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MEDIEVAL EUROPE 1000–1500 HIST 119B | Dr. Kristina Markman | Winter 2017

COURSE MATERIALS The Course Reader is available online via the course website: Please note that the readings for this course are very minimal (120 pages/quarter or 10-12 pages/week). As a result, you will be expected to complete all the readings. Your final will be an in depth analysis of a book of your choice (see Final Guide on course website). Procuring the book is your responsibility. Most of the books on the list are available on Amazon, Google, etc.

Mosaic from Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, 13th century

COURSE DESCRIPTION We live in a world captivated by the art and culture of the Middle Ages. In fact, most of us experience references to the Middle Ages on a daily basis: the iconic Disney castle; the silhouette of Royce Hall; Renaissance fairs; themed restaurants such as Medieval Times; movie franchises including Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones; sporting mascots such as the Minnesota Vikings and Newcastle Knights; and of course games including Dungeons and Dragons, World of Warcraft, Castleville, and many more. We are not the first to romanticize and reimagine the Middle Ages. Medieval culture has been the subject of popular fascination for hundreds of years. Why? This course explores the vibrant and dynamic world of medieval Europe with special emphasis on the social, political, and economic changes that transformed European culture and geography helping to shape the world we live in today. live

COURSE INFORMATION M/W 11:00 am–12:15 pm

Perloff 1102

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Kristina Markman

kmarkman@ucla.edu Office Hours: M/W 12:30 pm–2:00pm or by

appointment via Skype Bunche 7266

Twitter: @KristinaMarkman

WRITING INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Kathryn Renton kathrynrenton@ucla.edu

Office Hours: T/W 3:00 pm–4:30pm or by appointment Bunch 2149

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There is no required textbook for this course. However, if you would like additional readings for clarification, the following books will be placed on Course Reserves at Powell Library for your convenience: • Robin W. Winks and Teofilo F. Ruiz, Medieval Europe and the World • Barbara Rosenwein, A Short History of the Middle Ages • Bennett, Judith M. Medieval Europe: A Short History. COURSEKEY – ck114506 All primary source analysis will be completed in CourseKey (www.thecoursekey.com) - a classroom engagement software. Please download the CourseKey student iOS or Android application or use it with a web browser (preferable Chrome). Make sure to bring your electronic smart device to every class. If you do not have a smart device please contact me as soon as possible. For more information on CourseKey, please visit the CourseKey tab on the course website. BRUINCAST As this course does not have a required textbook, for the convenience of review, this course will be audio streamed on BruinCast. All registered students will be able to access the audio via the following link: http://www.oid.ucla.edu/webcasts/courses/2016-2017/2017winter Please note that video streaming is not a substitute for attendance. You must regularly attend class in order to receive and complete the primary source analysis paragraphs (see below). Failure to complete at least 2 primary source analysis paragraphs may result in an F for the course. READING/WRITING WORKSHOPS Kathryn will be holding four workshops on reading and analyzing primary sources:

W2: Wednesday, January 18 5 pm – 6 pm Bunche 6275 Strategic Reading

W3: Wednesday, January 25 5 pm – 6 pm Rolfe 3134 Writing on a Primary Source

W5: Wednesday, February 8 5 pm – 6 pm Bunche 6275 From Source to Evidence

W6: Wednesday, February 15 5 pm – 6 pm Bunche 6275 Building an Argument Attendance is highly recommended. These workshops are intended to help you develop analytical skills and become stronger writers. If you attend at least three workshops, you will receive a half grade bump. OFFICE HOURS Kristina’s Office Hours (Bunche 7266): I will be holding office hours for 1.5 hours after every lecture. The first hour will be dedicated to reading that week’s sources. Please visit me! We can read the sources together.

Kathryn’s Office Hours (Bunche 2149): I will be holding office hours Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (3:00–4:30pm). Weeks 2–6 will be dedicated to reading sources and providing individual writing help. Weeks 7–10, I will be holding 15-minute peer review workshops by appointment.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS 20% Two Primary

Source Analysis Paragraphs

You will complete three primary source analysis paragraphs using CourseKey. Each assignment will be distributed in class without prior notification. The assignment will be due by midnight on the day of distribution via CourseKey. Lowest grade will be dropped. See “Primary Source Guide.”

10% Peer Review Workshop

Description See, “Peer Review Workshop Guide”

35% Exam In class on Monday, Mar. 13. Make-up exams must be requested by Monday, Mar. 6. Proper documentation required. See “Exam Guide.”

35% Final Paper Due via Turnitin.com on Friday, Mar. 24 @ 3pm. Late papers will not be accepted under any circumstances. See “Final Paper Guide.”

