DUTCH 5010

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DUTCH 5010
17th Century Dutch Texts

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

The course is specifically meant for PhD candidates, but undergraduates are welcome as well. Each week we read a different text, mainly from the 17th century, based on students' needs: topics of texts typically cover art history, law, history, literature etc.  These materials help students greatly with the difficult task of reading challenging printed and handwritten texts from the late 16th and 17th centuries. The course starts with an overview of reading strategies that students learn to apply when approaching texts written in the 1600's. As the semester progresses, we read more and more complex texts. The last two weeks of the semester are devoted to handwritten texts and students get an introduction to various hands. The goal of the course is to prepare students for archival research.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: four semesters of Dutch or German language or equivalent.

Course Attribute (EC-SEAP)

When Offered Spring.

Comments Texts in Dutch, taught in English. This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative (SCI) and will be taught from Columbia University using Videoconferencing technology. 

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5777 DUTCH 5010   SEM 101

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative (SCI) and will be taught from Columbia University using videoconferencing technology. 90-minute weekly meetings will occur in one of Cornell’s distance-education classrooms at Stimson Hall on Wednesday mornings, based on students' schedules. Questions relating to scheduling or the SCI may be directed to Ahmed Shamim, as3969@cornell.edu.