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Root number
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519882 |
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Semester
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HS2026 |
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Type of course
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Workshop |
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Allocation to subject
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English Languages and Literatures |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
The Early Medieval World: Literature, Objects, Art (MA Workshop) |
| Description |
Early medieval literature, like all literature, emerged from embodied experiences of landscape, weather, and the objects of everyday life. This course explores the early medieval world by bringing literature into dialogue with artefacts, asking how literature and objects together shape cultural meaning. At the beginning of term, we will visit Sutton Hoo, one of the most significant Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites, and the reconstructed settlement of West Stow, engaging with how Old English artefacts and texts have shaped the presentation of these sites to modern audiences. Back in Bern, we will engage with selected objects and works of art and bring them into conversation with excerpts from Beowulf and shorter poems, drawing on our own observations of how objects are displayed at these sites. The excursion and part of the sessions will be shared with BA students, who will focus more closely on the relevant texts, offering additional perspectives on the relationship between literature and artefacts. Our discussions will be informed by critical scholarship engaging with the intersections of art, archaeology, and literature. |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Annette Kern-Stähler, Institute of English Languages and Literatures ✉
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Dr.
Nicole Andrea Nyffenegger, Institute of English Languages and Literatures ✉
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ECTS
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3 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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passed/failed |
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| Dates |
Tuesday 12:15-14:00 Weekly
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Wednesday 9/9/2026 08:00-17:00
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Thursday 10/9/2026 08:00-17:00
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Friday 11/9/2026 08:00-17:00
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Saturday 12/9/2026 08:00-17:00
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Rooms
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