The gradute proseminar. Basic materials and resources in fields represented in the Medieval Studies program, and in some subjects involving expertise in more than one discipline (e.g., liturgy, codicology). Emphasis on methods of interdisciplinary research, research tools, and critical evaluation of their use.

This graduate pro-seminar in Medieval Studies introduces students pursuing the concurrent Ph.D. in medieval studies to problems in interdisciplinary research, contemporary approaches to cross-disciplinary thinking and bibliographical resources within and crossing traditional disciplines. The general theme which will help us explore these areas will be ‘Ethnogenesis and Cultural Memory in the Middle Ages’. This theme is intended to allow wide interpretation so as to address specifics of disciplinary work for individual students and the interdisciplinary nature of medieval studies in general. The semester project will be adapted to the individual: For students expecting to advance to candidacy next year, the final essay should be a complete and polished draft of the field statement required for the concurrent PhD in Medieval Studies. For other students, it should take the form of a term paper facilitating progress towards the field statement. Readings will be posted on bCourses. See also https://medieval.berkeley.edu/spring-2021

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.