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HIS2121
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KARAKTERFORDELING · H 2025
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Kilde: Felles studentsystem (FS) via Universitetet i Oslo, slik den var publisert for høsten 2026. Universitetet i Oslo er ikke ansvarlig for innholdet på denne siden.
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Today, the relationship between humans and nature is more relevant than ever. But how did people in the past perceive their relationship with the natural world? Did they see nature as something to be controlled, feared, or respected?
This course explores these questions by examining a wide range of medieval sources (c. 500-1500). We will investigate how medieval people understood their place in nature by analysing depictions of landscapes, mountains, and oceans, as well as descriptions of natural disasters, disease outbreaks, storms, and droughts - moments when the human-nature relationship seemed to break down. We will see how animals could be hunted as a pastime or transported long distances for trade or for diplomatic gifts.
Through a close reading of medieval texts - including travel narratives, land descriptions, chronicles, "magical" manuscripts, and medical writings - we will explore how medieval societies conceptualised the natural world and reacted to challenges. In doing so, we will also engage with modern scholarly perspectives, particularly ecocriticism, environmental, cultural, and intellectual history, to better understand how medieval attitudes toward nature continue to shape our world today.
When you have completed this course you will be able to:
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The course will be taught in twelve 2-hour seminars, designed to encourage active discussion and in-depth engagement with texts. Attendance in class is expected and active participation is essential. Students are required to read the assigned texts in advance.
Compulsory assignment: To qualify for the exam, all students must submit an obligatory qualifying assignment (1 to 2 pages) on their intended term paper topic. If accepted - subject to possible revision - the assignment will qualify participants for the final examination. This final term paper will cover a topic that participants will choose, within the framework of the course.
The teaching language is English.
The course is assessed by a term paper. Your paper must not exceed 4500 words, notes included. Attachments and/or bibliography are not included in the word count.
Based on the exposé, students will tailor their topic and research question with the help of the lecturers
Kilde: Felles studentsystem (FS) via Universitetet i Oslo, slik den var publisert for høsten 2026. Universitetet i Oslo er ikke ansvarlig for innholdet på denne siden.
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