Lecture and Seminar Programme
'Reformation, Politics & Rebellion' is structured in four parts:
I. Germany on the Eve of the Reformation
II. Reformation Culture
III. Social Impact
IV. Legacies
NB: Lecture capture can be accessed from the module's Moodle site
Part I: GERMANY ON THE EVE OF THE REFORMATION
Autumn Week 1
Normally no meetings for Year 2 30 CATS options, but please check this information on module structure & organization
Autumn Week 2
Lecture: 'The political landscape of the Holy Roman Empire' (Tuesdays 12-13 in Oculus 1.06) -
[Handout will be posted here]
Seminar week 2: Politics and Tensions
Class times Fridays, 11-12 (group 1 in FAB 4.78) & 3-4 (group 2 in FAB 4.80)
Autumn Week 3
Lecture: 'Socio-economic and cultural life in the late Middle Ages'
Seminar week 3: Living in late medieval Germany
Autumn Week 4
Lecture: The late medieval Church Part I: Organization, Theology & Religious Life
Seminar week 4: Religious beliefs & practices on the eve of the Reformation
Autumn Week 5
Lecture: Late medieval Church, Part II: Internal & External Challenges
Seminar week 5: Debate - late medieval reform or decline?
[Reading Week]
Autumn Week 7
Lecture: Martin Luther - a restless monk. Early Life, Theology, Challenges & Later Life
Seminar week 7: Luther - man & myth
[Shorter assignment / book review due by the deadline specified on Tabula]
Part II: REFORMATION CULTURE
Autumn Week 8
Lecture: Reformation doctrines - Ideas & Impact
Seminar week 8: Luther's message
Autumn Week 9
Lecture: Lutheran liturgy and rituals - A new religious culture
Seminar week 9: Oral & written communication
Autumn Week 10
Lecture: Disseminating Reformation ideas: Man & other media
Seminar week 10: Visual communication and media
[Title / materials for extended essay to be discussed with tutor early in the Spring Term; there should be no 'significant' overlap with exam questions / long essay topics in any module]
Spring Week 11
Lecture for week 11: Doctrinal divisions among Protestants & the Swiss Reformers
Seminar week 11: The Reformed
Spring Week 12
'Lecture' workshop for week 12: 'Reformation writing - trends and resources'
Seminar: Essay Writing skills
Part III: SOCIAL IMPACT
Spring Week 13
Lecture for week 13: Rural Reformation & the Peasants' War
! NB: Coincides with the Quincentenary !
Seminar week 13: The Peasants' War
Spring Week 14
Lecture for week 14: The Radical Reformation
Seminar week 14: The Kingdom of Münster
Spring Week 15
No regular lecture - informal essay surgery in usual Oculus venue instead
[Seminar week 15: Essay presentations & surgery - will not go ahead if industrial action persists]
[Reading Week]
Spring Week 17
Lecture for week 17: Urban Reformation
Seminar week 17: Deciding on faith in sixteenth-century cities
[Longer assignment / essay due by the deadline specified on Tabula]
Spring Week 18
Lecture for week 18: Gender roles
Seminar week 18: Debate - was the Reformation 'good for women'?
Spring week 19
Lecture for week 19: The Princes' Reformation and their Clergy
Seminar week 19: Institutionalizing the Reformation
Part IV: LEGACIES
Spring week 20
Lecture for week 20: Protestants & Other Confessions - Catholics & Jews
Pilgrimage to Altötting (procession video, website) & Simon Schama on Bernini's St Teresa sculpture
Seminar week 20: Confessional identities
Summer Week 21
Lecture for week 21: Imperial Politics
Two clips from the 'Luther' movie by Eric Till (2003): Frederick the Wise and Spalatin discuss how to respond to Church pressure & the 'Here I stand' scene at the Diet of Worms 1521
Seminar week 21: Charles V - a failure?
Summer Week 22
Lecture for week 22: Long-term effects
Seminar week 22: Conclusion
[Seminar contribution self-assessment due by the deadline specified on Tabula]
Revision class: date / time / venue to be agreed
+ A 2 hour / 2 question 'take home' exam in accordance with the departmental timetable / guidelines
Model exam paper:
Recent model exam papers for this module can be found at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/exampapers
Title page of the Twelve Articles by the Peasants of Upper Swabia (1525)
[Library of Congress]
