UMBR HSMC 350 - Medieval Culture:Art & Society

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

What do we mean by the Middle Ages? And how does this epoch help us to understand key aspects of our own contemporary lives? This course is organized around these two important questions. It begins with a discussion and critique of the notion of a "Medieval era." Through readings and disussion students will explore the idea of a distinct period with its own essential features and the scholarly debates surrounding the definition and nature of this period, ranging from the idea of "The Dark Ages" to the notion of a tremendously creative period of a markedly "Western" civilization. The course is then divided into different sections in order to explore and analyze the different features of Medieval life; religious institutions and spiritual practices, the literature of Dante and courtly love, art, music, the role of women in the public and private sphere, artisan manufactures, and the emergence of urban socio-political classes with the development of representative government and a city-based economy. AUC Designation: Cl

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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