Programm unseres Dichtertreffens, 12.-14. April, 2018 12. April: 19-21 Uhr: gemütliches Beisammensein, in der Hospitality Suite, 134, im Riverpark Inn, 350 S. Freeway, next to the Interstate I-10 (nevertheless, surprisingly quiet rooms) Freitag, 13. April: Frühstück im Hotel (reiches Angebot, bitte Kaffee danach mitbringen) 9:30 Beginn unserer Lesungen Irmgard Hunt Peter Beicken Geertje Suhr 10:45-11:00…Continue Reading Telgte 2 in Tucson, 2018
Year: 2022
Pleasure and Leisure: Program
Program of the 2018 Symposium: Pleasure and Leisure THURSDAY, May 3, 2018, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. RECEPTION (Hosted by Albrecht Classen), Ramada by Wyndham Tucson (formerly Riverpark Inn), 777 W Cushing St. (520) 239-2300, next to Interstate 10, south of St. Mary’s Rd. (hospitality suite 134 on the west side of the hotel, room on the…Continue Reading Pleasure and Leisure: Program
Comments by previous students: Ger / Hist 289
Here are comments from students who took my course in Spring of 2018: Andy Powell: I did very much so enjoy your class and you as a professor. I took your class again because I enjoyed your style of teaching in the honors colloquium I took with you previously. The texts we discussed in…Continue Reading Comments by previous students: Ger / Hist 289
2020: 17th International Conference on Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Freedom, Slavery, and Imprisonment in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age
Liberty, Imprisonment, and Slavery in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age Organizer and Chair of the Seventeenth international symposium at the University of Arizona: Albrecht Classen Program for the Nov. 21 and 22, 2020 Online Conference Alert: The original conference was CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 (March 16, 2020). Hence, the postponement to Nov. 21…Continue Reading 2020: 17th International Conference on Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Freedom, Slavery, and Imprisonment in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age
Ger 312 online schedule
Online: You must attend at least 10 chatroom meetings, otherwise loss of points. Week one (starts on Dec. 21): historical background: Chatroom meeting 1, 4:30 p.m. Read the introduction by Amt. I’ll provide you with specific questions. Read the article by Emily Amt and A. Classen (online) Chatroom or zoom meeting 1: Dec. 21, 4:30 p.m. Reading pace is only…Continue Reading Ger 312 online schedule
International Symposia – Introduction
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN CULTURE organized by Prof. Albrecht Classen, Dept. of German Studies. See the links for each symposium above or below. For instructions how to prepare your manuscript for publication, see: CHECKLIST Depending on the contractual conditions, there might be a charge for contributions…Continue Reading International Symposia – Introduction
International Symposium Program, "Imagination and Fantasy in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time"
Program of the 2019 Symposium: Fantasy and Imagination in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age: Projections, Dreams, and Illusion (also: Monsters and Monstrosity) THURSDAY, May 2, 2019, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. RECEPTION (Hosted by Albrecht Classen), Ramada by Wyndham Tucson (formerly Riverpark Inn), 777 W Cushing St. (520) 239-2300, next to Interstate 10, south of St. Mary’s Rd. (hospitality…Continue Reading International Symposium Program, "Imagination and Fantasy in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time"
German / Religious Studies 379: Religion in German Culture
This course can count toward the Cultural Minor in German Studies or toward the THEMATIC MINOR IN MEDIEVAL STUDIES. It is also a TIER 2 course, open to students across campus, for history, English, creative writing, anthropology, etc. It is, primarily, a cross-listed course counting toward German Studies and Religious Studies. It addresses the history of religion…Continue Reading German / Religious Studies 379: Religion in German Culture
Ger / Rel 379 Summer II. Short version
Reading list: Middle Ages: Abelard: Dialogue: Dialogue – better and more complete translation Hildegard of Bingen, background, illustrations Hildegard: Divine Works; alternative link Rudolf von Ems, Der guote Gerhart: Rudolf von Ems, Der guote Gerhart (an expression of tolerance in the Middle Ages) Renaissance: Boccaccio: Decameron, 1st day, stories 2-3, 10th day, story 9 (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) Reformation: Martin Luther: 95…Continue Reading Ger / Rel 379 Summer II. Short version
Ger 160C: Short Version of Semester Plan
SEMESTER PLAN There will always be an online component for Friday, timed, through Top Hat, for instance. You will be free to read, listen to, or respond to the assignment at your leasure, though there will be a due date (mostly Fri at 10 p.m.). Please have read the assignment before you come to class….Continue Reading Ger 160C: Short Version of Semester Plan
Program for the Nov. 21 and 22 online conference on Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery
Symposium 2020: Imprisonment, Slavery, and Freedom in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age, Nov. 21 and 22 (each day from 8 a.m. /7:50 a.m. MST to 1 p.m.) 17th International Symposium 2020: Liberty, the Prison, and Slavery in the Pre-Modern World, Nov. 21 and 22 (each day from 8 a.m. MST to 1:30 p.m.;…Continue Reading Program for the Nov. 21 and 22 online conference on Freedom, Imprisonment, and Slavery
Ger 501: Appropriating and Reshaping the Past: The Tristan in German Literature. Now as an Independent Study
