Medieval Europe - Crisis and Renewal

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Europe in 1300: An Introduction
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Professor Ruiz sets the geographical, linguistic, and historiographical contexts for the course. Understanding how medieval men and women imagined their society and saw themselves provides insight on how they responded to the imminent crises.
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Europe in 1300: Rural Society
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Peasants were the group most dramatically affected by late medieval crises. We look at their difficult daily lives and crucial, but lowly, roles in society.
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Europe in 1300: Urban Society
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Focusing on the rise of towns and cities, we examine the sources of so much inspiring art and great learning that shaped society in the Middle Ages and years to come. The character of .. show full overview
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Europe in 1300: Church, State and Learning
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As the power of the papacy is envied and emulated throughout Europe, changes occur in the relationship between church and state. Professor Ruiz describes those changes while tracing the .. show full overview
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An Age of Crises: Hunger
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We study the great famines of 1315–1317 and their impact on European society in succeeding decades. Medieval governments are unable to deal with the consequences of widespread .. show full overview
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An Age of Crises: War
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We discuss the Hundred Years War and its affect on social, economic, political, and cultural structures. We deal with the impact of military technology on society, the role of war, the .. show full overview
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An Age of Crises: The Black Death
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The Black Plague had an enormous impact on Europeans in the mid-14th century. We consider the development of the church after the plague, violence against Jews and lepers following the .. show full overview
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An Age of Crises: Popular Rebellions
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Many peasant and urban uprisings occurred as individuals at the top of society sought to maintain their positions in a time of vast economic and social dislocation. Those below, and those caught in the middle, often reacted with violence.
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Late Medieval Society: Politics
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Professor Ruiz introduces new political concepts formed in the late Middle Ages, including first steps toward the genesis of the nation state. Centralized monarchies emerged at the end .. show full overview
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Late Medieval Society: Castile in the Fifteenth Century
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We see how the ideas and practices of government were put into service in the kingdom of Castile in Spain, and how age-old medieval institutions were utilized by the Castilian monarchy to organize the nation state.
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Late Medieval Society: Culture and Mentality, Part I
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We examine the birth of Renaissance culture in Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries and its spread to other parts of western Europe. Beginning with Dante, we consider the transforming factors of Renaissance humanism and art.
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Late Medieval Society: Culture and Mentality, Part II
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Continuing the examination of the birth of Renaissance culture in Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries, we consider new artistic models, aesthetic sensibilities, and a new spirit.
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Late Medieval Society: Love, Sexuality, and Misogyny, Part I
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Professor Ruiz discusses how concepts of love, sexuality, the body, and marriage were transformed by the crises of the late Middle Ages. Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are studied for statements on love and sexuality.
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Late Medieval Society: Love, Sexuality, and Misogyny, Part II
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against specific groups in its midst.
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Late Medieval Society: The Blending of High and Popular Culture
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We see how festivals, royal entries, and carnivals were used to expand the power and influence of nation states. The mix of certain elements of high and popular cultures in jousts, pas .. show full overview
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The Beginnings of Modernity
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Professor Ruiz gives a rousing summation and provides a peek into the next era. The fall of Constantinople and subsequent reception of Greek Classical knowledge in the West, the .. show full overview