Universität Wien

070294 UE Guided Reading Medieval History - Plague and Climate Change in the Middle Ages (2021W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 07.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 14.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 21.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 28.10. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 04.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 11.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 18.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 25.11. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 02.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 09.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 16.12. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 13.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 20.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 27.01. 13:30 - 15:00 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This Guided Reading examines pandemic and climate change in the Middle Ages. We will read about the historical and scientific evidence for the First (or "Justinianic") Pandemic (c. 541-543, but ongoing to750) and the Second Pandemic (the "Black Death") (c. 1347-1353, but ongoing to the eighteenth century), and discuss debates over their significance. We will also consider the evidence for hemispheric climate change: the Late Antique Little Ice Age, the Medieval Climate Anomaly, and the Little Ice Age. How did these exogenous phenomena affect or interact with medieval societies?

The course also emphasizes the teaching of expository and analytical skills used by historians to articulate, defend, and disseminate scholarly findings. We will focus especially on how historians can use scientific methods and data. There will be short written assignments which lead up to the final paper.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Participation (25%), short papers (25%), first draft of final paper (15%), final paper (35%).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance with active participation, careful reading of primary sources and secondary sources, short papers on primary sources and secondary sources, research and composition of final research paper.

Prüfungsstoff

The final paper is a paper of 8-10 pages on a research topic within the course theme, which engages with primary and secondary sources.

Literatur

All readings will either be provided by the instructor or on the course website.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Vertiefung zu: VO Mittelalter

BA Geschichte (2012): Mittelalter (4 ECTS)
BA Geschichte (2019): Mittelalter (5 ECTS)
BEd UF Geschichte: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (4 ECTS)

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:14