Ger 501: Appropriation of the Past: Tristan und Isolde: Vom Mittelalter bis zum 20. Jahrhundert Spring 2022: This will be offered as an independent study, with fine-tuned assignments and requirements. Instructor: Professor Albrecht Classen Office: 318 LSB (you can always stop by whenever you like), but please wear a mask and watch social distancing Tel.: 621-1395…Continue Reading Ger 501: Appropriating and Reshaping the Past: The Tristan in German Literature. Now as an Independent Study
2021: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, May 8-9, 2021
The 2021 International Conference on the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age at the University of Arizona will take place online from May 8 to May 9. This will be the 18th Conference organized at the UoA. Topic: (Mis)Communication, Community, and Translation in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age Any relevant paper addressing this large but powerful…Continue Reading 2021: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, May 8-9, 2021
Program: (Mis)Communication, Community, and Translation in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time
This symposium is open to anyone, so just enter at your leisure when you are not presenting, but please make sure to mute yourself until you want to speak. You can always raise your hand, or put down something in the chat. We have always a 10 min. period for Q & A after each…Continue Reading Program: (Mis)Communication, Community, and Translation in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time
Checklist for Fundamentals
Checklist in preparation for the final version of your paper: first name and last name on top (12 points) 1. (your affiliation) (ten points): (University of Arizona, Tucson) 2. 3 spaces 3. title (14 points) 4. 4 spaces 5. text (10 points) 6. always footnotes 7. best if you do not put…Continue Reading Checklist for Fundamentals
Middlebury 3200: Weisheit
Middlebury Literatur GRMN 3200 Summer 2023 Kursplan für Literatur 3300: Weisheit, kluges Handeln, Lehre, Einsicht und Rationalität: Märchen, Rätsel, Sprichwörter, Parabeln und Schwänke Kursleiter: Dr. Albrecht Classen Zoom link via my home university: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/97291834166 Sprechstunden: immer per zoom, auch per email (aclassen@middlebury.edu) oder FB erreichbar Klassentreffen: Kursbeschreibung: In allen Literaturen und Sprachen der Welt gibt…Continue Reading Middlebury 3200: Weisheit
Medieval Europe Summer 2022
Link to the 2022 program: https://sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/medieval-europe-summer-2022/https://sites.arizona.edu/aclassen/medieval-europe-2022 Start your application here Welcome to my 2022 Medieval Europe travel course, taking us from Spain and France to Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, always studying the Middle Ages in theory and in praxis. This is a Gen.Ed. course and open to students in all fields. The only requirements are: Interest in…Continue Reading Medieval Europe Summer 2022
Abstracts for the 2022 symposium: Globalism
Najlaa Ramadan Abdulaziz Aldeeb, Swansea University, UK: Globalism in Paul of Antioch’s Letter to a Muslim Friend and Its Refutation by Ibn Taymiyya While the common themes of pre-modern travel literature are pilgrimage, indigenous customs, agriculture, flora and fauna, Paul of Antioch’s treatises focus on the Islamic-Christian debate. These letters were unknown to both Arab Christians…Continue Reading Abstracts for the 2022 symposium: Globalism
2022: 19th International Symposium on Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Globalism and Meeting Foreign Worlds in the Pre-Modern Era
The 2022 symposium at the University of Arizona will focus on Globalism and Meeting the Foreign World in the Pre-Modern World. This is a broad topic, but it suggests many new reflections. I invite submissions by Jan. 31, 2022. Date of conference: April 30-May 1, 2022, online, Arizona time, 7:30 a.m. start time: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89140302587 That…Continue Reading 2022: 19th International Symposium on Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Globalism and Meeting Foreign Worlds in the Pre-Modern Era
Ger 379. Schedule for Spring 2022
Spring 2022. For links to the readings (homework assignment before class), see the major syllabus. Jan. 12: Introduction: What is the relevance of religion as a cultural-historical topic. For today, we examine one short statement recently published about the nature of Christianity as an hermeneutic religion Jan. 17: MLK Day, no class. Jan. 19: Critical approaches…Continue Reading Ger 379. Schedule for Spring 2022
Program for Pre-modern Globalism
PROGRAM OF THE APRIL 30-May 1, 2022 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN STUDIES: PRE-MODERN GLOBALISM Zoom link for both days: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89140302587, starting at 7 a.m. Welcome and intro at 7:15 a.m. Arizona time. This symposium is open to anyone interested in this topic, so just enter at your leisure whenever you can, but…Continue Reading Program for Pre-modern Globalism
2023: 20th International Symposium, University of Arizona: Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Human and Natural Worlds in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time: From Ecocriticism to Pre-Modern Anthropology Zoom link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/81290133292 International Symposium, to be held at the University of Arizona, Tucson, April. 27-30, 2023 (arrival on April 27, departure on April 30) Ca. 24 papers can be included. The topic has already been discussed from…Continue Reading 2023: 20th International Symposium, University of Arizona: Medieval and Early Modern Studies