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HI406N: WOMEN AND VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIEVAL NORTH 0-1300 AD (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

What impacts did women have on violence — and violence on women — in Scandinavia and the British Isles, during Antiquity and the Middle Ages? What sorts of women were thought to enact, incite, suffer or resist violence? Did artistic representations of links between women and violence match realities, or not? How can we tell? And what roles did men play in all this? Throughout this course, students will investigate a selection of primary sources from across the North (0-1300 AD) and compare and contrast relevant examples from different regions, periods, and source types. Download course guide.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Lisa Collinson

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 4
  • Either Celtic (CE) or History (HI)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • HI306N Women and Violence in the Medieval North 0-1300 Ad (Studied)
  • HI356N Women and Violence in the Medieval North 0-1300 Ad (Studied)
  • HI456N Women and Violence in the Medieval North 0-1300 Ad (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

What impacts did women have on violence — and violence on women — in Scandinavia and the British Isles, during Antiquity and the Middle Ages? What sorts of women were thought to enact, incite, suffer or resist violence? Did artistic representations of links between women and violence match realities, or not? How can we tell? And what roles did men play in all this? Throughout this course, students will investigate a selection of primary sources from across the North (0-1300 AD) and compare and contrast relevant examples from different regions, periods, and source types.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt

  • 1500-word source review (20%)
  • 1500-word historiography review (20%)
  • 4000-word essay (50%)
  • Seminar presentation (10%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Written feedback within three weeks, using the School printed feedback form and with opportunity for individual discussion of the work and feedback.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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