Medieval and Renaissance Civilizations
Key themes, problems and topics in Medieval and Renaissance civilizations, including: the development of concepts of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; notions of decline, renewal, rebirth and reformation in the West; sources and methods of inquiry.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Colonial Latin America
(also offered as HIST 2P08)
Introduction to the history of Latin America from pre-hispanic times through 1810 focusing on the clashes, alliances and negotiations among indigenous peoples, conquistadores, slaves and missionaries.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and MARS majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Beowulf to Boccaccio: Great Books and Writers of the Middle Ages
(also offered as LART 2P90)
Major medieval writers and selections from their works. Writers include the Beowulf poet, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer and Christine de Pisan.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to MARS, GBLS and LART majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of MARS 1F90, LART (GBLS) 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, one Humanities context credit or permission of the Director.
Castle, Cathedral and Manor: Medieval Architecture and Society
Relationship of trends in military, religious, domestic, urban and monumental architecture of the Middle Ages to changes in medieval society; the relationship of medieval architecture and art to thought.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to MARS majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): MARS 1F90, one Humanities context credit or permission of the Director.
Early to High Renaissance Art and Architecture
(also offered as ITAL 2P92 and VISA 2P92)
Major monuments, buildings and art works of the period from several critical perspectives including the humanist influence on the arts in Florence and Rome, the issue of patronage and the question of the artist's cultural status.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of MARS 1F90, ITAL 1F90, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (ITAL) 2P40.
Heritage of Viking and Medieval Iceland
Heritage, literary culture, manuscripts and environment of the Viking age and medieval Iceland, c. 870-1300. Visits to historic, heritage and saga sites.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits or permission of the Director.
Note: offered in Iceland. Students must apply prior to registering through the Centre. Application deadlines will be determined on an annual basis. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
International Field Course I
Intensive field course of relevance to Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Restriction: permission of the Director.
Prerequisite(s): MARS 1F90.
Note: consult the Centre prior to registration. Students are expected to cover all their own expenses.
International Field Course II
Intensive field course of relevance to Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Restriction: permission of the Director.
Prerequisite(s): MARS 1F90.
Note: consult the Centre prior to registration. Students are expected to cover all their own expenses.
Directed Studies I
Topics and readings to be chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.
Restriction: open to MARS majors with a minimum 75 percent major average, and permission of the Director and instructor.
Prerequisite(s): four MARS credits.
Directed Studies II
Topics and readings to be chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.
Restriction: open to MARS majors with a minimum 75 percent major average, and permission of the Director and instructor.
Prerequisite(s): four MARS credits.
Prose and Poetry of the Renaissance
(also offered as LART 3P90)
Themes and style in the works of 15th- and 16th-century continental writers; humanism and philosophical treatises; realism and classicism; Petrarchan ideal in lyric poetry; quérelle des anciens et des modernes; imitation and originality; the status of the vernacular. Authors may include Machiavelli, Castiglione, Ariosto, Pico, Valla, Ficino, Erasmus, the Plaeiade poets, Rabelais, and Montaigne.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to MARS, GBLS and LART majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of MARS 1F90, LART (GBLS) 1F90, 1F91, 1F93 or permission of the Director.
Medieval Italian Literature and Culture
(also offered as ITAL 3P92)
Literature, arts, and culture of the Middle Ages emphasizing Petrarch's Canzoniere (Song Book) and Boccaccio's Decameron.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): MARS 1F90, ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required. Italian majors will complete some assignments in Italian.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 3F93.
Dante and His Medieval World
(also offered as ITAL 3P93)
Dante's Divine Comedy and the world it created and reflected. References to relevant visual arts (illustrations of the Divine Comedy and works depicting the Last Judgement) as well as to Dante's The New Life and the Monarchy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): MARS 1F90, ITAL 2F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. No knowledge of Italian is required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ITAL 3F93.
Themes in Medieval-Renaissance Civilizations
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
2010-2011: Reading a Renaissance Woman
(also offered as ENGL 3V92)
Place of books and reading in the life and culture of one Renaissance woman. Readings from personal writings and books in her library, including extracts (in English) from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Cervantes's Don Quixote, Castiglione's Courtier, Montaigne's Essays, Chaucer, Spenser, Jonson and Donne.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to ENGL and MARS majors until the date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): two MARS credits, two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or above or permission of the instructor or Director.
2010-2011: Advanced Medieval and Renaissance Studies
(also offered as ENGL 3V94)
Medieval or Renaissance European history, literature, or culture. Includes study of primary texts, scholarship in the field, and methodological considerations. Interdisciplinary and comparative in orientation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week
Prerequisite(s): two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or above or permission of the instructor.
Problems in Medieval-Renaissance Civilizations
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
2010-2011: Inventing Eras: Medieval and Renaissance
Scholarly debates surrounding concepts and methods employed to understand such period terms as Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern.
Seminar, 3 hours per week
Restriction: open to MARS majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): two MARS credits or permission of the Director.
End of the Ancient World and the Making of the Middle Ages
Transformation of the Roman world between the third and ninth centuries from a variety of critical perspectives, emphasizing recent historical and archaeological work.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 70 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
The Cross Goes North
Conversion of Europe to Christianity as a significant theme in the history of the first millennium and the development of Medieval European culture. Processes in the conversion of the so-called barbarian peoples of northern Europe between about 500 and 1000.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 70 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
Beyond the Renaissance
End of the Renaissance and transition to modern European society in the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing the historical, cultural, and intellectual legacies of the Renaissance.
Seminar, 3 hours per week
Restriction: students must have a minimum 70 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
Honours Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Critical approaches to Medieval and Renaissance studies from a variety of disciplines and perspectives.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
Honours Thesis
Major project in Medieval and Renaissance Studies on a topic of mutual interest to the student and instructor.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).