UNC-CH Medieval Studies

Spring 2005 Medieval Studies Courses

The following list is intended to be as inclusive as possible. An effort has been made to include all courses listed in the Medieval Studies program regulations as counting toward the graduate minor or undergraduate minor. Courses which might be of interest to medievalists but which do not count toward one of the minors are also included. Please consult the director of the minor program with questions about the relevance of specific courses.

This information is subject to change. Please consult the Registrar's online schedule or the websites of individual departments for up-to-date information on spring courses.

UNC students may also take courses at Duke University through inter-institutional registration. See the courses webpage of the Duke University Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies for the most up-to-date information on medieval courses at Duke.

Art

ART 59: Northern European Art (c. 1300-1500) (TR 11:00-12:30) Jaroslav Folda

Art 59 is an intermediate level UG art history course that covers art in northern Europe from the time that Paris was the European center for manuscript illumination c. 1300, to the end of medieval painting with Hieronymous Bosch about 1500. We shall discuss the final flowering of medieval manuscript painting with the great French and Franco-Flemish artists through the years of the international Gothic style about 1400 and the rise of the Flemish, German and French panel painters, with emphasis on the three greatest Flemish artists: Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, and Hugo van der Goes in the 15th century.

ART 112: Topics in Medieval Art (The Bayeux Tapestry) (R 2:00-4:50) Jaroslav Folda

Art 112 will deal with the narrative art of the Bayeux Tapestry in a seminar format open to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most remarkable secular wall hanging to survive from the Middle Ages, and it presents the story of one of the pivotal moments in history, the Norman Invasion of 1066 and events leading up to it. Nonetheless there are many unexplained issues about the Bayeux Tapestry: who commissioned it to be made, when exactly was it made, where was it made, what function was it meant to serve; these are some of the unanswered questions about the BT.

After a series of introductory presenatations by the professor, students will report on these and other issues and discuss the many fascinating aspects of this unique monument of 11th century Medieval Art.

Classics

CLAS 45: Women of Byzantium (TR 12:30-1:45) Carolyn Connor

Classics 45 looks at the culture through the contributions and roles of women and makes vivid the options open to ordinary women in daily life as well as influential women and empresses. Interactive classes include enactments and persona skits.

English

ENGL 238: History of the English Language (MWF 2:00-2:50) Connie Eble

ENGL 250: Old English Literature Beowulf (MWF 11:00-11:50) Patrick O'neill

Germanic Languages

GERM 171: Middle High German. Introduction to Medieval German language and literature (MW 2:00-3:15) Kathryn Starkey.

BA-Level Aesthetic Perspective
Prerequisites: GERM 011 and 021, or permission of instructor.

History

HIST 15: Medieval History (MWF 9:00-9:50) Myra Struckmeyer

This course is an introduction to the major aspects of European
history during the Middle Age (roughly 450-1400 AD), such as the
spread of Christianity throughout Europe, the reign of Charlemagne,
the Crusades, the status of medieval women, and the Plague. It
fulfills the General College "Western Historical Perspective (pre-
1700)" and the Arts and Science "Western Historical Perspective"
requirements.

Music

MUSI 51: Studies in Music History to 1650 (MWF 9:00-9:50) John Nadas

Music in its historical context and the developing musical language from Classical antiquity through 1650. A&S Western Historical Perspective.

Religious Studies

RELI 53: Sacred Architecture in the Mediterranean World (TR 2:00-3:15) Lance Lazar [May also be taken at the graduate level as RELI 199; contact instructor for details].

Exams/Papers: two papers, and final.

Description: As an expression of devotion, people of all faiths have established sacred places and sacred spaces. The faithful have endured great hardships to go on pilgrimages to secure the blessings of their deity in places favored by that deity. Architects have sought to organize and control the environment to induce the viewer/participant to a deeper interaction with the divine. Ritual, liturgy, processions, theatre, and performance are united in these spaces to produce a heightened drama of faith. Highly sophisticated means of scenography have been developed in the past, from late antiquity to the modern era, predominantly through advances in religious architecture, sculpture, and art. In Sacred Architecture, we will examine the three monotheistic religions of the Mediterranean basin for their attitudes toward place and space as they combine in worship.

Romance Languages

Spanish

SPAN 71: Survey of Spanish Literature to 1700 (MWF 11:00-11:50) Frank Dominguez

Women's Studies

WMST 45: Women of Byzantium (TR 12:30-1:45) Carolyn Connor

Womens Studies 45 looks at the culture through the contributions and roles of women and makes vivid the options open to ordinary women in daily life as well as influential women and empresses. Interactive classes include enactments and persona skits.