This cluster is made up of courses that, taken together, present to students a broad, interdisciplinary view of medieval Europe, approximately the period from 400 or 1500 AD. The cluster strives to distinguish the medieval cultural system(s) from those that proceeded and those that came after it.
Cluster Coordinator: Currently unstaffed. Please contact the University Studies Office.
Office: CH 117
Phone: 503-725-5890
E-mail: askunst@pdx.edu
The Medieval Studies Sophomore Inquiry courses introduce students to medieval life, thought, and culture in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, from roughly 800 to 1450 C.E. All Medieval Studies Inquiry courses are interdisciplinary in their approach, and emphasize appreciation for the uniqueness of medieval culture through the analysis of literary and historical narratives, images and material life, mythologies and allegory, and religious life. Exact content will vary according to course.
This SINQ leads to the Medieval Studies Cluster.
ArH 456U Medieval Art I
ArH 457U Medieval Art II
ArH 458U Medieval Art III
ArH 461U Northern Renaissance Art
ArH 471U Italian Renaissance Art I
ENG 319U Northern European Mythology
ENG 340U Medieval Literature
ENG 410U Medieval Women
ENG 426U Medieval Literature I
ENG 447U Major Forces in Literature: Arthurian Literature
ENG 448U Major Figures in Literature (when content is appropriate)
ENG 449U Medieval Women
FL 399U Medieval Vernacular Literature
FL 335U The Icelandic Sagas
FL 399U Medieval Latin Literature in Translation
FL 399U Literature of the Medieval Church
FR 341U Introduction to French Literature I (taught in French)
FR 441U Major Works in Translation (when content is appropriate)
FR 442U Medieval Works in Translation
GER 341U Introduction to German Literature I (taught in German)
HST 350U English History
HST 352U European Women's History to 1700
HST 354U Early Medieval Europe: 300-1100
HST 355U Late Medieval Europe: 1100-1450
LAT 331U Early Medieval Civilization
SPAN 341U Introduction to Hispanic Literature I (taught in Spanish)
SPAN 441U Major Works in Translation (when content is appropriate)
TA 425U History of Dress I
TA 471U Theater History: Medieval/Renaissance Drama
WS 410U Medieval Women
WS 410U Medieval Works in Translation
