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		2008-09 Bulletin of the Duke University Graduate School

Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Program in (MEDREN)

Associate Professor Shannon (English), Chair and Director of Graduate Studies; Professors Aers (English), Beckwith (English, theater studies), Bland (religion), Borchardt (Germanic languages and literature), Bruzelius (art and art history), Clark (religion), Clay (classical studies), DeNeef (English), Garci-Gómez (romance studies), Greer (romance studies), Herrup (history), Hillerbrand (religion), Keefe (religion), Mahoney (philosophy), Mignolo (romance studies), Porter (English), Price (English), Quilligan (English), Rigsby (classical studies), Shatzmiller (history), Steinmetz (religion), and Wharton (art and art history); Associate Professors Bartlet (music), Brothers (music), Finucci (romance studies), Keefe (religion), Neuschel (history), Longino (romance studies), Rasmussen (Germanic languages and literature), Robisheaux (history), Silverblatt (cultural anthropology), Solterer (romance studies), Somerset (English), Van Miegroet (art and art history); Assistant Professors McCarthy (music), Parker (classical studies), Schachter (romance studies), Woods (classical studies); Professors Emeriti Caserta (romance studies), Newton (classical studies), Randall (English, theater studies), Silbiger (music), Tetel (romance studies), Williams (English), and Witt (history); Adjunct Assistant Professor Keul (Germanic languages and literature)

The Graduate Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Duke University Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Some fifty faculty in ten different degree-granting departments participate in the Medieval-Renaissance program, offering courses in art history, history, music, philosophy, religion, and language and literature (classical studies, English, German, and Romance languages). The Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies seeks to promote cross-departmental and cross-institutional engagement that gives students a network of colleagues beyond their home departments.

Students may earn a formal Graduate Certificate in interdisciplinary Medieval and Renaissance Studies by meeting the following requirements: (1) complete three Medieval and Renaissance courses outside of the major department (MEDREN 300 or MEDREN 301 may count as one of these three distributional courses, and students are highly encouraged to take these cross-disciplinary seminars); (2) attend the Medieval-Renaissance Graduate Colloquium for two consecutive years; (3) present a research paper at one of several local Medieval and Renaissance workshops, colloquia, or conferences; and (4) complete a dissertation on a topic in Medieval and Renaissance studies. While students may be affiliated with the Center without having to obtain the Graduate Certificate, the certificate is a valuable complement to degrees in traditional Duke departments. Students planning to obtain the certificate should file an application with the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies as early in their careers as possible, but no later than the fall of their graduation year. For an application and more detailed information on the program and its requirements, contact our director of graduate studies and visit our Web site at http://www.duke.edu/~jmems/cmrs.

For descriptions of cross-listed courses below, see the listings under the specified departments.

200. Advanced Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Topics may focus on fine arts, history, language and literature, or philosophy and religion. Open to seniors and graduate students; other students may need consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

200S. Advanced Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Topics may focus on fine arts, history, language and literature, or philosophy and religion. These seminar courses frequently engage interdisciplinary perspectives, historiography, and interpretation of medieval and Renaissance cultures. Open to seniors and graduate students; other students may need consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

201S. Introduction to Medieval German: The Language of the German Middle Ages and Its Literature. 3 units. C-L: see German 209S

202A. Christian Thought in the Middle Ages. A survey of the history of Christian theology from St. Augustine to the young Martin Luther. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Steinmetz. 3 units.

202B. Early and Medieval Christianity. A survey of the history of Christianity from its beginnings through the fifteenth century. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Keefe and Steinmetz. 3 units.

202C. Modern European Christianity. A survey of the history of Christianity from the Reformation to the present, with emphasis on the early modern era. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Heitzenrater and Steinmetz. 3 units.

203S. Sex, Gender, and Love in Medieval German Literature. 3 units. C-L: see German 210S

204. Origen. 3 units. C-L: see Religion 204

205. The English Reformation. The religious history of England from the accession of Henry VIII to the death of Elizabeth I. Extensive readings in the English reformers from Tyndale to Hooker. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Steinmetz. 3 units.

