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Medieval Studies Courses
Because the course offerings for medieval studies vary a great deal on a year-to-year basis, there is no one course list or program for either the undergraduate or graduate program. These pages are meant to illuminate what has been taught at UCSB over the past few years, what courses are being taught this year, and what courses are required for the various programs. Classes for the Winter and Spring quarters are tentative. Follow the departmental links for further information.
Courses for 2010-2011
History of Art and Architecture
Winter 2011
105G “Late Romanesque and Gothic Architecture” C. Edson Armi
107A “Painting in the Fifteenth-Century Netherlands ” Mark Meadow
Spring 2011
186D “Seminar in Medieval Architecture” C. Edson Armi
English
Winter 2011
Undergraduate
152A “Chaucer: Canterbury Tales”
Donna Beth Ellard MW 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Graduate
ENGL 205A “Old English” Heather Blurton MW 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Spring 2011
Undergraduate
115 “Medieval Literature” Donna Beth Ellard MW 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Graduate
165BW “Topics in Literature: Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon Culture & Modernity” Donna Beth Ellard MW 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
205C “Old English: History and Poetry in Anglo-Saxon England ” Heather Blurton T 5:00 PM - 7:50 PM
French
Winter 2011
Undergraduate
151A “Medieval Urban Legends”
Jody Enders MW 2:00-3:15
Graduate
232B “Literary & Visual Arts”
Cynthia Brown W 2:00-4:50
Spring 2011
Undergraduate
155A “Women in the Middle Ages”
Cynthia Brown TR 9:30-10:45
Graduate
226C Rhetoric and Literature
Jody Enders T 2:00-4:50
History
Winter 2011
117DR “Directed Readings in Medieval History” Sharon Farmer W 2:00-4:50
114C “History of Christianity: 1300 to 1648” Stefania Tutino MW 5:00-6:15
145A “The Islamic World, I: The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 600 to 1000” R. Stephen Humphreys MW 3:30-4:45
Me St 200B “Intro to Medieval Studies” Edward D. English
201E “Advanced Historical Literature: Europe – Latin Paleography” Edward D. English F 1:00-3:50
Spring 2011
117C “Women, the Family, and Sexuality in the Middle Ages” Sharon farmer WF 2:00-3:15
118A “The Crusades in Cross-Cultural Perspectives” Debra Blumenthal TR 9:30-10:45
145B “The Islamic World, II: Expansion and Consolidation, 1000 to 1700” R. Stephen Humphreys MW 3:30-4:45
Me St 200B “Intro to Medieval Studies” Edward D. English
201E “Advanced Historical Literature: Europe –Diplomatics and Codicology” Edward D. English F 1:00-3:50
201ME “Advanced Historical Literature - Middle East ” R. Stephen Humphreys T 2:00-4:50
Courses for 2009-2010
Medieval Studies Courses Fall 2009
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp?QuarterID=90
Heather Blurton
English 115, Medieval Literature
English 230, Studies inn Medieval English Literature: Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages
Aranye Fradenburg
English 101, English Literature from the Medieval Period to 1650
English 101s, Seminar on Medieval English Literature
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=7
Nicole Archambeau
History 116, The Civilization of the High Middle Ages, 1050-1350
Hilary Bernstein
History 121A, Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe , 1348 to 1550
History 194AH-BH (Fall-Winter): Senior Honors Thesis. Course open to both History and Medieval Studies Majors who meet the requirements and gain approval for participation – Bernstein
Debra Blumenthal
History 118B, Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain : Conquest, Colonization, and Coexistence
Frank Dutra
History 155A, History of Portugal (Origins to 1580)
Edward D. English
HIST 597, IND ST MA & PH D: Reading Medieval Latin
Sharon Framer
History 117C, Women, the Family, and Sexuality in the Middle Ages
Stephen Humphreys
History 245AB, Seminar in Islamic History (Markets and Exchange across Eurasia , 500-1500)
Carol Lansing
History 115X, Medieval Scandals
History 201E, Advanced Historical Literature (Medieval History)
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=388#105C
C. Edson Armi
HAA 105C, Medieval Architecture, from Constantine to Charlemagne
Robert Williams
HAA 105L, Art and Society in Late-Medieval Tuscany
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Harvey Sharrer
