History 4110

Seminar in Mediaeval History:
Religion and Society in
Mediaeval Europe

Fridays 11.30-2.20 pm
Hart #303


Course Information, 2005-2006

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William Lundell
#210, Hart Hall
364.2321
wlundell@mta.ca

Office hours: Tuesdays 1-2.30 pm, Wednesdays 1.30-2.30 pm, Thursdays 2-3.30 pm. Appointments otherwise easily arranged.

 

Required reading:

Lester K. Little, Religious poverty and the profit economy in medieval Europe, Ithaca, 1979.

Richard W. Southern, The making of the middle ages, New Haven, 1953.

André Vauchez, The laity in the middle ages: religious beliefs and devotional practices, trans. Margery J. Schneider, Notre Dame, 1993.

Readings drawn from the world-wide web or placed on library reserve.

NB. Additional books may be suggested for purchase for the Winter term.

   

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. Descriptions of these assignments, including announcements of due dates, will be distributed in class.
 

Assignment of marks:

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

 

Autumn essay 25%
Spring essay 35%
Assignments, presentations, participation 40%

 

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 [5] schooldays 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 automatically incur a mark of ‘F’ for the course. Your attention is drawn to the University’s published regulations on academic integrity.
 

 

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