070221 PS BA-Proseminar - Contact and Conflict - Jewish-Christian Interaction in the Middle Ages (2023S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 06.02.2023 09:00 to We 22.02.2023 14:00
- Registration is open from Fr 24.02.2023 09:00 to Tu 28.02.2023 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Eine Einheit wird als Doppeleinheit im Jüdischen Museum mit einer Führung durch das ehem. jüdische Viertel gehalten, Termin wird in der LV fixiert.
- Monday 06.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 20.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 27.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 17.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 24.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 08.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 15.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 15.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 05.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 12.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 19.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
- Monday 26.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Course with continuous assessment of students' performance: compulsory personal attendance, no more than two absences.
Presentation of a paper with PPP, written bibliography and written paper of 40.000 characters (± 5%), including spaces, footnotes, title page, content register and bibliography, on one of the suggested topics.
Presentation of a paper with PPP, written bibliography and written paper of 40.000 characters (± 5%), including spaces, footnotes, title page, content register and bibliography, on one of the suggested topics.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Scale of point values (max. 100 points): Paper 50%, presentation 30%, bibliography 10%, participation 10%
Grades: 100-93 Very good, 92-83 Good, 82-68 Satisfactory, 67-51 Sufficient, 50 and less Not sufficient.
Grades: 100-93 Very good, 92-83 Good, 82-68 Satisfactory, 67-51 Sufficient, 50 and less Not sufficient.
Examination topics
Reading list
Will be announced during the first unit of the course.
Association in the course directory
BA Geschichte (V2019): PM6 (5 ECTS)
BEd UF Geschichte: UF GP 04 (5 ECTS) - im Falle von Wahlregel alt (=1. Leistungserbringung in den Modulen GP03/04 vor 30.9.22): Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte, Österreichische Geschichte 1 (5 ECTS)
BEd UF Geschichte: UF GP 04 (5 ECTS) - im Falle von Wahlregel alt (=1. Leistungserbringung in den Modulen GP03/04 vor 30.9.22): Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte, Österreichische Geschichte 1 (5 ECTS)
Last modified: Tu 09.05.2023 15:07
Content:The course will discuss the various aspects of Jewish existence in medieval Ashkenaz and the points of contact with their Christian surroundings. Despite the preservance of their cultural identity and a certain separation from the surrounding majority – both intentional and imposed -, Jewish life was to a large extent defined by daily interaction with their Christian neighbours. On all social scales of both Jewish and Christian societies, contacts and conflicts within the close living space arose that were, contrary to still-common views, by no means reduced to business transactions. Cohabitation and neighbourly interaction led to considerable cultural transfer that can be recognised on many levels, allowing for an analysis of the extent to which both groups shared the same cultural values and enjoyed the same aesthetic ideals. These daily interactions are as much a part of the history of medieval Jewish-Christian relationships as are the ever-present anti-Jewish polemics and narratives which, as texts by Christians for Christians, reflect their ideas of Jewish identity. Both neighbourly co-existence and the frequent outbreaks of violence against Jews will be analysed in the course and put into context within the political, economic, and social circumstances of the respective time-period and region.Objectives:
Based on classroom reading and the interpretation of medieval sources, the participants will get to know the various political, social, cultural and religious aspects of the topic, which will enable them to connect them in the context of the current scholarly discussion.
To reach this goal, a variety of different types of sources (historiography, charters, economic sources, visual souces) will be drawn upon; a particular emphasis will be on the contextualisation of Jewish history as an integral part of "general" history.
Thus, students will be introduced to a critical assessment of the widespread prejudices around until today, which will enable them to recognise the usage and instrumentalisation of medieval stereotypes in the context of modern anti-Semitism.Teaching Method:
By reviewing and working with secondary literature as well as reading and interpreting selected medieval source material, the students will gain experience in working with literature and original sources in class as well as individually (as a part of their presentation of a specific topic they have to do both orally and in written form). In addition to that, the students will acquire and practise the necessary skills to work with the most important resources on medieval source material.