Spring 2021 - HIST 404 D100
Problems in Early Modern England (4)
Class Number: 5717
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John Craig
johnc@sfu.ca
1 778 782-8927
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Prerequisites:
45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 315.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Examines select problems in the social, cultural, and political history of early modern England. Content may vary from offering to offering: see course outline for further information. HIST 404 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught.
COURSE DETAILS:
Authority and Community in Reformation London
I deeply regret that the University's response to the pandemic has meant that it is not possible to teach this course in person on campus. This is less a seminar than a course in which I will instruct in the reading of palaeography and assist with the writing of a superior research paper based on original research. Our subject is the changing nature of religious belief in early modern England with a particular focus on the origins, development and impact of Protestantism in the city of London during the middle decades of the sixteenth century. Each of you will write a research paper based upon a set of London parish accounts which you will have transcribed from the original manuscripts.
History 315 is the recommended stepping stone into this course. Students without some knowledge of the history of Christianity and the European Reformation should be prepared to do some additional reading. If you fall into this category, please contact me as soon as possible.
No prior knowledge of palaeography is required in order to succeed in this course.
Grading
- Informed participation 20%
- Palaeographical transcription 30%
- Research Paper (4,000 words) 50%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Eamon Duffy, The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (Yale University Press, 2001), pp. 1-232
Manuscript images supplied by instructor. All other readings on Canvas.
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
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