied to the Additional Medieval Studies Coursework.

Hours Requirements3 Introduction to Medieval Studies1

ENGL 202- Medieval Lit and Culture (same as MDVL 201 and CWL 253)9 Geographical Distribution Coursework 2

3 hours- Medieval Europe- One course chosen from the following:

ARTH 111/MDVL 111 Ancient to Medieval ArtARTH222/MDVL 222 Medieval ArtARTH 231/MDVL 231 Northern Renaissance ArtITAL 240/MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & RenaissHIST 245/MDVL 245 Women & Gender in Pre-Mod EuropeHIST 247/MDVL 247 Medieval EuropeSCAN 251/MDVL 251 Viking MythologySCAN 252/MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in TranslationHIST 255/MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688ARCH 412/MDVL 412 Medieval Architecture3 hours-Classical and Medieval East Asia- One course chosen from the following:

HIST 220 Traditional ChinaHIST 226 Pre-modern Japanese HistoryEALC 240 Chinese CivilizationEALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian LitRLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism

3 hours-Medieval Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East-One course chosen from the following:

HIST 130 History of South AsiaHIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East

LA 218 S Asian Cultural LandscapesLA 222 Islamic Gardens and ArchitectureRLST 213 Intro to Islam (ACP)RLST 214 Introduction to IslamRLST 223 Qur’an Structure and ExegesisRLST 260 Mystics and Saints in IslamRLST 283 Jewish Sacred LiteratureCWL 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia

9 Additional Medieval Studies Coursework

Medieval-related coursework from participating departments selected in consultation with the minor advisor. At least 6 hours must be at the 300- or 400-level. A list of courses is maintained on the Medieval Studies Program website. 3 hours of appropriate language study can be applied to meet this requirement with approval of the Director of the Program in Medieval Studies. .

21 Total Hours1. A student may substitute the “Medieval World” section of HIST 100, Global History, by petition

to the Director of Medieval Studies. Only the section of HIST 100 devoted to the Middle Ages may be substituted.

2. A student may substitute 3 hours in geographical distribution coursework with a course on the medieval civilizations of the Americas: ANTH 277-Ancient Cities, Sacred Land or ANTH 278- Climate Change & Civilization.

For further information contact the Director of Medieval Studies, Prof. Charles D. Wright [email protected]. There is also a Major (Concentration) in Medieval Studies.


Medieval Studies CoursesAdvanced Courses that Satisfy the Additional Medieval Coursework Requirement in the Medieval Studies Concentration (Major) and Minor

Other courses on medieval topics may be used with approval of the Director of the Program in Medieval Studies.

EALC 305 Japanese Literature in Translation, IRLST/MDVL 344 Medieval Jewish ThoughtHIST 345/MDVL 345 Medieval CivilizationHIST 346/MDVL 346 The Age of the RenaissanceARTH 369/MDVL 369 Spirituality and ExperienceANTH 376 Aztec CivilizationENGL 407/MDVL 407 Introduction to Old EnglishENGL 411/MDVL 411 ChaucerENGL 412/MDVL 410 Medieval British LiteraturesITAL 413/MDVL 413 DanteITAL 414/MDVL 414 Petrarch & BoccaccioCMN 415/MDVL 415 Classical RhetoricsFR 417/MDVL 417 History of the French LanguageSLAV 417 11th-17th C Russ Lit & LangITAL 420/MDVL 420 Masterpieces Renaiss LitARTH 423/MDVL 423 Romanesque ArtARTH 424/MDVL 424 Gothic ArtARTH 425/MDVL 425 Manuscripts and Early PrintingARTH 431/MDVL 431 Topics: Northern Art 1300-1500ARTH 433/MDVL 433 Fifteenth-Century Italian ArtRLST 440/MDVL 440 Early Christian ThoughtHIST 443/MDVL 443 Byzantine Empire AD 284-717HIST 445/MDVL 444 Medieval EnglandANTH 449 North America ArchaeologyANTH 459 The Ancient MayaLAT 460/MDVL 460 Medieval LatinGER 470/MDVL 470 Middle Ages to BaroqueRLST 458 Christians and Jews 1099-1789RLST 480 Islamic LawRLST 482 Muslim-Christian InteractionsEALC 307 Classical Chinese LiteratureEALC 413 Pre-Modern Chinese DramaEALC 463 Drama in Pre-Modern JapanRLST 484 Buddhist MeditationEALC 488 History of Chinese Buddhism

For further information contact the Director of Medieval Studies, Prof. Charles D. Wright [email protected]
