ANCS 350 Race and Ethnicity in Greco-Roman Antiquity Dr. Edward Nolan Tues/Thurs 5:30-6:45 PM
ART 216 Visual Culture in Context: Ancient Empires-18th Cent Dr. Kimberly Anderson
(2 sections) Tues OR Thurs 4:30-7 PM Counts towards: Arts/Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP)
Focused study of six or seven specific, momentous periods in the history of world art dating from prehistory to the mid-eighteenth century. By studying selected moments in the history of world art in some depth, students will gain an awareness of how art objects and visual culture both shape and represent societies and their histories.
ART 329/HIST 358/ART 429 Art and Society in the Renaissance Dr. James Magruder
Tues/Thurs 11:30-12:45 PM Counts towards: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP)
An analysis of the relationship between the art of the Renaissance and its social and economic background. The course traces the development of Renaissance art, changes in style and content, and the emergence of new art forms. It focuses on the social characteristics of artists and patrons, the organization of the arts, their status and function, and the evolution of an art market.
ENG 304 British Literature: Marlowe to Milton Dr. Raphael Falco Tues/Thurs 8:30-9:45 AM This course covers a chronological range of British drama and poetry from the late 16th-century to the mid-17th. Our aim is to chart the extraordinary development of literary production in the century between Christopher Marlowe and John Milton. The class will analyze such genres as tragedy, comedy, love lyric, sonnet, and pastoral elegy. Authors will include Marlowe, Spenser, Shakespeare, Sidney, Lanyer, Cary, Donne, Jonson, Wroth, and Milton.
ENGL 315 Studies in World Literature: Race and Gender in Premodern Literature Dr. Kathryn McKinley Tues/Thurs 2:30-3:45 PM
This course will explore the ways in which premodern authors and institutions defined and represented ethnicities, race, cultural difference, and gender. Topics will include travel narratives, miscegenation, Africans in Renaissance Europe, ethnography, women authors, masculinities, conduct books, and early modern letters. Texts: Wolfram von Eschenbach's Arthurian romance Parzival; John Mandeville, Travels; Geraldine Heng's The Invention of Race in the Middle Ages; Ben Jonson's The Masque of Blacknesse and The Masque of Beauty; Golden Age: Poems of the Spanish Renaissance; the Paston letters; Geoggroi de Charny; A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry; and Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies.
ENGL 351 Studies in Shakespeare: Underread Shakespeare Dr. Michele Osherow Tues/Thurs 4:00-5:15 PM
Do you know Prince Hamlet but not Prince Pericles? Heard tell of King Lear but not of King John? Encountered the crossdressing Viola, but never knew Julia dressed as a boy? This course examines Shakespeare plays that, according to a recent poll in the UK, are ‘underground’ and ‘beyond the scope’ of popular knowledge when it comes to the Bard’s works. The class is designed for those interested in and/or curious about Shakespeare, and who are keen for a glimpse beyond the plays whose titles are too familiar. If you are a reader who leans towards plots unpredictable, characters that smack of complexity, and all those twisty human bits that have made Shakespeare a consistent presence on literary and theatrical scenes for over 400 years, then these texts deserve your attention! The course will draw heavily from Shakespeare’s late works—plays which are nothing short of sensational on the contemporary stage.
ENGL 410 Medieval Green Worlds: Between Grendel and Antipastoral Dr. Kathryn McKinley Tues/Thurs 1:00-2:15 PM
How did the Middle Ages understand and (de)construct “nature”? Forests and moors, seen as violent, lawless places inhabited by monsters and outlaws, were increasingly regulated. Medieval romances’ gardens ranged from idealized settings to sites of rape and sexual assault. The countryside, often an aristocratic retreat, also told the story of appropriation, enclosure, and peasant labor. We will ask how medieval readers imagined and enacted their relationships to the natural world. Works include Anglo-Saxon elegies and Beowulf; Romance of the Rose; Boccaccio’s courtly love romances; Chaucer’s Book of the Duchess; Chretien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances; and Ecocriticism: The New Critical Idiom. Instructor Consent Required.
ENGL 464 “Unruly Members”: Early Modern Women’s Writing Dr. Michele Osherow Tues/Thurs 7:10-8:25 PM
In the early modern period, a virtuous woman was praised for ‘ruling her tongue that unruly member’. But while the prescript for female silence was reinforced at every turn, many women recognized the power of the word, and they applied rhetorical arts of all sorts to make themselves heard. This course examines texts by and about women in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Many of these women’s names have gone unrecognized, and their voices unacknowledged for several hundred years. We will consider women’s writings across a variety of genres including life-writing, poetry, prose, drama, prophecy and dream visions, religious texts, cookbooks, treatises, letters, and mother’s legacies. We will explore women’s texts in the broadest sense, including needlework and other samples of material culture. We will investigate modes of female communication and pay particular attention to debates on the nature of women in the raging querelle des femmes. You must complete any 300 level English Course with a grade of C or better.
HIST 374/GWST 374 European Women’s History 1200-1750 Dr. Amy Froide
Tues/Thurs 1:00-2:15PM Counts towards: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP)
An examination of the status and roles of women in European society throughout the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Through a mixture of secondary readings, primary sources, and film, this course investigates ideas and women and gender as well as the actions and ideas of women in the past. Topics include women and religion, women and work, women’s household and familial roles, women and sexuality, women and politics, and women’s education and writings. Recommended Preparation: Any 100-level social science course or junior/senior status.
HIST 463/JDST 463/RLST 463 Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages Dr. Susan McDonough Mon/Wed 1:00-2:15 PM
This course examines moments of contact and conflict between the three major monotheistic faiths of the medieval period: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Topics will include an examination of the scriptural foundations of the three faiths and the influence on topics such as law, violence, conversion, ritual, and legend. The course provides an overview of how individuals and leadership within the three faiths interacted with each other. Recommended Preparation: HIST 100 or HIST 110, or HIST 111 of JDST 100 or RLST 100 or 200-level course, and junior/senior standing.
LATIN 102 Dr. Molly Jones-Lewis Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 11:00-11:50 AM Counts towards: Language (GFR)
Continuation of LATN 101. You must have completed LATN 101 with a C or better or two years of high school Latin.
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LATIN 102 Dr. Edward Nolan Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 9:00-9:50 AM Counts towards: Language (GFR)
Continuation of LATN 101. You must have completed LATN 101 with a C or better or two years of high school Latin.
MUSC 307.07: Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble) Mon/Wed 2:30-3:45 PM 1 Credit Course The UMBC Collegium Musicum is a performance ensemble dedicated to exploring and performing European-styled vocal and instrumental music from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750. Under the direction of Dr. Lindsay Johnson, members meet in collaborative ensembles of various sizes to study and perform period vocal and instrumental music. Students are given the opportunity to sing in a variety of conventional and extended vocal styles, and to play recorder, crumhorn, racket, shawm, organ, harpsichord, drum, guitar, and Baroque violin, viola, and cello. Emphasis is given to the study of musical style, performance practice, singing and playing one-on-a-part, and excellence in ensemble performance. General musical background and informal audition are required; style and specific period instruments are taught within the ensemble.
To satisfy the MEMS Minor, students must complete 6 courses (18 credits) with a “C” or better. You must take 2 English courses, 2 History Courses, and 2 Courses in any of the following: Africana Studies, Ancient Studies, Art, French, Music, Latin, or Philosophy.
For a complete list of courses that satisfy the MEMS Minor, consult the website: mems.umbc.edu.