205S. Topics in Dante Studies. 3 units. C-L: see Italian 205S

206. The Christian Mystical Tradition in the Medieval Centuries. Reading and discussion of the writings of medieval Christian mystics (in translation). Each year offers a special focus, such as: Women at Prayer; Fourteenth-Century Mystics; Spanish Mystics. Less well-known writers (Hadewijch, Birgitta of Sweden, Catherine of Genoa) as well as giants (Eckhart, Ruusbroec, Tauler, Suso, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, and Bernard of Clairvaux) are included. Also offered as a Divinity School course, and as Religion 206. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.

207. Readings in Historical Theology. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Prerequisites: Medieval and Renaissance Studies 202B and 202C. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

209S. Middle English Literature: 1100 to 1500 (DS1). 3 units. C-L: see English 212S

210S. Topics in Renaissance Studies. 3 units. C-L: see Italian 210S; also C-L: Art History 210S

213S. Chaucer and His Contexts (DS1). 3 units. C-L: see English 213S

216. Augustine. 3 units. C-L: see Religion 219

218S. Medieval Philosophy. 3 units. C-L: see Philosophy 218S

220BS. Religion and Society in the Age of the Reformation. 3 units. C-L: see History 221BS

220S. Shakespeare: Selected Topics (DS2). 3 units. C-L: see English 220S

221BS. Renaissance Prose and Poetry: 1500 to 1660 (DS2). 3 units. C-L: see English 221S

223A. Music in the Middle Ages. 3 units. C-L: see Music 222

223B. Music in the Renaissance. 3 units. C-L: see Music 223

224. Music in the Baroque Era. 3 units. C-L: see Music 224

228. The Legacy of Greece and Rome. 3 units. C-L: see Classical Studies 228

234A. Early Christian Asceticism. 3 units. C-L: see Religion 234

236A. Luther and the Reformation in Germany. The theology of Martin Luther in the context of competing visions of reform. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Steinmetz. 3 units.

237S. Topics in Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture. 3 units. C-L: see Art History 236S

239S. Special Topics in Latin Literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. 3 units. C-L: see Latin 240S

240. Medieval Fictions. 3 units. C-L: see French 240

241. History of Netherlandish Art and Visual Culture in a European Context. 3 units. C-L: see Visual Studies 210

242. History of Netherlandish Art and Visual Culture in a European Context. 3 units. C-L: see Visual Studies 211

243S. Topics in Netherlandish and German Art. 3 units. C-L: see Art History 243S

245. Problems in Reformation Theology. Consent of instructor required. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Steinmetz. 3 units.

245S. Art and Markets. 3 units. C-L: see Visual Studies 252AS; also C-L: Economics 244S

246. Problems in Historical Theology. Consent of instructor required. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

247. Readings in Latin Ecclesiastical Literature. Readings in Latin of pastoral, theological, and church-disciplinary literature from the late patristic and medieval period. Also offered as a graduate Religion and Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Prerequisite: knowledge of Latin. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.

248S. Topics in Italian Renaissance Art. 3 units. C-L: see Art History 247S

249. Early Modern Studies. 3 units. C-L: see French 247

254. Justice, Law, and Commerce in Islam. 3 units. C-L: see Religion 254; also C-L: African and African American Studies 254

260B. History of the German Language. 3 units. C-L: see German 260; also C-L: Linguistics 260

267S. Britain in the Sixteenth Century. 3 units. C-L: see History 267S

272. The Early Medieval Church. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.

273. The Early Medieval Church, Out of Africa: Christianity in North Africa before Islam. Selected writings of Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine, as well as lesser known African Fathers, on topics such as the African rite of baptism, African creeds, and African church councils. Focus on major theological, liturgical, and pastoral problems in the African church in order to gain perspective on the crucial role of the African church in the development of the church in the West. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.

276. The Sacraments in the Patristic and Early Medieval Period. A study of the celebration and interpretation of baptism or eucharist in the church orders and texts of the early church writers. Also offered as a Divinity School course. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.

300. Research Colloquium in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Credit grading only. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.

301. Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Seminar on the material bases (archival documents, legal records, court records, manuscripts, material artifacts, and the like) for the study of the Middle Ages. Topics addressed include origins and accessibility, as well as questions of method and historiography. Topics vary. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Shatzmiller. 3 units.

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