| Summer 2006 Courses and Faculty
Summer Courses
MI 40004/60004. Medieval Latin
Frank A.C. Mantello
3 credits; 10:30-12:25 MWF
6/20/06-8/3/06
This course is an introduction to the Latin language and literature
of the late antique and medieval periods (ca.A.D.
200-1500). Designed to move students toward independent work with
Medieval Latin texts, the course will emphasize the close reading
and careful translation of a variety of representative Medieval
Latin texts and documents, with attention to vocabulary and word
formation, orthography and pronunciation, morphology and syntax,
and prose styles and metrics. The course will also provide an
introduction to some of the areas of Medieval Latin scholarship,
including lexica, bibliographies, great collections and repertories
of sources, and reference works for the study of Latin works composed
in the Middle Ages. ($45 materials fee.)
The Medieval Academy of America's Committee on Centers and Regional
Associations (CARA) offers two full-tuition scholarships for students
taking a three-credit summer program Latin course through the
Medieval Institute at Notre Dame. Application details and eligibility
information is available at: http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/programs/summer.html.
Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate
Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college
credit. Students are strongly encouraged to register concurrently
for the one-credit course Intensive Latin Review, MI 40020/60020,
taught from June 20 to June 30.
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MI 40020/60020. Intensive Latin
Review
Frank A.C. Mantello
1 credit; T R 10:20-12:05 & 2:40-4:25
6/20/06-6/30/06
This course is an intensive, two-week review of the principal
constructions of Classical Latin syntax, designed for those who
have completed both elementary and intermediate Classical Latin
or the equivalent and wish to study Medieval Latin.
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MI 47801/67801. Research in Biocultural
Anthropology
Susan G. Sheridan
6 credits 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MTWRF
6/5/06-7/14/06
This hands-on research course will engage students in an experiential
learning environment that immerses them in anthropological method
and theory. Using the large Byzantine St. Stephen's skeletal collection
from Jerusalem as the cornerstone, historical and archaeological
information will be synthesized in a bio-cultural reconstruction
of ancient monastic life. Students will conduct original research,
share in an active field trip program, and participate in a lecture
program delivered by top scholars in the fields of biological
anthropology, classics, and Near Eastern studies. Students will
develop a suite of methodological skills in the natural and social
sciences, explore artifacts and life ways of the study population,
delve into the pertinent literature using several world-class
libraries, develop skills for collaborative research, and discover
the importance of a holistic approach to a fuller understanding
of life in the past. Visit the project web site at: http://www.nd.edu/~stephens.
Enrollment limit 10. Permission of instructorand
application required; contact Susan Guise Sheridan (Susan.G.Sheridan.5@nd.edu),
574-631-7670.
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MI 60005. Paleography
Frank A.C. Mantello
3 credits; MWF 2:30-4:25
6/20/06-8/4/06
This course is an introduction to the study of medieval writing
materials and practices and of Latin scripts from antiquity to
the early Renaissance. Designed to provide students with the skills
necessary to make use of Latin manuscripts in their research,
the course will focus on practical exercises in identifying, transcribing,
dating, and localizing the various scripts. It will be of interest
(1) to a wide variety of students whose courses are centered in
or touch upon the Middle Ages and who wish to work with unpublished
Latin materials of the medieval period; (2) to professional Latinists
and other humanists who study the classical tradition and the
transmission of texts before the age of printing; and (3) to librarians
and others with an interest in manuscripts, diplomata, incunabula,
and rare books. ($45 materials fee.)
The Medieval Academy of America's Committee on Centers and Regional
Associations (CARA) offers two full-tuition scholarships for students
taking a three-credit summer program Latin course through the
Medieval Institute at Notre Dame. Application details and eligibility
information is available at: http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/programs/summer.html
Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate
Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college
credit, or MI 40004/60004 (=MI 470/570) or the equivalent.
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MI 60660. Introduction to Modern
Standard Arabic
Abdul Massih Saadi
3 credits 8:00-10:20 MTWRF
6/20/06-8/4/06
An introduction to modern standard Arabic, this eight-week intensive
course deals with all the fundamentals of Arabic reading and speaking.
