Old Livonia
Course code
AIE6020.HT
old course code
AIE6020
Course title in Estonian
Vana-Liivimaa
Course title in English
Old Livonia
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The purpose of the course is to
offer students the opportunity to gain knowledge about the medieval periode in the history of Estonia and Latvia (second half of the 12th - 1558) that is usually called the periode of Old-Livonia.
provide students with theoretical and practical competence that would enable them to understand the historical entry of Old-Livonia with its connections to Europe
offer the possebility to overcome the traditional nation-centered (German vers Estonian-Latvian) understanding of the upbulding of the local society
offer students the opportunity to gain knowledge about the medieval periode in the history of Estonia and Latvia (second half of the 12th - 1558) that is usually called the periode of Old-Livonia.
provide students with theoretical and practical competence that would enable them to understand the historical entry of Old-Livonia with its connections to Europe
offer the possebility to overcome the traditional nation-centered (German vers Estonian-Latvian) understanding of the upbulding of the local society
Brief description of the course
Old-Livonia was a quasi-colonial entry that came into being in the processe of crusading movement. On of its pecularities is openness to social processes that took place in Germany. On one hand genesis of Old-Livonia can be qualified as a part of the german movement to the East. At the same time the similarities of the local development with Germany are over emphasised because the backbone of the understanding of the entry was built by the Baltic-German historians. More balanced understanding of Old-Livonia in the frame-work of the modern interdisciplinary research-work has changed the understanding of the entry.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
The student describes the main features of the historiography of Livonia. Lists the basic phasis in developing, proficient, and defines a chronology of the main problems.
The student describes the main features of the historiography of Livonia. Lists the basic phasis in developing, proficient, and defines a chronology of the main problems.
Teacher
Priit Raudkivi, PhD
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