010057 SE Monks, Monasteries and Orders. Religious life in the medieval and early modern periods (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 04.09.2023 10:00 to Fr 29.09.2023 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 23:59
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
02.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
09.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
16.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
23.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
30.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
06.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
13.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
20.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
27.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
04.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
11.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
08.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
15.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
22.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Monday
29.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 1 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Active and informed participation based on text assignments; one short presentation; final research paper.
Written component: research paper (ca. 30.000 characters, or 12-15 pages, font 12 pt Times New Roman or equivalent; incl. bibliography)
By enrolling in this course, participants agree that their papers will be checked against plagiarism.
To ensure good academic practice, the professor may require an oral reflection on the submitted seminar paper, which has to be passed successfully.
Written component: research paper (ca. 30.000 characters, or 12-15 pages, font 12 pt Times New Roman or equivalent; incl. bibliography)
By enrolling in this course, participants agree that their papers will be checked against plagiarism.
To ensure good academic practice, the professor may require an oral reflection on the submitted seminar paper, which has to be passed successfully.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Regular class attendance; three absences will result in a failed grade.
Active participation in discussions and text interpretations (20%);
one short presentation (20%);
research paper (60%)
Active participation in discussions and text interpretations (20%);
one short presentation (20%);
research paper (60%)
Examination topics
For the seminar paper and the presentations students must be familiar with the content of the most recent handbook and survey literature as provided in the literature list. For the paper, students are expected to search for additional literature pertinent to the topic of the seminar paper.
Reading list
Karl Suso Frank, Geschichte des christlichen Mönchtums, Darmstadt 62010.Mönchtum, Orden, Klöster. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Ein Lexikon, hrsg. v. Georg Schwaiger, München 1993.The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West, ed. by Alison I. Beach and Isabelle Cochelin, Cambridge: University Press, 2020 (online re
source)Gert Melville, Die Welt der mittelalterlichen Klöster. Geschichte und Lebensformen, München 2012.Richard DeMolen, Religious Orders of the Catholic Reformation, New York: Fordham University Press, 1994 (also available as online resource)
source)Gert Melville, Die Welt der mittelalterlichen Klöster. Geschichte und Lebensformen, München 2012.Richard DeMolen, Religious Orders of the Catholic Reformation, New York: Fordham University Press, 1994 (also available as online resource)
Association in the course directory
für 011 (15W) FTH 17 oder FTH 26, 198 418 BA UF RK 16, 199 518 MA UF RK 02 oder RK 05, 033 195 (17W) BRP 18krp, BRP 12ktb oder 18ktb
Last modified: Fr 29.09.2023 19:06
In terms of method, the seminar will primarily analyze and discuss source texts. Additionally, students will be introduced to current research on the history of religious orders and monasticism. The participants have to prepare short introductory presentations for individual topics.