No previous knowledge of Arabic is necessary. This course is equal
to two semesters of MEAR 10101 and 10102.
The texts will be: Alif Baa, Introduction
to Arabic Letters and Sounds and Al-Kitaab, Part One.
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Summer Session
Faculty
Frank A. C. Mantello
Professor Mantello has a doctorate from the University of
Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies. Since 1979 he has taught
Medieval Latin, Latin Paleography, Codicology and Textual Criticism
at the Catholic University of America, where he is a professor
in the Department of Greek and Latin and chair of the department.
Abdul Massih Saadi
In addition to ongoing research and cataloguing of Syriac
and Arabic early and medieval manuscripts, Professor Saadi teaches
Arabic and Syriac languages and their literatures. He has edited
and translated the encyclopedic work of Moshe Bar Kepha (9th century),
a Syrian bishop and scholar. He has taught various courses on
Eastern (Syriac) Christianity and Islam and is visiting professor
of classics at Notre Dame.
Susan Guise Sheridan
Professor Sheridan is the coordinator of the Byzantine St. Stephen's
Project, a biocultural study of life in a large urban monastery
in Jerusalem. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado
and is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame.
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Other Courses of
Interest to Medievalists
HIST 30293. Crusade and Jihad:
Medieval Holy Wars
Sarah Davis-Secord
3 credits 8:25-10:20
MWF 6/20/06-8/3/06
This course will provide a history of the crusading movement of
Western Europe (c.1095-1291 A.D.) and its impact on the civilizations
of the medieval West and Near East. Course material will address
the history not only of the events of the Crusades, but of the peoples
and ideas involved in them as well as their long-term legacies.
What were the motivations of the Christian crusaders? How did the
Muslims and Jews of the Near East view the Crusades, and how did
they respond to them? In what ways did the prolonged contact between
these two major civilizations affect the societies, religions, and
economies of each? Note: This course fulfills the University history
requirement.
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THEO 60241. Carmelite Contemplative
Tradition
Keith Egan
3 credits 2:00-4:20 MTWRF
7/10/06-7/28/06
Many believe that Christianity will be more authentic when it
lives and serves out of its contemplative traditions. This course
explores the contemplative and mystical wisdom of the Carmelite
Tradition. Carmelite classics and authors like the following will
be explored for what they have to offer this search for a more
contemplative Christianity: The Carmelite Rule, The Institution
of of the First Monks, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Therese
of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity and Edith Stein. Topics like
contemplative prayer, contemplation, dark night, bridal mysticism,
transformation in God through love, mysticism and the sacramental
life, everyday mysticism, and the Trinitarian character of mysticism
will be explored.
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THEO 63204. The Intensive
Course: The Theology of Thomas Aquinas
Thomas O'Meara and Joseph Wawrykow
4 credits 9:40-12:00 & 2:00-4:20 MTWRF
7/10/06-7/21/06
Much of Catholic thought and life from the end of the Middle
Ages through Vatican II has drawn deeply on the theology of Thomas
Aquinas; recent years have witnessed an heightened interest in
his teaching. Led by experts in his life, work and influence,
this intensive course (4 credits) offers over a two-week period
an advanced introduction to the theology of Thomas Aquinas, with
two-hour sessions in the morning and in the afternoon.
The morning session, taught by Thomas O'Meara, O.P. (Ph.D. Ludwig-Maxmillian
University, Munich), introduces students to the medieval world,
and to the patterns and themes of the Summa
theologiae. Among O'Meara's numerous books and articles
is the acclaimed Thomas Aquinas Theologian
(1997).
The afternoon session, led by Joseph Wawrykow (Ph. D. Yale University)
focuses on Aquinas's Christology, in the Summa
and in other representative works. Wawrykow is the author of the
recent The Westminster Handbook to Thomas
Aquinas (2005) and co-editor of Christ
Among the Medieval Dominicans (1998) and The
Theology of Thomas Aquinas (2005).
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