MDVL 500

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Seminar in Medieval Studies

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Credit: 4 hours.

Team-taught, interdisciplinary seminar on varying topics in Medieval Studies drawing on faculty from UIUC and invited scholars from other universities.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

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MDVL 500 class schedule data for spring 2022
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	52496	Lecture-Discussion	RL4	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	1040 Foreign Languages Building	Hoefig, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Medieval German Studies Section Info: Vikings in the West The first half of this course will introduce students to medieval Icelandic literature, with special attention dedicated to texts with an interest in the discovery and settlement of Iceland, and subsequent (temporary) colonies of Norse explorers and Vikings in Greenland and North America. Archaeological evidence has confirmed that Viking settlers came to Iceland during the ninth century, reached Greenland just before the year 1000, and explored the North-Eastern coast of the American continent shortly afterwards. This class segment will include a look at archaeological finds documenting contacts between Scandinavian settlers and explorers and the indigenous peoples of Greenland and Artic America. The second half of the course will then focus on the modern reception of the Westward expansion of Medieval Scandinavians in the North Atlantic area. We will consider works of art from the United States and Northern Europe from the nineteenth century onwards and analyze how these works have participated in discourses about national identity and self-perception of Nordic Americans, Scandinavians, and Germans. We will lastly consider the role of artworks influenced by or adapting content from Medieval Norse culture in contemporary times, for instance in public discussions about race and gender, or the radical alternative drafts to globalized culture advocated by Neo-pagan movements. Readings will be assigned in English translation, but may include smaller segments in Old Norse, Icelandic, German or Swedish, depending on students' individual interests. Restriction(s): Not intended for Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.