Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Clare Monagle
Tess Watterson
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or POL or POIR or MHIX or POIX units)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The 'medieval' is everywhere in our 'modern' age, both in culture and in our institutions. The University and the Parliament are medieval institutional inventions, for example. Our popular culture is imbued with myths bequeathed by the Middle Ages, from Robin Hood to Jedi Knights. And yet, the term 'medieval' is hurled as an insult to anyone thought to be backwards or ignorant. Following Tarantino, brutal punishment can be defined as getting medieval.
This course will look at both the real Middle Ages, as a historical period, as well as its representations in our own culture. In particular, we will look at the political history of Latin Christendom, in order to understand the rise of kingdoms and the papacy during the Middle Ages. At the same time, students will encounter medievalism in our own time. We will match our discussion of the 'real' Middle Ages with awareness of the 'fantasy' Middle Ages in which our imaginations so often reside.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
The late penalty for assignments submitted after the due date will be calculated at 2% per day.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Short Answer Take-Home Test | 30% | No | Week 5 |
Assessment Title Three Minute Presentation | 10% | No | Week 9 |
Reflective Essay | 30% | No | 13 |
Ongoing Quizzes | 30% | No | Weeks 2,3,4,6,7,8,11 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 30%
Students will be asked to define key concepts from the unit, and to place them in the context of the materials considered in the readings/screenings.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
Students will choose and explicate an example of medievalism in the modern world, explaining its medieval foundations as well as exploring its aesthetic and ideological characteristics in modernity. Students will deliver the presentation via video file.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 13
Weighting: 30%
Students will answer a synthetic question about medievalism, one that brings together the key problems of the course, and draws together diverse examples from the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 11 hours
Due: Weeks 2,3,4,6,7,8,11
Weighting: 30%
Students will be required to undertake 7 online quizzes during the unit. These will test comprehension of readings and films.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Readings will be available online through Leganto. Information about how to access films will be provided by the teacher. Lectures will be delivered online and available through ilearn. More information about the delivery mode for tutorials will be provided on ilearn.
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