Medieval & Early Modern European StudiesThe University of Auckland New ZealandThe Centre for Medieval and Early Modern European Studies was established in 2003 with the assistance of a grant from the Vice-Chancellor's Emerging Research Fund.The Centre brings together members of a number of departments in the Faculty of Arts, the School of Music, and the School of Theology. Their specialisations range from the end of the Roman Empire to the end of the seventeenth century. The Centre co-ordinates an undergraduate programme (BA minor) and graduate programmes (BA (Hons) and MA). It encourages and supports interdisciplinary research projects. Events organized by the Centre include a seminar series for staff and students and an annual conference. Medieval & Early Modern European Studies Medieval and Early Modern European Studies (MEDEMS) is an interdisciplinary subject involving the study of the history, languages and cultures from the end of the Roman Empire to the end of the seventeenth century. Undergraduate Study The MEDEMS BA minor enables students interested in Early Europe to organize part of their study around an area rather than a discipline. A minor in Medieval and Early Modern European Studies includes at least two courses in a European language, and at least one of the core courses. The core courses are: ARTHIST 203 Northern European Art 1400-1600 ARTHIST 224 Power and Piety: the Baroque HISTORY 215 Society and Culture in Early Modern England HISTORY 219 Medieval Mentalities, Western Europe c.1100-1500 Courses in the following languages are available for students with no previous knowledge: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Ancient Greek and Latin. Students taking a MEDEMS minor are advised to enrol in courses in a language in their first year. Those who are especially interested in the Medieval period are advised to study Latin. The remaining three courses for the minor can be chosen from a wide range of courses in the Medieval and/or Early Modern periods offered in the following subjects: Art History, History, Christian Thought and History, English, European Languages and Literatures, Music, and Philosophy. Graduate Study The MEDEMS BA (Hons) can consist entirely of courses. It may, alternatively, include a dissertation. It can be completed in two semesters (full-time) or four semesters (part-time). The pre-requisite is a BA with a major in one of the subjects included in the MEDEMS programme, passed at an appropriate level. The core course for the BA (Hons) is: MEDEMS 700 Creating the Past Drawing on the resources of several departments and schools within the Faculty of Arts, this course explores the ways in which various communities sought to construct their own pasts through imaginative literature, art, and historical writing. The remaining courses for the BA (Hons) can be chosen from a wide range of courses offered in the following subjects: Art History, History, English, European Languages and Literatures, and Philosophy. An MA in Medieval and Early Modern European Studies usually consists of a thesis of about 25,000 words. It can be completed in two semesters (full-time) or four semesters (part-time). The pre-requisite is a MEDEMS BA (Hons) or equivalent degree, passed at an appropriate level. Masters and Doctoral Research The University of Auckland has a long and distinguished tradition of research in the Medieval and Early Modern periods. There are specialist staff in a number of disciplines. Areas of particular strength in which supervision is available include: Art History:Northern Renaissance Art; Early Modern portraiture, self-portraiture and court culture (England and the Lowlands); Medieval Book Arts; 16th century patronage and art collecting, and the early art market Church History:Late Roman; 5th century Gaul (lay-clerical relations); Anglo-Saxon (pagan-Christian negotiations, women and the church); 17th century England (ecclesiology and politics, radical religious movements and dissenters) English and European Literatures:Old English; Old Icelandic; 12th century French, Anglo-Norman and Anglo-Latin; Chaucer, Malory and the medieval Scottish poets; Medieval French and English Arthurian literature; Medieval cycle and morality plays; Shakespeare and his contemporaries; Stuart Drama; Spenser and Milton; Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio; Early Modern Spanish (travel literature, historiography and literary utopias) History: 12th France (royal marriages); 15th century Italy (particularly Florence); Medieval Spain (and Islam); Early Modern Spain (cartography); Medieval and Early Modern England (sexuality, the body and the family, popular culture); women's and gender history (Early Medieval to Early Modern); constitutional history (Tudor and Stuart); English civil wars and 17th century political thought Music:Trouvere song; 15th century printed books of polyphonic music Philosophy: history and philosophy of logic, Boethius to Abelard The Centre's Research Projects Several interdisciplinary research projects, additional to those of individual members of contributing departments, are attached to the Centre. The participation of graduate and doctoral research students in these projects is welcomed. Two of the Centre's current projects are concerned with Early Europe as an aspect of New Zealand heritage. These are: the study of Medieval and Early Modern European manuscripts held in New Zealand; and the origins and development of the study of Early Europe in New Zealand universities throughout the twentieth century. Other projects in progress are 'England and the Lowlands, Cultural Exchanges 1477-1580,' and 'The Literary Culture of Barking Abbey, from its Foundation to the Dissolution.' Library Resources for the Study of Medieval and Early Modern Europe at AucklandThe University of Auckland's library holdings are good by international standards. Collections of books and periodicals were established in the late nineteenth century, and have been assiduously added to. Data bases include Patrologia Latina and Early English Books Online. Over forty of the Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in New Zealand are held by the Auckland City Library. They come from Czechoslovakia, France, England, Scotland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. Other medieval manuscripts are owned by ecclesiastical institutions. Most of these manuscripts have not been much studied. The Auckland City Library also has a substantial collection of incunabula and early printed books. CONTACT Professor Stephanie Hollis Director Centre for Medieval and Early Modern European Studies University of Auckland PB 92109 Auckland New Zealand Phone: (61 9) 373 7599 (87498) Fax: (61 9) 373 7429 Email: s.hollis@auckland.ac.nz |
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