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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
history of jewish people & contemporary jewry
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Elisheva baumgarten
Coordinator Office Hours:
Monday 10-11
Teaching Staff:
Prof Elisheva Baumgarten
Course/Module description:
This class will examine the way Jews functioned in different spaces in medieval culture in Northern Europe. We will examine urban Jewish communities and seek to outline the contours of familial and communal life examining interactions between men and women, different members and groups within Jewish society and between Jews and Christians. The house, the street, the marketplace, the synagogue, the church and the court will all be analyzed. Theories regarding space, cultural geography, gender and comparative history will all be central to out examination.
Course/Module aims:
source criticism and location, histoire de probleme, methodological survey, creation of a research paper
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
production of an independent seminar paper, reading and analysis of varied primary sources, oral presentation, research survey
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal, collaborative, independent work, exercises and feedback
Course/Module Content:
Homes, synagogues, the street, markets, cemeteries churches and monasteries
Required Reading:
Each topic will be accompanied by primary and secondary sources. A basic book will be Christoph Cluse, The Jews of Medieval Europe, Brepols, 2004.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 15 %
Participation in Tutorials 15 %
Project work 40 %
Assignments 30 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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