Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies: Introduction to Themes and Approaches 1&2(3L) Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units chosen from CLASS 110, 111, 121, HIST 110, 111, 114; or 30 credit units university study.
Explores major themes uniting Greco-Roman, medieval and renaissance culture such as: war and society; monotheisms; love and sex; gender, marriage and family; literacy and learning; structures of rural life; urbanism; travel and trade; state and state building; performance and procession.
Many aspects of medieval and renaissance culture had their roots in the Greco-Roman Classical period. Detailed study of a selected text or theme and related scholarship aims to deepen understanding of cultural continuity and change between the three periods. Texts and themes will change yearly. Please consult CMRS homepage: http://www.usask.ca/cmrs/index.shtml.
A directed research course wherein students in biweekly meetings with a supervisor and a monthly class seminar will develop skills required for graduate study: preparation of annotated bibliography, research proposal, major research paper and oral presentation. Projects will be focused on the classical, medieval or renaissance period.