Spring 2018 - HUM 305 D100
Medieval Studies (4)
Class Number: 6956
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, Wed, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Paul Dutton
dutton@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3674
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Prerequisites:
45 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A detailed interdisciplinary analysis of a selected topic, issue, or personality in the Middle Ages. Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
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Abelard, Heloise, and the Twelfth-Century Problem of Being HumanAll of us live with the freedoms and constraints of our time, our society, our families, and our gender. Abelard and Heloise, famous and troubled lovers, struggled within the rule-bound society of the early twelfth century. Abelard seemed at odds with his world and Heloise railed against monastic rules that didn’t work for women. They were not alone. Hugh of Lusignan complained about his unfair treatment as a vassal. Herman the Jew resisted his native religion and found himself dogged by critics. William of Conches was sick of back-biting bishops and lazy students. Guibert of Nogent had trouble fitting in at home or with his fellow monks; his mother abandoned him and he fled a monastery that had had enough of him. Townsmen and women rioted against domineering nobles and oppressive bishops, and peasants resented their local lords. |
Grading
- Short Report 20%
- Team Topics Report 20%
- Final Essay 40%
- Attendance & Participation 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, trans. Radice, rev. Clanchy (Penguin)
The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard, trans. C. Mews (St Martin’s Press)
Guibert of Nogent, Monodies and On the Relics of the Saints, trans. McAlhany and Rubenstein (Penguin)
J-C Schmitt, The Conversion of Herman the Jew (U. Pennsylvania Press)
La Tapisserie de Bayeux Reproduction Integrale Au 1/7 (ed. Artaud Freres) [a picture scroll of the Bayeux Tapestry]
--plus other small texts provided to students
*all paperbacks, all (except La Tapisserie) also on reserve or available in electronic versions
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