Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

MEDVL 1101

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Medieval Celtic Literature

  • 19428 MEDVL 1101   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Caldwell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Life and Dying in the Middle Ages

  • 19429 MEDVL 1101   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall 260
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Chauncy, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Mind and Soul in the Middle Ages

  • 19430 MEDVL 1101   SEM 103

    • TR Uris Hall 301
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Di Palo, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Details in Dress-Reading Mdvl Clothing

  • 19431 MEDVL 1101   SEM 104

    • MW McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Gall, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Conjuring Horror in Medieval Literature

  • 19432 MEDVL 1101   SEM 105

    • MWF Uris Hall 260
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Randle, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Art of Friendship in the Latin Middle Ages

  • 19433 MEDVL 1101   SEM 106

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Castles, Towers, and Fortresses

  • 19434 MEDVL 1101   SEM 107

    • TR Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Wolford, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Heroes &Heroines-Mdvl Wrld

  • 19435 MEDVL 1101   SEM 108

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Naeve, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Heroes &Heroines-Mdvl Wrld

  • 19436 MEDVL 1101   SEM 109

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

MEDVL 1104

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Rewriting the Past

  • 19439 MEDVL 1104   SEM 101

    • MWF Uris Hall 301
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenlee, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:How To Lie With Maps—Cartography, Pol &History

  • 19440 MEDVL 1104   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall 303
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Greenlee, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

MEDVL 2170

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2170SPAN 2170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5730 MEDVL 2170   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Pinet, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2655

At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2530NES 2655RELST 2655

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6278 MEDVL 2655   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 2722

From the poet-kings of medieval Persia to the trading networks of the famed "Silk Road" to the wandering mystics of Herat to the constitutional revolution of Iran to the colonial and post-colonial occupations ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2294NES 2722RELST 2722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16817 MEDVL 2722   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 106
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Golestaneh, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3080

An introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic mythology and the Icelandic family saga-the "native" heroic literary genre of Icelandic tradition. Texts will vary but will normally include the Prose Edda, the Poetic ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3080

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17021 MEDVL 3080   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3110

In this course, we will read and discuss some of the earliest surviving English poetry and prose. Attention will be paid to (1) learning to read the language in which this literature is written, (2) evaluating ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3110ENGL 6110MEDVL 6110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5736 MEDVL 3110   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3315

Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3315

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6060 MEDVL 3315   LEC 001

    • MWF White Hall B06
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3618

An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3618NES 3618RELST 3618

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16802 MEDVL 3618   SEM 101

    • TR Morrill Hall 110
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Powers, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3750

Introduction and training in dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) and its applications in archaeology, art history, climate and environment through lab work and participation in ongoing research projects ... view course details

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  •  5733 MEDVL 3750   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5734 MEDVL 3750   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Lorentzen, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3760

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque.  This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - [On Paying Attention], gives students ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 3770RELST 3770

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16915 MEDVL 3760   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall 301
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 3850

The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details

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  • 18999 MEDVL 3850   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6110

In this course, we will read and discuss some of the earliest surviving English poetry and prose. Attention will be paid to (1) learning to read the language in which this literature is written, (2) evaluating ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3110ENGL 6110MEDVL 3110

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5737 MEDVL 6110   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 6850

The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details

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  • 19000 MEDVL 6850   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 7777

This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the study of the Middle Ages, with special attention to theory and methodology. Seminars will be led by Medieval Studies Program faculty who represent ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17614 MEDVL 7777   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 438
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Falk, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

MEDVL 8010

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4606 MEDVL 8010   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Hill, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5901 MEDVL 8010   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

MEDVL 8020

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4607 MEDVL 8020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Hicks, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies