2010 interim opportunities
Study abroad
IDIS W45 Italy: Ancient & Medieval with Profs. Ken Bratt (Classics) and Young Kim (History)
On-campus courses
IDIS 306 Introduction to Medieval Studies: Music, Liturgy and Ceremony in the Gothic Era with Prof. Tim Steele
This course examines the sources and contexts of music and liturgy during the later Middle Ages. The course will begin with an overview of the structure and content of modern chant books then focus on developments in music and ceremonial during the period in which the gothic churches at Chartres, Notre Dame of Paris, and the Abbey of St. Denis were under construction. Aspects of architecture, artistic themes, and local traditions will be considered in conjunction with surviving manuscript sources from the period. The student who successfully completes this course will demonstrate familiarity with the basic sources of medieval liturgy, the methods used in interdisciplinary study of those sources, and the context for developments in liturgy, music and ceremonial during the period from the late 11th through the 14th centuries. Evaluation will be based on the student’s successfully completing one research paper and a final exam. One IDIS 306 course is required for the Medieval Studies minor.
