Information Week 1
Orientation topics
- Aims / assessment and programme of the module
- Seminar groups (see your eVision timetable after signup) and advice (box below)
- Approaching 'Germany' and the 'Reformation' (via e-resources & 'preparation tasks' below)
E-resources
- A sketch of the 'World in 1500Link opens in a new window'
- Module resourcesLink opens in a new window, esp. the recommended companion text by Scott Dixon (pic right) and the online source collection 'German History in Documents and Images 1500-1648Link opens in a new window'
- H-GermanLink opens in a new window and Society for the Study of the Holy Roman EmpireLink opens in a new window: two scholarly platforms with information on research projects, conferences, new publications etc relating to our field
Preparation tasks
1. Introductory reading: H. Cohn, 'The Long Reformation - Lutheran', in: B. Kümin (ed.), The European World (2017 or earlier edns) - having reached the e-book, navigate to PART III Religion and then this chapter.
2. Start-up poll: Who or what do you associate with the term 'Reformation'? Thanks for submitting your 3 words (names, places, facts, concepts ...) via Vevox - we'll take a look at the results in the week 2 seminar.
General seminar advice
- Each week has a seminar theme with associated resources - the Tuesday lecture offers an introductory survey and the Friday classes opportunities to discuss key topics on the basis of set sources & texts
- Please complete any assigned seminar tasks (esp. the core readings) before our weekly meetings
- Be prepared to ask questions, explore a variety of aspects and engage constructively / respectfully with a range of different views
- University monitoring rules require the keeping of attendance registers - if you cannot make a particular meeting, please mail your seminar tutor in advance
- Consultation of further resources will help to deepen your understanding of particular topics, e.g. with a view to written assignments - these include:
- The Dixon 'textbook' and the 'German HistoryLink opens in a new window' collection (as above)
- Both the seminar pages on this website & the library's Talis Aspire Reading List for our module provide details of a large spectrum of online & printed materials
- Items listed under 'printed resources' & 'digital resources' include supplementary materials for several if not most sessions
- Over the year, keep some notes on your weekly preparation, contributions to seminars and other learning experiences (e.g. moments when listening to others assisted your understanding), which can feed into the oral contribution assignment
- We also have a companion moodle platform for selected purposes such as module feedback
