University of Texas at Austin Western Civilization in Medieval Times Spring 2017 Syllabus (Subject to change)

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1 University of Texas at Austin Spring 2017 Syllabus (Subject to change) Mondays and Wednesdays: 4:00 5:30 pm in WEL Unique #s: HIS 309K (39205); CTI 310 (33940); EUS 306 (36255); and AHC 310 (32860) Professor: Dr. Cheryl Kaufman utexas.edu Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 pm; or by appointment Office location: GAR TA: William Kramer Office hours: Thursdays 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Office location: BEL 212N Course Description: This course offers an introductory survey of Western European history, from about 300 to 1500 C.E. Although textual sources are central to the study of history, we will also focus on visual and material sources to discuss the cultural, social, political, economic, and intellectual history of the Middle Ages, with a focus on the formation of identity. Classes will be a mixture of lecture, discussion, and collaborative assignments. Objectives: Learn to analyze and articulate meaning from primary sources created in the Middle Ages - both texts and material culture. Learn to read critically and gain a broad understanding of European history. Gain the ability to describe the major historical trends in the history of Western Civilization during the Middle Ages. Become more aware of material culture and the significance of place/space both in the medieval and modern world. Develop a deeper understanding of cultures and beliefs that may be different from our own. (Note that this course has a Global Cultures flag) Required texts: Rosenwein, Barbara, A Short History of the Middle Ages (2014 single volume, ISBN: , paperback) Augustine, Confessions (translated by F.J. Sheed) Einhard and Notker the Stammerer, Two Lives of Charlemagne (Penguin Classics, translated by Lewis Thorpe) The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (translated by Betty Radice) Additional required readings will be made available electronically on Canvas.

2 Grading: Map quiz: 5% Quizzes (including pop quizzes): 15% Mid-semester exams (cumulative): 30% 15% each) Final exam (cumulative): 30% Attendance: 10% Class Participation: 10% Dr. Cheryl Kaufman Page 2 Grading Scale: A = ; A- = 90-92; B+ = 87-89; B = 83-86; B- = 80-82; C+ = 77-79; C = 73-76; C- = 70-72; D+ = 67-69; D = 63-66; D- = 60-62; F = below 60 Class Expectations: I expect you to attend class regularly and be prepared to participate actively and respectfully in discussions. The required reading assignments must be completed BEFORE class. If the required readings are in a book, bring the book to class. If the required readings are on-line or in Canvas, print out the readings and bring them to class. Additional Class Policies and Notes: 1. Computers and tablets will NOT be allowed in this course (unless you provide documentation that accommodation is needed). 2. Turn off your phone for the duration of the lecture, or place your phone on vibrate. If your phone rings during class, I reserve the right to answer it. 3. Come to class prepared to take notes. 4. Attend all class meetings, arrive on time, and sign the daily sign-in sheet. After two absences, each subsequent unexcused absence subtracts 5 points from your class participation AND attendance grade. Excused absences require a note to the professor BEFORE class or within one week after the missed class. 5. Make-up exams will be made available IF you have a documented, excused absence on an exam day. Notify me as soon as you know you cannot take an exam as scheduled. 6. There will be NO make-ups on quizzes. 7. If you will miss class to observe a religious holy day, notify me at the beginning of the semester, or at least fourteen days prior to the date of your absence. 8. If you miss class, obtain notes from your classmates and come to office hours if you want to discuss what you have missed. 9. Power point presentations will NOT be available on Canvas, but if you want to review the presentations, you may do so during my office hours. 10. Please do not record lectures. 11. You will be expected to treat others in the class with respect and to listen to the questions, comments, and opinions of your classmates. 12. Practice academic integrity. Students who violate University rules on scholastic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, forging a classmate s signature on the attendance roster.) are subject to disciplinary penalties, including failure of the course and/or dismissal from the University Any student with a documented disability who requires academic accommodations should contact Services for Students with Disabilities The Office of Campus Safety and Security ( ) provides information on emergency evacuation procedures. When a fire alarm is sounded we must exit the