Span/Por 183H, Studies in Portuguese Literature: Saints and Martyrs in Medieval Portuguese Hagiography (taught in Portuguese)
Medieval Studies
Staff
Medieval Studies 200ABC (Note this course will not be offered every year (it will be offered again in 2010-2011 by English)
Edward D. English
HIST 597, Independent Study, MA & PH D (Reading Medieval Latin)
ME ST 199, Independent Studies (Reading Medieval Latin)
Medieval Studies Courses Winter 2010
English
ttp://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp?QuarterID=91
Aranye Fradenburg
English 230, Studies in Medieval Literature (democracy in Chaucer's Poetry)
Carol Pasternack
English 230, Studies in Medieval Literature (The Individual in the Middle Ages)
French and Italian
Cynthia Brown
French 148C, Women in the Middle Ages (Prerequisite- 2 courses from French 104A-D, taught in French)
Jody Enders
French 227C, Medieval Performance Studies
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=19
Elizabeth DePalma Digeser
History of Christianity: Beginning to 800
Edward English
History 201E, Research Seminar in Medieval History
Sharon Farmer
History 201E, Advanced Historical Literature (Readings in Medieval Enviromental History)
Stephen Humphreys
History 119, The Crusades and the Near East
History of Art and Architecture
Religious Studies
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Harvey Sharrer
Spanish 122A/222A, Medieval Spanish Literature (taught in Spanish)
Medieval Studies Courses Spring 2010
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp?QuarterID=92
Heather Blurton
Aranye Fradenburg
French and Italian
Cynthia Brown
French 232C, The Medieval Book as Literary Artifact
Edward D. English
Italy from Dante to Petrach, 1250-1400
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=20
Debra Blumenthal
Edward English
Sharon Farmer
Stephen Humphreys
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=6
Courses for 2008-2009
Medieval Studies Courses Fall 2008
Classics
http://www.classics.ucsb.edu/schedule.php#fall_2008
Edward English
Latin 103, Medieval Latin
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp
Heather Blurton
English 230, Studies in Medieval Literature : The Monsters and the Critics
Aranye Fradenburg
English 101, English Literature from the Medieval Period to 1650
Carol Pasternack
English 110A/205A, Introduction to Old English
English 147VP, Media History and Theory: The Voice and the Page in the Middle Ages
French and Italian
http://www.french-ital.ucsb.edu/schedules/fall08.html
Cynthia Brown
French 50AX, Tales of Love
Jody Enders
French 227a, Introduction to Old French
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=7
Anthony Barbieri-Low
History 2A, World History (Prehistory to 1000 CE)
Debra Blumenthal
History 118A, The Crusades in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Carol Lansing
History 102AB, Heresy and Witchcraft
History 115X, Medieval Scandals
Stefania Tutino
History 114C, History of Christianity: 1300 to 1648
Staff
History 4A, Western Civilization (Prehistory to 1050 CE)
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=6
Nuha N. N. Khoury
HAA 6K Islamic Art & Architecture
Religious Studies
http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/2008_09courselist.htm
Dwight Reynolds
RS 118A, Advanced Arabic
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Harvey Sharrer
Portuguese 105A, Medieval Portuguese Literature
Spanish/Portuguese 212, Approaches and Methods for Research in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature and Linguistics
Medieval Studies
Sharon Farmer
Medieval Studies 200ABC
Medieval Studies Courses Winter 2009
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp
Heather Blurton
Engl 197, Upper-Division Seminar: Saints and Sinners: Hagiography and Romance in Medieval Culture
Carol Pasternack
English 110B/205B, Beowulf
French and Italian
http://www.french-ital.ucsb.edu/schedules/schedules.html
Cynthia Brown
French 227B, Courtly Love and Romance: Marie de France
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=6
Hilary Bernstein
History 4B, Western Civilization 1015 CE to 1750 CE
Debra Blumenthal
History 115P, Proseminar in Medieval History
Edward D. English
Paleography
Sharon Farmer
History 215E-F, Graduate research seminar
Stephen Humphreys
History 145A, The Islamic World, I: The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 600-1000 A.D.
