Course Details

This course will consist of a combination of lectures, seminars and film viewings and discussions.

Course Hours
The course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays between 9am and 11am in Room 203 (Lecture/Seminar Room), 10 University Gardens (Medieval History). All seminars will be held in my office, Room 305, 1 University Gardens). Appointments to meet with the course tutor may be made by telephone (330-3585), or by email (spn@arts.gla.ac.uk). Alternatively, the tutor will be available during office hours on Tuesdays between 9.30 and 11.00 am (or by appointment at other times).

Organisational Meeting
During the first meeting on Tuesday 30th September, the class will be divided into seminar groups, and we will discuss the organization of the course, seminar paper requirements, and the required essay.

Lectures
The ten lectures are designed to provide a chronological background and interpretive framework for the course, and to raise key issues for debate.

Seminars
The five substantive seminars provide a forum for in-depth discussion and analysis of key themes: two additional seminars will be held at the end of term in which all seminar presentations will take place. Attendance at seminars is mandatory, and you must attend all five seminars: failure to attend one or more seminar without acceptable documented evidence may result in a grade of Credit Refused for this course. In one of the additional seminars you must submit a short, typed essay of around 800 words: this will form the basis of a very brief presentation, in which you raise what you consider to be issues worthy of debate.

Tutorials
Individual tutorials of approximately 20 minutes each will provide an opportunity for discussion of your essay and any other issues concerning your understanding of the course in general. Please use this opportunity – it provides the chances to discuss your strengths and weaknesses on paper and in seminar discussions, and it is an important avenue for students to provide feedback about the course.