Postgraduate - UnitAPG4285 - Dante's medieval world: politics, religion and the city

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	History
Monash Passport category	International Short Field Experience (Explore Program)
Offered	Prato Summer semester A 2013 (Off-campus Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Carolyn James

Notes

This is an international study program that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts Prato page for further information http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prato/
Previously coded HYM4125

Synopsis

Dante's medieval world (1265-1321) was one of cultural innovation, religious revival and economic growth, as well as of political strife in many urban communities throughout Italy. This unit explores the political, social, artistic and spiritual worlds of Dante and his contemporaries, and in so doing will give coherency to this dynamic medieval period. Taught in Prato and its environs, the unit provides an opportunity to understand Dante's literary achievement and political activities through direct experience of Dante's Tuscany during the medieval period.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected:

to be familiar with the social, political, cultural and religious environment of the world in which Dante lived and formulated his writings
to be familiar with core writings of Dante (in translation)
to be capable of original analysis of a primary document and the location in which it was generated
to formulate an argument and engage in original research
to communicate a historical argument to staff and fellow students
At fourth-year level, students will be expected to show greater initiative in developing their own research hypothesis and proposal.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Oral presentation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Carolyn James

Contact hours

Three 3-hour seminars per week for four weeks

Prerequisites

Second-year sequence in Historical Studies or Religion and Theology

Prohibitions

ATS3285, ATS4285