070344 VO Introduction to the Medieval concentration in the MA (2021W)
Lecture on themes of research in Medieval History
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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).
Details
Language: English
Examination dates
- Monday 31.01.2022 09:45 - 10:30 Digital
- Friday 04.03.2022 09:45 - 10:30 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Friday 29.04.2022 09:45 - 10:30 Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
- Friday 03.06.2022 11:00 - 11:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The VO will be fully online mode, since given from the Netherlands. Several may be streamed ahead, so as to allow discussionr via video conference at the normal hour.
- Monday 04.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 11.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 18.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 25.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 08.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 15.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 22.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 29.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 06.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 13.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 10.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 17.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
- Monday 24.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
To learn about ten important themes in the Historiography of the Western and Central European Middle Ages (chosen for their relevance to what is actually researched at the University of Vienna). These include: Theology and Society; Gender and Women´s History; Crusades; the City; the Economy; Ethnicity and Nationalism ...
Assessment and permitted materials
Final exam (involving mainly but not only the writing of an abstract of an article, and replacing it in historiography). Each part is eliminatory. The course is unlikely to be passed without attending concurrently the twinned Lektürekurs taught by Professor Christina Lutter, taught tuesdays (hopefully in presence this semester).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Both parts of the exam are eliminatory (you must reach half of the points)
30 points: explaining what are the contents of one of the mandatory readings (main theses, sources used by author).
70 points: an extended essay on an article or chapter, with a book-review component, engaging other course readings and the data provided by the lectures. The summary itself is worth 20 points; the bringing in of other readings 20 points; the bringing in of the lectures 30 points. An example of a perfect essay is posted on Moodle.
Grading scale:
0-50 -> 5; 51-62.5 -> 4, 63-75 -> 3; 75.5-87.5 -> 2; 88-100 -> 1
30 points: explaining what are the contents of one of the mandatory readings (main theses, sources used by author).
70 points: an extended essay on an article or chapter, with a book-review component, engaging other course readings and the data provided by the lectures. The summary itself is worth 20 points; the bringing in of other readings 20 points; the bringing in of the lectures 30 points. An example of a perfect essay is posted on Moodle.
Grading scale:
0-50 -> 5; 51-62.5 -> 4, 63-75 -> 3; 75.5-87.5 -> 2; 88-100 -> 1
Examination topics
The readings posted on Moodle and the lecture recordings posted on Moodle. One is unlikely to be able to get a passing grade or a good grade without these. The exam will be take-home in full or in part. The take-home part involves an essay on an article or chapter (one option will be a text in German, the other one in English), for which you will have a week (using the mandatory readings and the posted lectures). The second part (30 minutes on-line or on site) tests your having done the readings. You can write the exam in German, English, or French.
Reading list
Will be posted on Moodle.
Association in the course directory
MA Geschichte: Schwerpunkt -Einführung Mittelalter (5 ECTS)
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