Spring 2024
SCANDIN R5B 003 - LEC 003
Reading and Composition
The Regulation of Murder: Feud, honour and violence in the medieval Icelandic sagas
Tim Tangherlini, Joshua Peter Lee
Class #:31604
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Scandinavian
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 17
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 17
Waitlist Max: 3
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Tim Tangherlini
Course Catalog Description
Reading and composition in connection with the representation of Scandinavia by outsiders and insiders. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Class Description
This R&C course will look at the complex social mechanism of feud and how it modulated violence in medieval Iceland. It will examine honor, murder, hall-burnings, betrayal, and peace-making using a variety of texts, from classic sagas such as Njáls saga and Eyrbyggja saga, to þættir (short-stories) such as the Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck. It will also draw upon secondary scholars such as William Ian Miller, Jesse Byock, and Oren Falk. Students will learn skills in conducting academic research as well as learning the foundations for examining and discussing societal phenomena, in this case, feuds and the medieval Icelandic court system. Students will be expected to write one short essay at the beginning of the term (3 pages) as well as two longer essays as the term goes on. The first of these will be six pages, and the second will be ten. Students will also be expected to participate in class discussions and conduct peer review on each other's essays and exercises in class.
Class Notes
This course satisfies the second half or the “B” portion of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completin.. show more
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completin.. show more
This course satisfies the second half or the “B” portion of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completing this prerequisite.
Due to the high demand for R&C courses we monitor attendance very carefully. Attendance is mandatory the first two weeks of classes, this includes all enrolled and wait listed students. If you do not attend all classes the first two weeks you may be dropped. If you are attempting to add into this class during weeks 1 and 2 and did not attend the first day, you will be expected to attend all class meetings thereafter and, if space permits, you may be enrolled from the wait list. show less
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the “A” portion of the Reading & Composition requirement or its equivalent. Students may not enroll in nor attend R1B/R5B courses without completing this prerequisite.
Due to the high demand for R&C courses we monitor attendance very carefully. Attendance is mandatory the first two weeks of classes, this includes all enrolled and wait listed students. If you do not attend all classes the first two weeks you may be dropped. If you are attempting to add into this class during weeks 1 and 2 and did not attend the first day, you will be expected to attend all class meetings thereafter and, if space permits, you may be enrolled from the wait list. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Previously passed an R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Previously passed an articulated R_A course with a letter grade of C- or better. Score a 4 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature. Score a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Composition. Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination in English.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Second half of the Reading and Composition Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None