HHIB06603U HIS 60. Urban Society in Northern Europe (14th-15th c.)
History
Module 5
Bachelorproject (HHIB00601E) [BA Programme,
2013-Curriculum]
Urban Society in Northern Europe (14th-15th c.)
In the 14th and 15th c., northern European society changed
dramatically. In the previous centuries, population had grown and
towns had developed at a historically unparalleled rate. However,
most drastic socio-economic changes occurred only in the 14th c. as
a consequence of a severe population crisis. Since the second half
of the 14th c., commerce expanded continuously to meet the demands
of a commercializing society. European real wages increased and
remained relatively high until the late 15th c. Urban and partly
also rural crafts and industries expanded and specialized,
increasingly supplying their output to trade.
The 14th and 15th c. provide an exciting example of a society
undergoing profound and long-lasting changes. Participants will
explore aspects of the urban society and economy emerging in
post-plague northern Europe. Themes of this course and potentially
of individual bachelor projects are:
- the development of an urban community with its distinct legal,
administrative and political features
- the role of guilds in organizing society and craft production
- social groups and social relationships
- women studies
- urban networks, inter-city cooperation and mobility
- urban credit and money markets
The course will mostly be concerned with urban societies in the Low
Countries, northern Germany, and England, including Scandinavian
sources and literature as much as possible. Reading skills of
German or Dutch are not mandatory, but helpful as they open up more
possibilities for the individual bachelor projects.
Course objectives (clarification of some of
the academic targets stipulated in the curriculum):
After the course students will be able to:
● work on a written assignment under supervision, conducting a
well-defined case study on an aspect of the medieval urban society,
with a clear problem statement
● embed the bachelor project and research question within the wider
historiographical and academic context of urban history
● identify and critically evaluate the relevant historical
literature
● select and analyze the relevant source material for a particular
aspect of urban society
● communicate and discuss the chosen topic in writing in a clear
and precise manner, according to the prevailing academic standards
● bring together research question, state of research, discussion
of historical data, analysis, and conclusion in the written
assignment
As the course is still under preparation, students are asked to
check for updates on the reading list on Absalon. As an
introduction into the topic and a common starting point for the
seminar, it is recommended to read at least the chapters on
pre-modern Europe from the following book:
- Peter Clerk: The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History.
Part II: Pre-Modern Cities. 2013 [KB online
resource].
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 42
- Exam Preparation
- 129,5
- Preparation
- 217
- Total
- 388,5
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Exam registration requirements
Current curricula for History / Aktuelle studieordninger for Historie og Uddannelseshåndbog for Historie; Pensumbestemmelser for BA-uddannelsen i historie; Kronologiske og geografiske spredningskrav for BA-uddannelsen i historie
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HHIB06603U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See Timetable link
- Study board
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Course responsibles
- Angela Ling Huang (7-6b76727f6b78714a727f7738757f386e75)