MEMS 2001 – Researching the Medieval and Early Modern Past
Time: Thursdays, 11:35 am – 2:25 pm (Winter Term; Jan 09, 2023 – Apr 12, 2023)
Location: Southam Hall 615
Instructor: Marc Saurette
Preliminary Description
Our society produces images of the Middle Ages as both a simpler and a more exciting
time – of brave knights, beautiful princesses and maybe of vicious warfare or dragons to spice it up. But the Middle Ages were so much more diverse, rich and weird than any movie, TV
show or video game depicts. This course invites you to uncover the real and hidden worlds of the Middle Ages.
This course will be run as a seminar where students have hands-on experience with medieval evidence – medieval manuscripts, art and artefacts. We will spend time in Carleton’s Archives and Special Collections, and understand how medieval manuscripts/ early modern printed books are made in our Book Arts lab. We will visit off-campus sites to take advantages of the museums and learning opportunities Ottawa has to offer. This class will ask you to read, interpret and engage with the books and objects made by medieval and early modern people; together we will try to make sense of them and their foreign world.
To know more about the course, please email: marc.saurette@carleton.ca