History 3141 Early Mediæval Europe Mondays, Wednesdays 2.30-3.50 pm Flemington #103 Autumn 2011 Course Information 3141 Home | 3141 Syllabus | William Lundell Home

Barberini Ivory, Justinian (?) as conqueror, 6h c, Paris, Louvre

William Lundell
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wlundell@mta.ca

Office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 11 am–1 pm. Appointments otherwise easily arranged.

Required reading:

Brown, Peter. The world of late antiquity. Thames & Hudson, 1971.

Collins, Roger. Early medieval Europe, 300-1000. 3^e. St. Martin’s Press, 2010.

Geary, Patrick J., ed. Readings in medieval history. Volume 1: the early middle ages. 4^e. Broadview Press, 2010.

A Course Reader [CR] composed of a collection of photocopied readings available for purchase in the university bookstore.

Online readings linked to syllabus.

Required written work:

1. Two papers. These papers must take the form of essays in which you articulate a thesis and honor the conventions of proper grammar and syntax. The quality of your composition will figure prominently in my evaluation of your essays.

2. A final examination.
   

Assignment of marks:

Your mark for this course will be determined according to the following percentages:

 

Participation	15%
Document analysis	20%
Research essay	30%
Final examination	35%

N.B. Written work must be submitted by the deadlines specified. Late papers will be assessed a penalty of three points per school day.  Papers submitted more than five school days after announced deadlines will not be accepted. It is your responsibility to make and keep duplicate copies of papers submitted. Anyone who plagiarizes, that is, who attempts to claim as his or her own the ideas or words of another person, will incur automatically a mark of ‘F’ for the course. The instructor reserves the prerogative to examine all research notes, preliminary drafts, etc. for any essay about which there arises a suspicion of plagiarism. You must retain these materials. Likewise anyone who cheats at examinations or assists another to cheat will incur automatically a mark of ‘F’ for the course. Your attention is drawn to the University’s regulations on academic integrity, published in the University Calendar.
 

How to do well in this course:

1. Attend class. Because lectures and class discussions will elaborate, not simply reiterate, information provided by readings, you are expected and will be well-advised to attend. Poor attendance at class will likely produce poor results at examinations and certainly will lower your participation mark.

2. Read pages assigned and think about what you have read prior to attending class.

3. Review class and reading notes regularly. Few things can seem more incomprehensible the day before an examination than notes you haven’t looked at in weeks.

4. Prepare assignments carefully and submit them on time. If serious illness or misfortune prevents this, discuss the situation with me. Do not wait until after the assignment is due to explain.

5. ASK QUESTIONS. If there is something you don’t understand or disagree with or are just curious about, speak. It’s best to do this in class, where we all can discuss matters; but if you prefer my office or whenever you might see me about campus, don’t hesitate. SPEAK.
 

Some useful websites:

Ancient and Medieval World Cultures
Art History Resources on the Web
CRRS Web Resources (Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation)
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents for Western Europe
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Labyrinth (Medieval)
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Repositories of Primary Sources

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