Medieval Studies (MEDVL)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.
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- Schedule of Classes - October 16, 2017 11:09AM EDT
- Course Catalog - June 14, 2017 7:15PM EDT
Classes
MEDVL 1101
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Reading Medvl Legends-Heroism that Never Was?
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
Instructors
Currie, E
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:The Briton’s Britain-Constructing Mdvl England
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Greenlee, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Traveling People / Stories in the Medieval Wo
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3331
Instructors
Naeve, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Gods and Kings in the Middle Ages and Beyond
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 331
Instructors
Vinhage, P
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Young Idiots vs. Toxic Elders
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Waymack, A
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Parchment to Pixel-Future Lives of Medvl Books
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Statler Hall 453
Instructors
Mullett, R
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
MEDVL 1740
Course Description
This course explores the history of imperial China between the 3rd century b.c.e. and the 16th century c.e. with a focus on the following questions: How did imperial Chinese states go about politically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 1174, CAPS 1740, HIST 1740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 122
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Lincoln Hall B08
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 106
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 104
Instructors
Staff
MEDVL 2170
Course Description
This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 2170, SPAN 2170
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Pinet, S
MEDVL 2355
Course Description
Survey lecture course covering the creation, encoding, and reception of Medieval (roughly AD 500-1500) European, Byzantine, and Islamic architecture, ornament, manuscripts, liturgical and luxury objects. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2355
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Anderson, B
Robinson, C
MEDVL 2642
Course Description
Symmetry and harmony are central aesthetic concepts built on a long history of mathematical exploration, not just in the European mathematical tradition but also in mathematical texts from China, India, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2642, MUSIC 2642
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Lincoln Hall B21
Instructors
Hicks, A
Roby, C
MEDVL 2695
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the history of Christianity from the first century through the seventeenth and perhaps a bit beyond. Our emphasis will be on the diversity of Christian traditions, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2636, NES 2695, RELST 2695
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 115
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
MEDVL 3120
Course Description
In recent years, Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of two recent Beowulf movies and riveting new translations (eg. Seamus Heaney). The poem's appeal lies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 6120
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
Hill, T
MEDVL 3316
Course Description
Old Norse is a collective term for the earliest North Germanic literary languages: Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Danish, and Old Swedish. The richly documented Old Icelandic is the center of attention, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LING 3316
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G19
Instructors
Steinthorsson, A
MEDVL 3760
Course Description
Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3770, RELST 3770
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
MEDVL 4002
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 4150
Course Description
In this course we will focus on two major non-Chaucerian Middle English poets, the Pearl-poet and William Langland, the author of Piers Plowman. We will focus on close, linguistically careful reading of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4150, ENGL 6150, MEDVL 6150
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 350
Instructors
Hill, T
MEDVL 4352
Course Description
Cosmology can be understood as the search for order in the universe, for an underlying logic that structures and renders intelligible the raw chaos of sensory experience. In this sense, the production ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4352, ARTH 6352, CLASS 4753, CLASS 7753, MEDVL 6352, MUSIC 4352, NES 4352, NES 6352, RELST 4352, RELST 6352, STS 4352, STS 6352, VISST 4352
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Anderson, B
Hicks, A
MEDVL 4420
Course Description
Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4420, CHLIT 4420, CHLIT 6620
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Kroch, Carl A Library B59
Instructors
Warner, D
MEDVL 4618
Course Description
An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, NES 4618, NES 6618, RELST 4618, RELST 6618
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 106
Instructors
Powers, D
MEDVL 6020
Course Description
Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100, RELST 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
MEDVL 6120
Course Description
In recent years, Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of two recent Beowulf movies and riveting new translations (eg. Seamus Heaney). The poem's appeal lies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3120, ENGL 6120, MEDVL 3120
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
Hill, T
MEDVL 6150
Course Description
In this course we will focus on two major non-Chaucerian Middle English poets, the Pearl-poet and William Langland, the author of Piers Plowman. We will focus on close, linguistically careful reading of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4150, ENGL 6150, MEDVL 4150
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 350
Instructors
Hill, T
MEDVL 6352
Course Description
Cosmology can be understood as the search for order in the universe, for an underlying logic that structures and renders intelligible the raw chaos of sensory experience. In this sense, the production ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4352, ARTH 6352, CLASS 4753, CLASS 7753, MEDVL 4352, MUSIC 4352, NES 4352, NES 6352, RELST 4352, RELST 6352, STS 4352, STS 6352, VISST 4352
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Anderson, B
Hicks, A