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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
History
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
elisheva baumgarten
Coordinator Office Hours:
wed 11-12
Teaching Staff:
Prof Elisheva Baumgarten
Course/Module description:
This course will examine urban life in medieval northern Europe. We will address multiple perspectives of medieval cityscapes from demographic change to religious tensions within the urban landscape.
Course/Module aims:
Much of the attention in the course will be devoted to the different types of sources that are available for studying urban life and to the tools necessary for work with them. an emphasis on defining research problems and writing research papers
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
analysis, definition of and formulation of basic research papers.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal, analysis and discussion of sources, textual, visual and audiovisual. hort papers and reading reports. class discussion and participation
Course/Module Content:
getting to know the medieval city
establishment and expansion
the urban environment
urban institutions and economy
daily life in the city
cityscapes: london, paris, rome and toledo
Required Reading:
Medieval Towns: A Reader ed. Maryanne Kowaleski Broadview, 2006
Keith Lilley, Urban Life in the MIddle Ages Palgrave 2005
Chiara Frugoni, A day in a Medieval City, Chicago, 2005
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 50 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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