Faculty of Arts

Medieval Studies Courses

ML100 Discovering the Middle Ages 0.5

An introduction to the major cultural traditions of the Western world in the Middle Ages. The course will include study of narratives and images from a variety of national and religious traditions, and will use, typically, a variety of approaches to examine the course material. Topics may include stories and other representations of kings, warriors, saints, knights, mystics, heroes, and exotic beasts such as dragons.

ML200* The Medieval World View 1.0

This course provides an understanding of medieval culture with respect to the different social, cultural, institutional, intellectual, aesthetic and spiritual assumptions, which shaped the lives of medieval men and women. Rather than proceed chronologically, the course presents medieval culture as a unified whole.

ML350 Medieval Drama 0.5

A study of medieval drama and its impact on contemporary culture. (Cross-listed as EN350.)

ML400 Senior Seminar in Medieval Studies 0.5

An exploration of various topics in medieval studies.

Prerequisites: Registration in Year 4 of the medieval studies program (or permission of the co-ordinating committee).

ML451 Representations of Medieval Women 0.5

This course examines diverse representations of women throughout the Middle Ages: biblical figures, saints, witches and she-devils, ladies at court and ordinary women. Representations of women as well works created by women will be examined through works of art and illustrations of written texts.

ML471 Medieval Culture in Pop or Art Music 0.5

A study of the use of medieval culture in recent popular and art music. Students explore the ways the medieval and medieval music is constructed in a number of musical and cultural discourses. Topics include feminism and Hildegard von Bingen; spirituality and the medieval in Arvo Part, John Tavener and other recent composers; the marketing of the Gregorian Chant; medieval as exotic "Other" in Pop and Rock acts. (Cross-listed as MU471.)

ML499 Directed Study 0.5

Individual study of a specialized topic under the supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisite: Registration in Year 4 of the medieval studies program (or permission of the co-ordinating committee).

Irregular course

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