spring 2002
| Renaissance Europe
and
the Age of Humanism (1350-1700) spring 2002 |
The course purports to provide the students with a basic understanding of the period from the beginning of the Italian Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment. The terms Renaissance and Humanism refer to a broad spectrum of new political, philosophical and scientific ideas, and artistic developments, which arose in Italy and were subsequently received north of the Alps, eventually becoming key elements in the formation of modern Europe. This process, however, occurred in a specific historical context. The Renaissance and the Age of Humanism was also the age of recurring plague epidemics, the witch craze, and the Ottoman advance into Southeastern and Central Europe. It was the age of reformation and religious wars and of overseas discovery and expansion. The course is cross-disciplinary, i.e. it aims to present the changes brought about by the Renaissance from a broad historical and comparative perspective, instead of treating them as more or less isolated phenomena. The course consists of a row of lectures followed by seminars. The lectures will introduce a number of key issues, which will then be explored and discussed in detail in the seminars. These will include analyses of contemporary texts and monuments, as well as of modern literature dealing with the period.
'Renaissance Europa and the Age of Humanism' is a course for foreign and Danish students, but is taught in English. The course is offered only to those foreign students who have been admitted to the University of Copenhagen. Further information can be obtained at the International Office (Phone: 35 32 38 96), at the Faculty of Humanities (Phone: 35 32 36 31), or at the briefing sessions at the beginning of the semester.
| Time and Location: | University of Copenhagen Amager (KUA) Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Monday: 1 to 4 p.m. |
| Coordinator: | The course is organized by the Faculty of Humanities. The coordinator is Per Methner Rasmussen, Købmagergade 50, 1150 Copenhagen K, 2nd floor Room 217 B. Phone: 35 32 36 31. |
| Lecturers: | Peter Christensen, Department of History. Christian Høgel, Institute for Greek and Latin. Hannemarie Ragn Jensen, Institute of Art History and Theatre Research. Marianne Pade, Institute for Greek and Latin. Lene Waage Petersen, Department of Romance Languages. Lene Schøsler, Department of Romance Languages. Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, The Royal Library Peter Zeeberg, Institute for Greek and Latin. Lene Østermark-Johansen, Department of English. |
| Registration: | Registration will take place at the Coordinator's Office. The course is offered only to those foreign students who have been admitted to the University of Copenhagen. The class size is limited. The admission to the course will be administered by the Coordinator. |
| Credit: | You may register to attend the course for credit either by attending at least 80 per cent of the lectures (8 ECTS) and/or by taking an examination that will be given at the end of the course (8 or 15 ECTS). The limit is 15 ECTS. Your grade will then be added to your transcript and reported to your home university. |
| Credit units: | 3 semester units or 4 quarter units,
8 ECTS credits - Danish 1/8 "årsværk". 6 semester units or 8 quarter unit-s, 15 ECTS credits - Danish 1/4 "årsværk". |
| Textbooks and texts: |
P. Burke: The European Renaissance. Centres and
Peripheries (Making of Europe) Oxford: Blackwell Press 1998 Jill Kraye (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism Cambridge University Press 1996 (1998)
The textbooks can be bought at: Humaniorabogladen, KUA |
| Study tour: |
April 21st. Destination to be announced. We meet at Frue Plads, in front of the Main University Building, at 10:00 a.m. Please bring your lunch. |
| ADDRESSES |
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Renaissance Europe and the Age of Humanism
Coordinator Per Methner Rasmussen
Phone: +45 35 32 36 31 UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN The International Office
Det internationale Kontor
Phone: +45 35 32 38 96 |