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070221 PS BA-Proseminar (2020W)

Houses and households as Places of Relationsship (1300-1500)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Die Veranstaltung findet bis auf Weiteres im Präsenzmodus statt - je nach Situation wird auf hybriden oder Online-Modus umgestellt. Für Studierende aus Covid19-Riskogruppen bzw. mit engem Kontakt zu solchen können individuelle Lösungen gesucht werden.

  • Thursday 01.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 08.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 15.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 22.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 05.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 13.11. 09:00 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Slave plantations (in the Americas) and demesne lordships (in Eastern Europe) constituted two social and economic systems coexisting in the Early Modern World. They emerged during the 16th and 17th centuries in different parts of the world and left a deep imprint on these regions until the 19th century. Both were based on coerced labour and produced commodities for supra-regional markets. A comparative approach should enable us to find out common features and differences.
The subject is suited for a Proseminar, dedicated to introduce the participants to a research field and the debates, methods and sources related to it, in several respects: the slave plantation and the lordly domain are to fundamental institutions of the early modern period; a number of still ongoing debates are connected with them; edited sources and empirical studies are numerous; systematic comparison is an important method of historical research.
Good (passive) knowledge of English is required; knowledge of a Slavic language is welcome.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation;
written answers of questions about texts to read;
several smaller exercises and presentations;
seminar paper ca, 40.000 signs (15 pages manuscripte)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

20 points presence and participation
40 points smaller exercises
40 points seminar paper
60 Points arte required für positive evaluation.
1 (sehr gut) 100-90 points
2 (gut) 89-81 points
3 (befriedigend) 80-71 points
4 (genügend) 70-60 points
5 (nicht genügend) 59-0 points

Examination topics

Reading list

Peter Kolchin, Unfree Labor. American Slavery and Russian Serfdom, Cambridge (Mass.) and London 1987.
Trevor Burnard, Planters, Merchants, and Slaves. Plantation Societies in British America, 1650-1820, Chicago and London 2015.
Markus Cerman, Villagers and Lords in Eastern Europe, 1300-1800, Basingstoke 2012.

Association in the course directory

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

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