Universität Wien

070333 PS Proseminar (2013S)

Was it only Canossa? The crisis of the eleventh century

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

For the cultural memory of Germans and Austrians, the main event of the eleventh century is Canossa (1077) -- when a pope, Gregory VII, humiliated Henry IV and forced him to penance. The late eleventh century did constitute a turning point in the history of the Latin West, but there is more to it than popes versus kings -- high political history from above. The forces that sided with the revolutionary pope Gregory have to be explained -- in particular the desires for reform "from below".
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Details

max. 33 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 06.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 13.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 20.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 10.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 17.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 24.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 08.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 15.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 22.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 29.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 05.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 12.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 19.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
  • Wednesday 26.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10

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Aims, contents and method of the course

For the cultural memory of Germans and Austrians, the main event of the eleventh century is Canossa (1077) -- when a pope, Gregory VII, humiliated Henry IV and forced him to penance. The late eleventh century did constitute a turning point in the history of the Latin West, but there is more to it than popes versus kings -- high political history from above. The forces that sided with the revolutionary pope Gregory have to be explained -- in particular the desires for reform "from below".

Assessment and permitted materials

Engaged participation in class; quality of first draft and of presentation, final paper improvement on the basis of instructor comments and suggestions. The final grade comprises the sum of smaller efforts: 5 points for the three abstracts of the first three weeks, 10 for the project proposal, 20 for the first draft with presentation, 10 for the critique, 35 for the final version of the term paper, 10 for engaged participation (not to be equated with bare presence in seminar)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Train the students into the creation of scholarly essays on the basis of primary sources, with literature review.

Examination topics

Close readings and discussions of primary sources and key interpretations of the eleventh century; first drafts of a final paper, presentation; final version.

Reading list

Auf Moodle

Association in the course directory

BA 2012: BA Modul 1; Proseminar - Mittelalter (5 ECTS) | BA 2011: BA Modul 1; Proseminar (5 ECTS) | BA 2008: BA Modul 1; Proseminar (5 ECTS) | LA: Vertiefung; Proseminar - Politikgeschichte, Historisch-kulturwissenschaftliche Europaforschung (5 ECTS); MA Geschichte: APM Schwerpunktvorbereitung Mittelalterliche Geschichte 2 (5 ECTS)

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