Carol Lansing
History 121A, Renaissance Italy, 1300-1550
Luke Roberts
History 2B, World History 1000 CE to 1700 CE
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=6
Nuha N. N. Khoury
HAA 132I, Art of Empire
HAA 186Q, Islamic Art
Mark Meadow
HAA 107A 15th Cent. Netherlands
Religious Studies
http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/2008_09courselist.htm
Dwight Reynolds
RS 118B, Advanced Arabic
RS 211, Orality, Literacy, and the Study of Religion
Stefania Tutino
RS 80B, Religion & Western Civilization II - Medieval
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Harvey Sharrer
Spanish 112A, Non-Castilian Medieval Literature of the Iberian Peninsula
Medieval Studies Courses Spring 2009
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp
Heather Blurton
English 101, English Literature from the Medieval Period to 1650
English 115, Medieval Literature
Aranye Fradenburg
English 152A, Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=2
Debra Blumenthal
History 102, Special Topics
Edward D. English
Diplomatics and Codicology
Sharon Farmer
History 102SF, "Society and Nature in the Middle Ages"
History 215F, Graduate research seminar, second term
Stephen Humphreys
History 145B, The Islamic World, II: Expansion and Consolidation, 1000-1700
Religious Studies
Racha el Omari
RS 288, Classical Arab Theological Texts
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=6
Edson Armi
HAA 105E Romanesque Architecture
HAA 253E Romanesque Architecture
Nuha N. N. Khoury
HAA 275E Islamic Art
Medieval Studies Courses Winter 2008
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp
Michael O'Connell
Winter 2008 ENGL 116B: “The Bible as Literature”
Carol Braun Pasternack
Winter 2008 ENGL 119X: “Medieval Literature in Translation”
(with Cynthia Brown)
Winter 2008 ENGL 147SS: “From Scroll to Screen”
French and Italian
http://www.french-ital.ucsb.edu/schedules/07-08.pdf
Cynthia Brown
Winter 2008 FREN 136E: “Women in the Middle Ages”
Winter 2008 FREN 137X: “Medieval Literature in Translation”
(with Carol Pasternack)
History Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/courseindex/winter2008.php
C. Edson Armi
Winter 2008 ARTHI 253E: “Seminar in Romanesque Architecture and Sculpture”
Fikret K. Yegül
Winter 2008 ARTHI 103B: “Roman Art from the Republic to the Empire, 509BC-AD 337”
Robert Williams
Winter 2008 ARTHI 109A: “Italian Renaissance”
Winter 2008 ARTHI 109G: “Leonardo da Vinci: Art, Science and Technology in Early Modern Italy ”
D. Simonowitz
Winter ARTHI 275X: “Advanced Readings in Arabic Texts”
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/courses/index.php?q_orderBy=sort_num+ASC&q_search=&q_quarter=3
Debra Blumenthal
Winter 2008 HIST 117DR: “Directed Readings in Medieval History”
Winter 2008 HIST 215A: “Seminar in Medieval History”
Nicole Archambeau
Winter 2008 HIST 117C: “Women, the Family and Sexuality in the Middle Ages”
R. Stephen Humphreys
Winter 2008 HIST 119: “The Crusades and the Near East , 1095-1291"
Winter 2008 HIST 245B: “Seminar in Islamic History”
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Antonio Cortijo Ocaña
Winter 2008 SPAN 122A: “Medieval Spanish Literature”
Harvey L. Sharrer
Winter 2008 PORT 295B: “Seminar in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature Approaches and Methods for Research”
Winter 2008 SPAN 123A: “Hispanic Balladry”
Jorge Checa
Winter SPAN 131: “Spanish Golden Age Poetry”
Winter SPAN 140B: “Cervantes: Don Quixote”Medieval Studies Courses Fall 2007
English
http://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses-list.asp
L. L. O. Aranye Fradenburg
Fall 2007 ENGL 101: "English Lit from the Medieval Period to 1650"
Fall 2007 ENGL 152A: "Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales"
Richard Helgerson
Fall 2007 ENGL 101: "English Lit from the Medieval Period to 1650"
Carol Braun Pasternack
Fall 2007 ENGL 197: Upper-Division Seminar : The Material Lyric"
French and Italian
http://www.french-ital.ucsb.edu/schedules/07-08.pdf
Cynthia Brown
Fall 2007 FREN 50AA: “Tales of Love”
Jody Enders
Fall 2007 Fren 233A: “Advanced Critical Writing” (in English)
History of Art and Architecture
http://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/courseindex/fall2007.php
C. Edson Armi
Fall 2007 ARTHI 6A: “Art Survey: Ancient and Medieval”
Fall 2007 ARTHI 105G: “Late Romanesque and Gothic Architecture”
D. Simonowitz
Fall 2007 ARTHI 6K: “Islamic Art and Architecture”
Fikret K. Yegül
Fall 2007 ARTHI 252B: “Seminar: Topics in Roman Architecture and Urbanism”
Robert Williams
Fall 2007 ARTHI186F: “Seminar in Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Southern Renaissance”
History
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/schedule/f07.htm
Debra Blumenthal
Fall 2007 HIST 118B: "Muslims, Christians and Jews in Medieval Spain"
Edward D. English
Fall 2007 HIST 201E: Advanced Historical Literature: “Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy”
R. Stephen Humphreys
Fall HIST 119: “The Crusades and the Near East , 1095-1291"
Fall HIST 245: “Seminar in Islamic History”
Carol Lansing
Fall HIST 121A: "Renaissance Italy , 1300-1550"
Fall HIST 201E: Advanced Historical Literature: The Middle Ages”
Spanish and Portuguese
http://www.spanport.ucsb.edu/courses/index.html
Jorge Checa
Fall SPAN 140A: “Cervantes: Don Quixote”
Fall SPAN 240A: “Studies on Cervantes”
Fall SPAN 295A: “Research Seminar in Spanish Literature”
Antonio Cortijo Ocaña
Fall SPAN 110A: “Medieval Spanish Literature”
Harvey L. Sharrer
Fall SPAN 212: “Approaches and Methods for Research”
F all PORT 295A : “ Research Seminar in Portuguese and Brazilian Lit ”
Courses for 2006-2007
Art and Architecture
Robert J. Williams
Fall 2006: ARTHI 105L, “Art and Society in Late-Medieval Tuscany ”
C. Edson Armi
Fall 2006: ARTHI 105E, “The Origins of Romanesque Architecture”
Winter 2007: ARTHI 105C, "Medieval Architecture"
Winter 2007: ARTHI 105G, Late Romanesque/Gothic Arhcitecture"
French & Italian
Jon Snyder
Summer 2006 (First Session): Italian 114X, “Dante's Divine Comedy.
