| Course title | Woman in the Middle Ages |
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| Course code | KHI/QWMA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Program of lectures 1) Woman in History, Gender studies. Defining the the theme. Historiography of the theme (since 19th century) 2) Problems of medieval "gender studies". Development and the state of the research. Medieval women in the sources (the absence of an authentic women's testimony in the sources). 3) The position of women in the ancient Roman society. Women and Judaism. Women and Christianity. 4) Medieval society ? its standards and their development. The Church and the control of the society. The "nature of a woman" - a woman under protection. Women "good and bad". 5) Family and society in the early middle ages. Family and society in the late middle ages (Italy, Burgundy). The court and its culture. 6) Image of women. Women depicted. 7) Women in their own words. Women in the literature. The problem of authenticity of the sources. 8) Medieval household. Labor division in the terms of gender. Education of children. "Gender segregation". 9) Medieval feminine mysticism and its significance. 10) Developments in the Central Europe. Specifics of the region. Questions of "cultural delay". Women in the Hussite movement. 11) "Case studies" - Eve, Virgin Mary, Sarah, Heloise, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hildegard of Bingen, Agnes of Bohemia, Catherine of Siena, Christine de Pisan Tento kurz vznikl v rámci projektu Inovace studia Historických věd na Univerzitě Palackého, reg. č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0025
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The semester course is open to all PU students. Course gives a comprehensive overview of the current research in the field of medieval Gender Studies and (especially) in Women Studies. The subject will be approached from a comparative point of view: the everyday life, in terms of narrative and visual sources. The cult of saints - a specific phenomenon of the middle ages and its models, will play pivotal role within the course. Particular attention will be paid to the female monasticism and mysticism in particular. The course will focus on the normative statements of the Church Fathers, concerning the status of women and the texts written by women themselves reflect their own fate.
Students will acquire knowledge of the current research in the field of medieval Gender Studies and (especially) in Women Studies. |
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The optional lectures will be held once a week. Recommended reading can be continuously updated during the semester. The willingness for the self-study of the recommended literature is assumed.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
Lectures are optional, therefore the participation in them is not required to obtain the certification, but it is strongly recommended. Students are expected to study the reading assignements which are chosen in order to help students to get oriented in the class topics. Final colloquium will be held in the form of a written test. Students must achieve 75% success rate for successful completion of the test. Questions will be based on the issues presented during the lectures in combination with recommended reading. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2012) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2023) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Euroculture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |