Sumários
‘We are dreaming the Middle Ages’: Eco’s 10 Little Middle Ages
29 Setembro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
‘We are dreaming the Middle Ages’: Eco’s 10 Little Middle Ages
- Introduction to Eco's Essay & key points
- Discussion of the '10 Little Middle Ages'
- In-class Close Reading Activity (details available on Moodle)
‘Middle Ages’: What’s in a term? (II)
24 Setembro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
In-class Activity: What the Middle Ages left us.
- Pair work activity
How were the Middle Ages different from our own.
- Medieval sense of wonder
- Inovation & Tradition
- Liberal vs. Servile Arts
- ...
‘Middle Ages’: What’s in a term? (I)
22 Setembro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
‘Middle Ages’: What’s in a term?
- 'The Middle Ages': Meaning & Significance;
- The Medieval Period in Western Europe.
‘A Knight for Sore Eyes’: Warm-up Activities
17 Setembro 2025, 15:30 • Ana Rita Martins
‘A Knight for Sore Eyes’: Warm-up Activities
- In-class discussion: "On heroism: values & morality"
- Screening & Debate: Contemporary Representations of Knighthood
- Medieval Expectations: An analysis of excerpts of Geoffroi de Charny's A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
Assignment for Monday: Watch "A Very Short Introduction" by Miri Rubin (see Moodle for more details)