[Toraerie] Fwd: Center for Medieval Studies E-News January 28

[Eyja Bassadottir]

The May session class to York, England look especially cool.

Holliga,
Eyja


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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:39:11 -0600
From: Center for Medieval Studies <cmedst at umn.edu>
To: Center for Medieval Studies <cmedst at umn.edu>
Subject: Center for Medieval Studies E-News January 28

Center for Medieval Studies Weekly E-Newsletter: January 28, 2008

AT A GLANCE:

1. The Cid at First Colloquium
2. Spring Event Schedule
3. Medieval Research Group
4. May Term Course in York
5. Medieval Studies Minor

THE DETAILS:

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4. Life in a Medieval City: York, England (Engl 3163)

May Session 2008: 19 May-11 June
Professor Janet Schrunk Ericksen (University of Minnesota, Morris)

In the Middle Ages, York, located about 200 miles north of London, was
one of England's most important cities, second only to London. York
served in turn as a center of Roman administration in Britain, a
significant Anglo-Saxon town, a base for Viking incursion and settlement
of England, and ultimately a vibrant economic hub for not only England
but the North Atlantic world. Today, York is a compact city that retains
much of its medieval character; its original stone walls are the longest
town walls in England, and York Minster is the largest gothic cathedral
in northern Europe. The class will focus on literary and historical
texts produced in and near York in the Middle Ages and the contexts for
such works; readings will include saints' lives, histories, poetry, a
Norse saga, letters, and public documents. Afternoon, full day, and
weekend excursions include sites in York as well as Ripon Cathedral,
Fountains Abbey, Durham Cathedral and Castle, Bede's church in Jarrow
and a nearby reconstructed Anglo-Saxon farm, Lindisfarne (Holy Island),
and Warkworth Castle. More information, on dates, tentative syllabus,
and costs, can be found at:
http://www.morris.umn.edu/cerp/abroad/Program%20Pages/York.htm.
Interested students may also contact the instructor (ericksja at umn.edu
<mailto:ericksja at umn.edu>) for more information.
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