tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post2000985133468874670..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: NaBloPoMo 2010 -9Another Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-14945782342239593902010-11-10T09:15:16.680-05:002010-11-10T09:15:16.680-05:00I was thinking of having them just read the first ...I was thinking of having them just read the first one and then one of the responses -- probably White's. Since it's a voluntary class held on *my* Saturday, I think it's fair, though.<br /><br />Alternatively, I may have them read, "Tyranny of a Construct" and the Cheyette and Hyams responses at Medieval Sourcebook.Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-65798433625167439582010-11-10T08:57:20.327-05:002010-11-10T08:57:20.327-05:00Yes to all of this. The authorship question is qui...Yes to all of this. The authorship question is quite important but when I've been able to broach it in classes (and I miss seminar teaching, by the way) it's still quite hard to drive it beyond "well duh he thinks religion is important". The author has to be chosen really carefully so that what he or cares about reveals more than just her or his background. Let me know if you find a good one!<br /><br />As for argument, I think that is perhaps easier if you can find a good scholarly argument. If you're doing Feudal Mutation (and if you are, of course, please feel free to use my diagram :-) ) then the Past and Present cluster (online for free via FindArticles still I think) is one way into that perhaps: who's more convincing and why? But again, I might struggle to get this more than a step or two beyond. Poll them first perhaps, and then get someone from each results chunk to explain their choice?<br /><br />Lurking behind that: can you get your students to read five fairly dense articles for one class, and is it fair to ask that of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com