Fall 2006: Italian 148X, "Cities of Italy"
Jody Enders
Winter 2007: French 227C, “Medieval Theatre"
Cynthia Brown
On leave
Spanish/Portuguese
Harvey Sharrer
Fall 2006: Portuguese 105A/205A, “Medieval Portuguese Literature” (emphasis on Galician-Portuguese troubadour lyrics) Spanish 110A/210A, “An introductory course to Medieval Spanish literature”, with texts read in modernized Spanish and lectures in Spanish. Readings will be the epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid; Don Juan Manuel's collection of exemplary tales, the Libro del Conde Lucanor; and the poem Danza de la Muerte.
Winter 2007: Spanish 122A/222A, “Medieval Spanish Literature” (no decision on the texts)
Winter 2007: Spanish 212, “Bibliography & Methods of Research”
Spring 2007: Spanish 122B/222B, “Medieval Spanish Literature” (no decision yet on the texts)
English
L. O. Aranye Fradenburg
Fall 2006: English 197, “Upper-Division Seminar”
Carol Pasternack
Fall 2006: English 110A/205A, “Introduction to Old English”
Fall 2006: English 147VP, “Media and Theory: The Voice and the Page in the Middle Ages ”
Winter 2007: English 110C/205C, "The Old English Exeter Book" (prerequisite 110A or 205A or its equivalent). This will be a reading class on the Exeter Book, the big 10th-century collection of Old English verse (including such famous pieces as the Wanderer, the Seafarer, the Wife's Laments, Riddles), with a bit of a seminar component on manuscript, community, and such like. The Intro course (or its equivalent elsewhere) is a prerequisite for the Exeter Book course. Either (or both) would fulfill the requirement of a vernacular course for the Medieval Studies Emphasis. TR 9:30-10:45, South Hall 1415, with an extra half-hour for graduate students,TBA..
Winter 2007: English 111, "The History of the English Language"
Spring 2007: English 156, "The Literature of Chivalry"
Richard Helgerson
English 101, “Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance English Literature.”
History
Edward D. English
Fall 2006: Classics 103, “Medieval Latin”
Winter 2007: History 201E/Medieval Studies 201, “Palaeography”
Spring 2007: History 201/Medieval Studies 201, “Diplomatics/Codicology”
Debra Blumenthal
Fall 2006: History 500 Lab for TAs
Winter 2007: History 201, “Historiography of Medieval Spain ”
Spring 2007: History 115P, “Proseminar in Medieval History”
2006-2007: Medieval Studies 200, “Introduction to Medieval Studies”
Sharon Farmer
Fall 2006: History 201E, “Advanced Historical Literature”
Spring 2007: History 201E, “Advanced Historical Literature”
Spring 2007: History 117C, “Women and the Family in the Middle Ages”
Carol Lansing
Fall 2006: History 114B, “History of Christianity, 800 to 1300”
Fall 2006: History 215A, “Medieval Research Seminar”
Winter 2007: History 115P, “Medieval Proseminar”
Winter 2007: History 215B, “Medieval Research Seminar”
Elizabeth Digeser
Fall 2006: History 113Q: “Topics in Roman History (Religion & Politics in the Third-Fourth Century CE)”
Fall 2006: History 201E “Advanced Historical Literature, “The Third Century Crisis & Its Resolution”
Spring 2007: History 114A, “A History of Christianity to 800”
Hilary Bernstein
Winter 2007: History 121A, “Renaissance Italy ”
Spring 2007: History 121B, “Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe ”
Hal Drake
Fall 2006: History 4A, “ Western Civ to AD 1050”
Winter 2007: History 6, “Historical Reasoning”
Francis Dutra
Fall 2006: History 155A, Portugal to 1580."
Stefania Tutino
Winter 2007: History 114C, “History of Christianity, 1300 to 1648”
Shauna Huffaker
Winter 2007: History 145A, “The Islamic World, I: The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 600-1000 AD”
Spring 2007: History 145B, “The Islamic World, II: Expansion and Consolidation, 1000-1700”
Steven Humphreys
Spring 2007: History 201ME, "Conversion to Islam, 632-1400." (in the Middle East, Iberia, North Africa, Asia)
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