COURSE OUTLINE _______________________________________________________

Please note that the class schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and posted to the course website.

INTRODUCTION

W1: Monday, January 9: What are the Middle Ages? THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

W1: Wednesday, January 11: Structures of Everyday Life I: Europe after Charlemagne; Inventing a Society of Orders

Readings: (1) Capitulary of Charlemagne (802)

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W2: Monday, January 16: NO CLASS! MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DAY

W2: Wednesday, January 18: Structures of Everyday Life II: “those who fight” & “those who work” Readings: (2) Agreement between William V of Aquitaine and Hugh IV of Lusignan (1028)

W3: Monday, January 23: Structures of Everyday Life III: “those who pray” and the struggle for universal authority

Readings: (3) Letter of Henry IV to Gregory VII (1076); (4) Gregory VII, excommunication of Henry IV (1076); (5) Concordat of Worms (1122)

W3: Wednesday, January 25: The Feudal Challenge: Concordat of Worms and the Emergence of Towns

W4: Monday, January 30: The Emergence of New Forms of Authority: Towns & States (France and England)

Readings: (6) Charter of King John to Wells, Somerset (1201); (7) Guibert of Nogent, Communal Revolt at Laon (1116); (8) Henry I coronation charter (1100); (9) Magna Carta (1215); (10) Boniface VIII, Bull “Unam Sanctam” (1302); (11) Philip IV of France, General Assembly of Paris (1303)

W4: Wednesday, February 1: The Crusades and the Making of Europe; Paper Topic Sign-Ups – Please get the book asap!

Readings: (12) Fulcher of Chartres, Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont (c. 1128); (13) Albert of Aachen, History of the Expedition to Jerusalem (1125-1150); (14) Bernard of Clairvaux, In Praise of the New Knighthood (1153)

W5: Monday, February 6: The Mediterranean World (Guest lecturer by Kathryn Renton)

Readings: (15) Conquest of Valencia and Three Charters (1238) THE SOCIAL FABRIC

W5: Wednesday, February 8: The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century I: Universities & Scholasticism Readings: (16) Alvarus Pelagius, The Plaint of the Church (c. 1330); (17) St. Anselm, Proslogion (1078), proof of God’s existence; (18) Peter Abelard, The Story of My Misfortunes (1132)

W6: Monday, February 13: The Renaissance of the Twelfth century II: Art & Architecture; Courtly Love & Chivalry; Peer Review Workshop Sign-Ups

Readings: (19) Chretien de Troyes, Lancelot, The Knight of the Cart (c. 1170); (20) Marie de France, Lanval

Reading Workshop with Kathryn Renton (5:00-6:00PM, Bunche 6275): Strategic Reading

Writing Workshop I with Kathryn Renton (5:00-6:00PM, Rolfe 3134): Writing on a Primary Source

Writing Workshop II with Kathryn Renton (5:00-6:00PM, Bunche 6275): From Source to Evidence

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W6: Wednesday, February 15: New Forms of Religiosity I: Mendicants, Mystics, and Heretics Readings: (21) Hadewijch of Brabant, Letters and Poems (1220–1240); (22) Guibert of Nogent, Heretics at Soissons (1114); (23) Fourth Lateran Council (1215): Credo and Confession, Canons 1, 3, 21

W7: Monday, February 20: NO CLASS! PRESIDENTS’ DAY W7: Wednesday, February 22: Women

Readings: (24) St. Jerome on Virginity and Marriage (4th c.); (25) St. Augustine on Marriage (423); (26) Raymond of Capua, The Life of St. Catherine of Sienna (c. 1376)

W8: Monday, February 27: The “other”: Jews, Muslims, Pagans

Readings: (27) Thomas of Monmouth, The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich (1173); (28) A Christian Account of the Life of Muhammad (850); (29) Peter of Dusburg, “On the Idolatry and rites and customs of the pagans” (1326)

W8: Wednesday, March 1: Living with the Dead: Saints & Ghosts

Readings: (30) Orderic Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica, Book VIII, Chapter 17, “Hellequin’s Hunt” (c. 1115)

THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES

W8 Monday, March 6: The Crisis of the Fourteenth Century: Famine, Plague, Rebellion, and War Readings: (31) Giovanni Boccaccio, Decameron (1348)

W9: Wednesday, March 8: The Crisis of the Fourteenth Century, continued W10: Monday, March 13: EXAM W10: Wednesday, March 15: Reimagining the Middle Ages: Dante

Readings: (32) Dante, Inferno, Canto V (14th c.) FW: Friday, March 24 by 3PM: FINAL PAPER DUE

Writing Workshop III with Kathryn Renton (5:00-6:00PM, Bunche 6275): Building an Argument