Fall 2011 Note: all readings in these courses are in English. ARA4930/0355 – MEM 4931/2387: The Qur’an as Literature Professor Sarra Tlili The Qur’an is at once a fascinating and perplexing scripture. While many Muslim and non-Muslim readers are struck by its beauty, to many others it comes across as a disorganized text. This course’s […]
Spring 2010: Note: all readings in these courses are in English. MEM 3730/GET3200: The Literature of Knighthood in the Holy Roman Empire Prof. Will Hasty. A study of the chivalric literature written in the northern, German-speaking regions of the Holy Roman Empire during the High Middle Ages (ca. 1200). Students will explore the political and […]
The MEMS in Mannheim Program in Summer B 2015. Info Session on February 5, 3-4 p.m., in UFIC Small Conference Room Participate in the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Study’s summer program abroad in Mannheim, Germany. Earn six credits working closely with UF faculty as you make excursions to sites of interest in the […]
Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at UF is an interdisciplinary forum for the study of medieval and early modern European culture and its influences on the modern world. This approach addresses the distinctive forms of cultural organization in the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods; the study necessarily crosses departmental boundaries.
Albertus Paludis, Knight of the Swamp, represents the playful aspect of MEMS. After you have learned a thousand years of history and a few languages, you can rock the swamp!