Introduction to International Medieval Studies (5 ECTS)
The course wants to offer an introductory survey of what is going on in the field of international medieval studies. It tries to answer such general questions as: what disciplines contribute to medieval studies; how can we get informed on the field; which are the leading international centers of education and research; what are fashionable themes and topics in medieval studies; what is new in theory and methods of research; and what have Dutch universities to offer in all these projects?
Teacher
Dr Robert Stein (Leiden University): r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Course schedule
Period: five online course days in total: starting with 2 sessions (of 2 and 3 hours respectively) on one day (Leiden, 21 May 2021), followed by 4 sessions dealing with several medieval studies departments of other Dutch universities as well as Huygens ING (28 May, 4 June, 11 June, and 18 June 2021).
Registration
by e-mail before 15 February 2021. Email: ozsmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl.