Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2002
Medieval Studies (MDST)

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MDST 102   ELEMENTARY LATIN II                      Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Continuation of MDST 101. Also offered as LATI 102.
Also offered as LATI 102
001 FL 517 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM      Wallace, Kristine Gilmart Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 203   INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION: T Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Continuation of MDST 202 (not a prerequisite). Includes European culture from
the year 1000 to the discovery of the Americas, which encompasses the Crusades,
the "discovery of the individual," chivalry and chivalric literature, the Black
Death, and the beginnings of the Age of Exploration, using pictorial and
architectural as well as literary and historical sources. Offered with
additional work as MDST 326. Also offered as HIST 203 and with additional work
as HIST 326. Also offered as HUMA 103.
Also offered as HIST 203
001 SH 309 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Stahl, Alan               Enr: 8 Max: 0

MDST 212   INTERMEDIATE LATIN II                    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Readings in Vergil's Aeneid. Also offered as LATI 202.
Also offered as LATI 202
001 TBA - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM         Wallace, Kristine Gilmart Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 222   MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MUSIC             Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Historical study of musical style, concentrating on the medieval and
Renaissance eras. Required for music majors. Also offered as MUSI 222. Note to
Music Majors: Course will not be offered in 2002-2003.
Prereq- MUSI 221.
Also offered as MUSI 222
001 APB 1131 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM    Meconi, Honey             Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 257   JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Though Jewish and Christian history are often treated as separate fields, over
the course of their long coexistence the two communities profoundly affected
each other. Their histories are intimately related. This course will study
these relations, focusing on Jewish communities within the context of Christian
Europe. Offered with additional work as MDST 357 and HIST 357. Also offered as
HIST 257.
001 HUM 327 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Haverkamp, Eva            Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 300   MEDIEVAL LITERATURE: DANTE (IN TRANSLATI Credits 3.00  Spring 02
A close reading of the Divine Comedy, with attention to its theological,
philosophical, scientific, literary, historical, and artistic background. Refer
to course website at http:\\www.ruf.rice.edu/~jchance. Also offered as ENGL
311. Different topics may be repeated for credit.
001 SH 307 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:45PM      Chance, Jane              Enr: 2 Max: 0

MDST 301   ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY            Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Exploration of major philosophical writings from the 4th century B.C. through
the 14th century A.D. Content varies from year to year.  Normally offered every
year. Also offered as PHIL 301.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM         Morrison, Donald R.       Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 304   UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT READING        Credits   Spring 02
Independent reading under the supervision of a faculty member. Open to a
limited number of advanced students with special permission.
Prereq- Permission of the instructor
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 318   J.R.R. TOLKIEN                           Credits 3.00  Spring 02
J.R.R. Tolkien, an Oxford professor and eminent medievalist now recognized as
one of the greatest writers of the 20th century for his masterpiece, Lord of
the Rings (written ca. 1930s-early 1950s), wrote out of what he knew about Old
English, Old Norse, and Middle English literature. This course will trace the
tension between the exile (wraecca) and the community; otherness and heroism;
identity and marginalization; and revenge and forgiveness. To locate Lord of
the Rings within a broader historical and literary context, we will read the
Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Tolkein's works on fantasy and mythmaking,
"Mythopoiea", "Leaf by Niggle," and "On Fairy-Stories". Refer to course web
site at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~jchance. Limited enrollment. Also offered as
ENGL 318.
001 SH 305 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Chance, Jane              Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 322   DIRECTED READINGS IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY    Credits 3.00  Spring 02
No Description
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 326   INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION: T Credits 3.00  Spring 02
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Enriched verison of MDST 203. May not receive credit for both MDST 203 and MDST
326. Also offered as HIST 326.
001 SH 309 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Stahl, Alan               Enr: 2 Max: 0

MDST 339   INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MEDIEVAL ART        Credits   Spring 02
Independent study, reading, or special research in Medieval art. Also offered
as HART 339.
Pre-req- Permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: NA

MDST 357   JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE   Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Enriched version of MDST 257. May not receive credit for both MDST 257 and HIST
357. Also offered as HIST 357.
001 HUM 327 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM     Haverkamp, Eva            Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 424   STUDIES IN HISPANIC LINGUISTICS          Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Topic: The Evolution of Spanish. This course surveys the historical development
of dialectal differences in Spanish, the factors that affect the formation of
dialects (geographic, social class, gender, and etc) prescriptive vs.
descriptive accounsts of Spanish, and the future of Spanish as a world
language. Also offered as LING 424 and SPAN 316.
Also offered as LING 424
001 RH 305 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Salaberry, Rafael         Enr: 2 Max: 0

MDST 439   SPECIAL TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL ART: HIERONYM Credits 3.00  Spring 02
The visual culture, popular, popular region, and folklore of late Medieval
northern Europe will be explored through the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch. We
will also examine the problems of interpretation theses enigmatic paintings
pose for contemporary scholars. Also offered as HART 438.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 SH 352A - W 01:00PM - 04:00PM       Neagley, Linda            Enr: 0 Max: NA

MDST 444   MEMORY & COMMEMORIZATION IN THE MIDDLE A Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Memory and commemoration are in general terms described as intentions,
attitudes, acts, and media that should prevent oblivion of individuals and
communities (beyond death). In this way, they determine thought, emotions, and
actions in fundamental ways. They possess universal dimensions that go back to
antiquity and are influential up to the present. Today they are often driven
out either into the atomistic sphere of individual rememberance, into the
institutional realm of politics, or into the secluded world of museums. However
this suppression enhances their importance for our life. Also offered as HIST
444.
Also offered as HIST 444
001 HUM 328 - T 02:30PM - 05:30PM       Haverkamp, Eva            Enr: 0 Max: 5

MDST 462   DIRECTED READING                         Credits   Spring 02
No Description
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 481   SEMINAR IN ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Also offered as Phil 501.
Also offered as PHIL 501
001 HUM 227 - T 02:00PM - 05:00PM       Morrison, Donald R.       Enr: 0 Max: 0

MDST 488   TOPICS IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY               Credits 3.00  Spring 02
Reasearch seminar on selescted issues, subject or themes in medieval history.
Spring 2002: The development of the Italian communes from ancient Roman centers
through their role in the birth of the Renaissance.  Urban civilization played
a stronger role in the life of medieval Italy than in other areas of Europe.
Attention will be paid to artistic, urbanistic, devotional and literary
developments as well as to political and social institutions.  Each participant
will research and report on a specific city through the period and topics under
study.  Also offered as HIST 488.
001 HZ 117 - W 02:00PM - 05:00PM        Stahl, Alan               Enr: 0 Max: 0