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Lecturer(s)
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Stejskal Jan, doc. Mgr. M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Problems of gender studies in the Middle Ages - medieval woman in the sources. 2. Medieval Society - standards and their development. Church and control company. 3. The nature of women - a woman under protection. Women 'good and bad. 4. Family and society. Trends in the Early Middle Ages. 5. Family and society. Developments in the late Middle Ages (Italy, Burgundy). 6. Three people. Court and its culture - the status of women 7. Image of women. World women. Woman displayed. 8. Women own words. Woman in the literature. Confession. 9. Medieval household. 10. Medieval woman mystic. 11. Methods of addressing the society.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The course shall submit a comprehensive overview of current research in the field of Medieval Gender Studies, especially Women Studies, considering several aspects: daily routines, narrative structures of the source (especially from a hagiographic point of view). The cult of saints - a specific phenomenon of the Middle Ages and its models - is one of the pillars of the course. Special attention is drawn to female monasticism, especially mysticism.
Students will acquire an understanding of the contemporary level of gender issues (medieval history).
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
- active participation in the class discussions - comprehensive knowledge of seminar readings for seminars - seminar work submitted a week before colloquium (5 standard pages on approved topic) -knowledge of the discussed terms and concepts will be verified in colloquium
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Recommended literature
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Bologne, J. Svatby, Dějiny svatebních obřadů na Západě. Praha 1996.
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Duby, G. - Aries, P. A History of Private Life. Cambridge and London 1999.
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Duby, G. Vznešené paní z 12. století. I., II., III. Brno 1997-1999.
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Ennenová, E. Ženy ve středověku. Praha 2001.
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Furlong, M. Visions and Longings. Medieval Women Mystics. Boston 1996.
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Herlihy, D. Medieval Households.Cambridge and London 1995.
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Petroff, E. A. Body and Soul. Essays on medieval Women and Mysticism. Oxford 1994.
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