Universität Wien

090076 VO Social History of Byzantium (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Moodle

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Korrektur Prüfungstermine: Die Prüfungsfragen werden auf Moodle jeweils EINE Woche vor dem Abgabetermin bekannt gegeben.
7.7. Abgabe (Fragen auf moodle 30.6.)
18.7. Abgabe (Fragen auf moodle 11.7.)
16.9. Abgabe (Fragen auf moodle 9.9.)
7.10. Abgabe (Fragen auf moodle 30.9.)

  • Tuesday 08.03. 15:00 - 16:30 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Tuesday 15.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 22.03. 15:00 - 16:30 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Tuesday 29.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 05.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 26.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 03.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 10.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 17.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 24.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 31.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 14.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
  • Tuesday 28.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The family is the social core of all societies. During the Byzantine Middle Ages, the family--augmented by slaves and servants--was also an economic unit, the household (oikos). Family and household also serve as metaphors for larger social groups, with significant differences between capital and provinces and between the early, middle and late Byzantine periods. These issues will be investigated in three large contexts: (1) the social construction of the individual (childhood and adolescence, sexuality, women, men, eunuchs); (2) the household as a social and economic unit; (3) family and household as models for confraternities, imperial court and monasteries.This lecture course serves as an introduction to foundational aspects of Byzantine society and the relevant sources, as well as as an introduction to the methodology of medieval social history. It takes the form of lectures with student participation in discussions and through independent readings of source texts.

Assessment and permitted materials

At the beginning of June, eight questions will be posted to help you prepare. One week before the submission date, two of these questions will be selected. You select one of these to write an essay of 1500 to 3000 words (ca. 5-10 pages). You have a choice of writing your exam in German or in English.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Basic knowledge of the content of the lectures.

Examination topics

Course content and recommended readings, as well as independent reading.

Reading list

Byzanz. Historisch-kulturwissenschaftliches Handbuch, hrsg. Falko Daim (Stuttgart, 2016)A social history of Byzantium, hrsg. John Haldon (Chichester, 2009).Further readings will be communicated in the course of the semester.

Association in the course directory

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