Course Schedule

Readings and Podcast Episodes are available here:

Week by Week

PODCAST = Assigned podcast for that week (either created by me or from someone else). Not all weeks have an assigned podcast.

Episodes in bold are the focus for our discussion that week.

DateTopicAssigned MaterialAssignments
11/1What does Game of Thrones have to do with medieval history?
18/1MedievalismREADINGS: Finn, K&S: Intro, Ch 1.
EPISODES: 1-3
Episode 4
PODCAST
Appointment with DWL to discuss final project
25/1Playing the Game of ThronesREADINGS: Althoff, Schulzke, Liedl
EPISODES: 5-6
Episode 7
1/2Eunuchs, Castrations, and MasculinityREADINGS:
Askey, Ringrose, Bettis
EPISODES: 7-11
Episode 12
PODCAST
Proposal due
8/2DisabilityREADINGS: Metzler, Stanton
EPISODES: 13-23
Episode 24
PODCAST
15/2READING WEEK
22/2Race, Racism, and the White Saviour ComplexREADINGS: Young, Carroll, K&S Ch 3-4
EPISODES: 25-29 Episode 30
PODCAST
1/3Law, Order, and JusticeREADINGS: Russell, Weber
EPISODES: 31-37
Episode 38
8/3Sexual Violence READINGS:
Sturtevant, K&S Ch 5, Baca
EPISODES: 38-45
Episode 46 (Note: this episode features a rape scene)
PODCAST
15/3Religion and ViolenceREADINGS: K&S Ch 6, Attali, Reeves, website.
Episode 47
PODCAST
Optional Short Essay
22/3RESEARCH WEEK NO CLASSESOptional Draft Essay due (March 23rd)
29/3ChildrenREADINGS: Pérot, Parsons, McGlynn
EPISODES: 48-54
Episode 55
5/4EASTER MONDAY
(No CLASS)
12/4QueenshipREADINGS: Woodacre, Borowska-Szerszun, Rajrah
EPISODES: 56-59, 61-62
Episodes 60 and 63
PODCAST
19/4WarfareREADINGS: Mondschein, Sturtevant
EPISODES: 64-69, 71-72
Episodes 70 and 73
PODCAST
Final Essay due April 22nd.