Undergraduate Course: Decentering Medieval and Renaissance Italy (ELCI10037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Decentering Medieval and Renaissance Italy is an interdisciplinary course which explores the formation of cultural, religious, and social identities in late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, at the same time engaging with phenomena of "othering". The course considers centres of power, legal and religious institutions, in a dialectical relationship with discriminated social groups, marginal communities, and ex-centric figures. By drawing upon (intersectional) decolonial theories, the course will focus on selected case studies of representation, fictionalisation, and persecution of "others" which will be examined across different arts. |
| Course description |
Decentering Medieval and Renaissance Italy is taught in two weekly hours that combine lectures, seminars, and student-led discussions. In this course, students acquire contextual knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural developments in 14th-16th centuries Italy. At the same time, they focus on a selection of case studies, which look at the representation of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and sex discrimination. This is an interdisciplinary course where students engage with a variety of literary, historical, and political texts, as well as different art forms. Decentering Medieval and Renaissance Italy is open to all students eligible for Levels 10 and 11 study at Edinburgh. The course is taught in English.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of Italian Medieval and Renaissance culture;
- Develop and use intermedia and decolonial studies skills to further knowledge and understanding both as part of team work and for individual study;
- Demonstrate finely honed communication, presentation, and interaction skills in a manner consistent with academic standards and conventions;
- Demonstrate autonomy and initiative, carry out independent research under tutor guidance, lead seminar and practice-led activities, and show awareness of team roles and responsibilities
- Demonstrate critical analysis and essay writing skills
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Learning Resources
ABULAFIA, David. 2004 (Ed.), Italy in the Central Middle Ages 1000-1300. Oxford: OUP
BIRK, Joshua C. 2016. Norman Kings of Sicily and the Rise of the Anti-Islamic Critique. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
BLOCH, R. H. 1991. Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
BORNSTEIN, Daniel, and Roberto Rusconi (eds.). 1996. Women and Religion in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
BOSWELL, Joseph. 1992. Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
CASILLO, Robert. 2006. The Empire of Stereotypes. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
DUBY, Dunnett. 1994. Love and Marriage in the Middle Ages. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
HANNAN, Leonie, LONGAIR, Sara. 2017. History Through Material Culture. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
HENG, Geraldine. 2018. The invention of race in the European Middle Ages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
HOWTING, Gerald (Ed). 2005. Muslims, Mongols and Crusaders. London: Routledge.
KALMAR, Ivan. 2012. Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the notion of sublime power. London: Routledge
LARNER, J. 1980. Italy in the Age of Dante and Petrarch. London: 1980
LOWE, Kate. 2005. Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
MOORE, R.I. 2007.The formation of a persecuting society. London: Blackwell.
NAJEMI, JOHN (ed), Italy in the Age of Renaissance. 1300-1550. Oxford: OU
SAID, Edward. 2003. Orientalism. Western Conceptions of the Orient. London: Penguin.
SANTE, Matte (ed). 2001. ItaliAfrica: Bridging Continents and Cultures. Stony Brook, New York: Forum Italicum Publishing.
SCHAUS, Margaret (ed). 2006. Women and Gender in Medieval Europe. An Encyclopedia, edited by Margaret C. Shaus. New York: Routledge.
STOW, K. R. 1992. Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe.
ZAMUDIO, Margaret, Christopher Russell, Francisco Rios, and Jacquelyn L. Bridge-man. 2011. Critical Race Theory Matters: Education and Ideology. Routledge: 2011
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
curiosity for learning that makes a positive difference
courage to expand and fulfil their potential
passion to engage locally and globally
creative problem solving
critical and reflective thinking
skilled communication
research and enquiry
personal and intellectual autonomy
personal effectiveness |
| Keywords | Medieval Italy,Renaissance Italy,Intermediality,Literature,Arts,Decolonial Studies,cultural studies |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emanuela Patti
Tel:
Email: Emanuela.Patti@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Cahongo
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: J.Cahongo@ed.ac.uk |
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