3 Page 3 building, proceed to the nearest stairs, and assemble outside. If you will need assistance leaving the building, inform me in writing during the first week of class. See: and If you are distressed and need someone to talk to call the confidential UT Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center Crisis Line at If you are worried about someone s behavior on campus or in the university community, you may call the Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL) to discuss your concerns at: or see Please keep in touch. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by during my office hours or we can arrange another time to meet. Be assured that I want you to learn and receive good grades. So please make an appointment with me should you have difficulty with this course. 18. Sign up for initial 10 minute visit in my office during the first two weeks of class. WEEK 1 Wed, Jan 18 Review Syllabus Introduction Prelude, : The Roman World Transformed WEEK 2 Mon, Jan 23 Roman World Introduction to Augustine Augustine, Confessions: Book I Rosenwein, pp. xv; 1-5 Wed, Jan 25 Constantine and Christianization Augustine, Confessions: Book II-III Rosenwein, pp WEEK 3 Mon, Jan 30 Barbarians Augustine, Confessions: Book IV and Book VI (skip Book V) Rosenwein, pp Wed, Feb 1 - ***QUIZ #1*** (Note: Last day to drop a course for possible refund) Transition from Roman to Medieval Augustine, Confessions: Book VII Rosenwein, pp ; 25-28; and 64-75

4 Page 4 WEEK 4 Mon, Feb 6 Veneration of the Saints Augustine, Confessions: Book VIII Rosenwein, pp. 26 Wed, Feb 8 ***MAP QUIZ*** Monasticism - Benedict of Nursia Augustine, Confessions: Book IX Selections of Benedictine Rule (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp Part I, : Three Cultures from One WEEK 5 Mon, Feb 13 Byzantium John of Damascus, On Holy Images (c. 730) (Canvas) Synod of 754 (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp ; 39-50; 79-86; ; Wed, Feb 15 ***QUIZ #2*** Islam Ibn Hisham, Excerpt from The Life of Mohammed (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp ; 87-96; WEEK 6 Mon, Feb 20 Merovingians to Carolingians Introduction to Einhard Einhard, The Life of Charlemagne, Introduction - Book II Rosenwein, pp.58-64; Wed, Feb 22 Carolingian Renovatio Einhard, The Life of Charlemagne, Books III-V Rosenwein, pp

5 WEEK 7 Mon, Feb 27 **** FIRST CUMULATIVE EXAM**** Dr. Cheryl Kaufman Page 5 Wed, Mar 1 Around the Millennium - Invasions Three Sources on the Ravages of the Northmen in Frankland, c (web) Rosenwein, pp Part II, : The European Take-Off WEEK 8 Mon, Mar 6 Profit Economy and Politics Guilds Rosenwein, pp ; ; ; Wed, Mar 8 ***QUIZ #3*** Rise of the Communes Roseinwein, pp. 164 The Communal Movement: Revolt in Laon (web) WEEK 9 Mar ***SPRING BREAK*** WEEK 10 Mon, Mar 20 Monastic Reform Rosenwein, pp ; Wed, Mar 22 Investiture controversy and Church Reform Introduction to Abelard Selected readings (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp WEEK 11 Mon, Mar 27 ***QUIZ #4*** Norman Invasion of England and the English Monarchy Rosenwein, pp ; and Abelard, History of Calamities and

6 Page 6 Wed, Mar 29 Twelfth-Century Renaissance Rise of the University Cathedrals Letter one, from Heloise to Abelard Letter two, from Abelard to Heloise Rosenwein, pp ; ; WEEK 12 Mon, April 3 ***SECOND CUMULATIVE EXAM *** (Note: Last day to change to pass/fail or drop a course with approval) Wed, April 5 Crusades Crusader accounts (Canvas) Urban II speech for first crusade, Fulcher of Chartres version (web) Rosenwein, pp ; ; and WEEK 13 Mon, April 10 History of Science Wed, April 12 Rise of Intolerance Religious sects and heresy Fourth Lateran Council, selected canons (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp ; ; and 304 WEEK 14 Mon, April 17 *** QUIZ #5*** Mendicants and Scholastics St. Francis of Assisi, Testament (web) Rosenwein, pp and

7 Page 7 Wed, April 19 Black Death Required reading: Plague Ordinances from Pistoia (Canvas) Marchionne di Coppo di Stefano, Excerpt from Florentine Chronicle (Canvas) Giovanni Boccaccio, Excerpt from Decameron (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp ; WEEK 15 Mon, April 24 Rise of Humanism Petrarch, Ascent to Mount Ventoux (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp. 305 Wed, April 26 ***QUIZ #6*** Renaissance Art and Artists Giorgio Vasari, excerpt from Lives of the Artists (Giotto) Leon Battista Alberti, excerpts from On Painting (Canvas) Rosenwein, pp and WEEK 16 Mon, May 1 Beyond the Middle Ages Gutenberg s Printing Press Rosenwein, pp Wed, May 3 LAST CLASS DAY Review FINAL WEEK TBD British Museum illuminated mss Arundel 44 f57v, Conrad of Hirsau, Speculum Virginum, Wise and Foolish Virgins, 12 th century