20 years ago scholars started to reflect the impact of postcolonial studies for medievalists, more or less unnoticed by the wider community of historians within and outside the field of Medieval studies. At the core of the programmatic debate were the concepts “Medievalism” and “Orientalism”. Today, the debate gained political and theoretical momentum with „critical race theory“. What do these concepts mean? In which way do they shape research or public perception of the Middle Ages? In this class we will discuss these core concepts and at the same time expand our own empirical knowledge of sources and fields of research in the Global Middle Ages.
Note: There is the opportunity to watch the film „Der Medicus“, D, 2013, a perfect example for medievalist, orientalist and racist cliches: 10/22, 18 c.t., room 5009 – in cooperation with the AG Geschlechtergeschichte and the AG Melpomene’s Reading Circle. No registration required.
Cohen, J., Ed. (2000). The Postcolonial Middle Ages. New York;
Kedar, B. Z. and M. E. Wiesner-Hanks, Eds. (2015). The Cambridge World History, V. Expanding Webs of Exchange and Conflict, 500 CE-1500 CE. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press;
Classen, A., Ed. (2010). Handbook of Medieval Studies. Term - Methods – Trends. Berlin, New York.
Ausgleichsberechtigte Studierende wenden sich zur bevorzugten Platzvergabe per E-Mail mit einem Nachweis der Ausgleichsberechtigung an die Studienkoordinationsstelle Geschichte. Ausschlussfrist für die Geltendmachung von Ausgleichsberechtigungen ist der letzte Tag der zentralen Frist, 16 Uhr. Textnachrichten in AGNES werden hingegen nicht gelesen!
Die Veranstaltung wurde 11 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis WiSe 2024/25 gefunden: