"Medieval Callings" - Research Seminar

Instructors

• Dyan H Elliott - 847/491-7652 - Harris Hall Room 337

Meeting Info

• Parkes Hall 215 - TuTh 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

• This course examines medieval society through the lens of the various vocations and pursuits of its members. By focusing on individual case studies, as revealed by primary sources, it illuminates larger social constructs and ideologies. Some of these groups represent a cross-section of social estates and classes as, for example, the ale-wife, the parish priest, the knight, the prostitute, or the intellectual. But other vocations, such as the saint or the sorceress, can transcend society's class divisions, instead articulating its most cherished hopes and desperate fears.

Teaching Method

• Seminar

Evaluation Method

• Students should enroll in either 392 or 395 depending upon which evaluation criteria should apply.
  
  For both 392 and 395: Active participation, oral presentations
  
  For the 392: Four short papers (4-5 pp.)
  
  For the 395: Research paper (ca. 20 pp.). The process will be broken down into the following stages: 1) Identifying a source; 2) Writing a proposal; 3) Producing a draft; 4) Final paper

Class Materials (Required)

• Jacques Le Goff, Medieval Callings, Trans. Lydia Cochrane (University of Chicago, 1995, 978-0226470870)
  
  Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain: The Knight of the Lion (Yale University Press, 1987, ISBN 978-0300038385)
  
  Christine de Pisan, The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Penguin, rev. ed. 2003. ISBN 978-0140449501)
  
  Horner, Timothy, ed. The Rule of St. Benedict (Liturgical Press, 1982. ISBN 978-0814612729)
  
  Betty Radice, trans, Letters of Abelard and Heloise. Rev. Ed. M.T. Clanchy (Penguin, 2004, ISBN- 978-0140448993)
  Course Package

Class Notes

• AREA OF CONCENTRATION: Europe
  
  No P/N option (ANC grading only).
  
  Attendance at first class is mandatory (applicable to enrolled, waitlisted and all potential students).
  No freshman enrollment in 395.

Class Attributes

• Attendance at 1st class mandatory
  
  No P/N option for this section
  
  

Enrollment Requirements

• Enrollment Requirements: Freshmen may not register for this course.

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