Women in Medieval Europe, c.1000-c.1500 (P01726)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-WomMedEur

The course assesses the status of women in medieval Europe, c.1000-c.1500. In particular it will evaluate chronological change and regional differences, consider the problems of different types of source material, and discuss different scholarly approaches. Themes it will cover include religion, power, law, work, lifecycle and marriage.

Indicative course content:
1. Key approaches and debates in the study of medieval women
2. Gender Ideologies
3. The Marriage Debate
4. Women and the Law
5. Women and Power
6. Women and Religion
7. Women's Writings
8. Women and Work: Continuity or Change?
9. Gender and Morality
10. Studying Scottish Medieval Women

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The aims and objectives of the course are:
- To develop or enhance an understanding of the concerns and approaches of women's history and, in particular, of gender as an analytical category
- To relate gender in the Middle Ages to its social and cultural contexts
- To explore medieval social and cultural life more widely via this analysis
- To develop further students' study skills and analytical capabilities through an engagement with both secondary discussion and primary source material
- To enable students individually to develop a more profound understanding of particular aspects of the topics covered.

After successful completion of this course, the student will:
- have an understanding of the concerns and approaches of women's history
- have detailed knowledge regarding the position of women in medieval Europe c.1000-c.1500
- have developed his/her ability to engage critically in debate, to synthesize and review a range of arguments, and to analyse contemporary source material.