Universität Wien

070086 UE Guided Reading Medieval History - Slavery and Unfreedom in Medieval Europe (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 10.12. 14:15-15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 08.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 15.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 22.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 29.10. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 05.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 12.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 19.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 26.11. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 03.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 17.12. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 14.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 21.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Tuesday 28.01. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to introduce students to recent secondary literature on medieval slavery and unfreedom, a topic that has become increasingly popular among historians during the last 25 years. The ancient world was home to numerous societies that relied heavily on slave labor, and the age of European discovery after 1492 similarly created an increased demand for slave labor, especially in the Americas. Medieval Europe, in contrast, has traditionally not been seen by historians as a society that relied heavily on slavery and other unfree forms of labor—with the notable exception of rural serfdom. Recent scholarship, however, has increasingly called this traditional view into question. As historians of medieval Europe have increasingly expanded the study of the Middle Ages by focusing on the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions (to cite only two examples), new perspectives on slavery and unfreedom between ca. 500 and ca. 1500 have emerged. In this course, we will read some of this literature—as well as some of the primary sources on which this literature relies—in order to assess the roles that different forms of slavery and unfreedom played in medieval European society.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course requirements: 1) short weekly writing assignments based on the weekly readings and 2) participation in weekly classroom discussions.

A student may have 1 unexcused absence. In the case of a 2nd unexcused absence, an additional written assignment is required. A student who misses 3 class sessions can only in exceptional cases receive a positive evaluation in the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading scale for the course (max. 100 points total): 50% participation in classroom discussions, 50% written assignments.

1 (very good) = 100-90 points
2 (good) = 89-81 points
3 (satisfactory) = 80-71 points
4 (sufficient) = 70-60 points
5 (insufficient) = 59-0 points

Examination topics

Assessment is continuous over the span of the course.

Reading list

All weekly readings will be made available in Moodle. Weekly readings will average between 25 and 35 pages.

Association in the course directory

Vertiefung zu: VO Mittelalter

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

Last modified: Th 26.09.2024 16:06