#some of these books give me strong first-year undergrad vibes

[viasplat]

I typed up the Pentiment bibliography for my own use and thought I’d share it here too. In case anyone else is fixated enough on this game to embark on some light extra-curricular reading

I haven’t searched for every one of these books but a fair few can be found via one of the following: JSTOR / archive.org / pdfdrive.com / libgen + libgen.rocks; or respective websites for the journal articles.

List below the cut!

Beach, Alison I, Women as Scribes: Book Production and Monastic Reform in Twelfth-Century Bavaria. Cambridge University Press, 2004

Berger, Jutta Maria. Die Geschichte der Gastfreundschaft im hochmittelalterlichen Mönchtum die Cistercienser. Akademie Verlag GmbH, 1999

Blickle, Peter. The Revolution of 1525. Translated by Thomas A. Brady, Jr. and H.C. Erik Midelfort. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985

Brady, Thomas A., Jr. “Imperial Destinies: A New Biography of the Emperor Maximilian I.” The Journal of Modern History, vol.62, no.2, 1990. pp. 298-314

Brandl, Rainer. “Art or Craft? Art and the Artist in Medieval Nuremberg.” Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 1300-2550. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986

Byars, Jana L., “Prostitutes and Prostitution in Late Medieval Barcelona.” Masters Theses. Western Michigan University, 1997

Cashion, Debra Taylor. “The Art of Nikolaus Glockendon: Imitation and Originality in the Art of Renaissance Germany.” Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art, vol.2, no.1-2, 2010

de Hamel, Christopher. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts. Phaidon Press Limited, 1986

Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose. Translated by William Weaver. Mariner Books, 2014

Eco, Umberto. Baudolino. Translated by William Weave. Boston, Mariner Books, 2003

Fournier, Jacques. “The Inquisition Records of Jacques Fournier.” Translated by Nancy P. Stork, San Jose University, 2020

Geary, Patrick. “Humiliation of Saints.” In Saints and their cults: studies in religious sociology, folklore, and history. Edited by Stephen Wilson. Cambridge University Press, 1985. pp. 123-140

Harrington, Joel F. The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013

Hertzka, Gottfied and Wighard Strehlow. Große Hildegard-Apotheke. Christiana-Verlag, 2017

Hildegard von Bingen. Physica. Edited by Reiner Hildebrandt and Thomas Gloning. De Gruyter, 2010

Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love. Translated by Barry Windeatt. Oxford University Press, 2015

Karras, Ruth Mazo. Sexuality in Medieval Europe: Doing Unto Others. Routledge, 2017

Kerr, Julie. Monastic Hospitality: The Benedictines in England, c.1070-c.1250. Boydell Press, 2007

Kieckhefer, Richard. Forbidden rites: a necromancer's manual of the fifteenth century. Sutton, 1997

Kümin, Beat and B. Ann Tlusty. The World of the Tavern: Public Houses in Early Modern Europe. Routledge, 2017

Ilner, Thomas, et al. The Economy of Dürnberg-Bei-Hallein: an Iron Age Salt-mining Centre in the Austrian Alps. The Antiquaries Journal, vol. 83, 2003. pp. 123-194

Làng, Benedek. Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe. The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008

Lindeman, Mary. Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2010

Lowe, Kate. “'Representing' Africa: Ambassadors and Princes from Christian Africa to Renaissance Italy and Portugal, 1402-1608.” Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Sixth Series, vol. 17, pp. 101-128

Meyers, David. “Ritual, Confession, and Religion in Sixteenth-Century Germany.” Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte, vol. 89, 1998. pp. 125-143

Murat, Zuleika. “Wall paintings through the ages: the medieval period (Italy, twelfth to fifteenth century).” Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, vol. 12, no. 191. Springer, October 2021. pp. 1-27

Overty, Joanne Filippone. “The Cost of Doing Scribal Business: Prices of Manuscript Books in England, 1300-1483.” Book History 11, 2008. pp. 1-32

Page, Sophie. Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe. The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2013

Park, Katharine. “The Criminal and the Saintly Body: Autopsy and Dissection in Renaissance Italy.” Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring 1994. pp. 1-33

Rebel, Hermann. Peasant Classes: The Bureaucratization of Property and Family Relations under Early Habsburg Absolutism, 1511-1636. Princeton University Press, 1983

Rublack, Ulinka. “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Female Body in Early Modern Germany.” Past & Present, vol. 150, no. 1, February 1996. pp. 84-110

Salvadore, Matteo. “The Ethiopian Age of Exploration: Prester John's Discovery of Europe, 1306-1458.” Journal of World History, vol. 21, no. 4, 2011. pp. 593 - 627

Sangster, Alan. “The Earliest Known Treatise on Double Entry Bookkeeping by Marino de Raphaeli”. The Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, 2015. pp. 1-33.

Throop, Priscilla. Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing. Healing Arts Press, 1998

Usher, Abbott Payson. “The Origins of Banking: The Primitive Bank of Deposit, 1200-1600.” The Economic History Review, vol. 4, no. 4, 1934. pp. 399-428

Waldman, Louis A. “Commissioning Art in Florence for Matthias Corvinus: The Painter and Agent Alexander Formoser and his Sons, Jacopo and Raffaello del Tedesco.” Italy and Hungary: Humanism and Art in the Early Renaissance. Edited by Péter Farbaky and Louis A. Waldman, Villa I Tatti, 2011. pp. 427-501

Wendt, Ulrich. Kultur und Jagd: ein Birschgang durch die Geschichte. G. Reimer, 1907

Whelan, Mark. “Taxes, Wagenburgs and a Nightingale: The Imperial Abbey of Ellwangen and the Hussite Wars, 1427-1435.” The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, vol. 72, no. 4, 2021, pp. 751-777.e

Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2008

Yardeni, Ada. The Book of Hebrew Script: History, Paleography, Script Styles, Calligraphy & Design. Tyndale House Publishers, 2010

[academiceve]

My Top 5 Motivational Videos

Inspired by @thomastudies and @waystostudy I wanted to make my own version of sharing with you motivational videos that I like! I watch them when I need to get into a bad boss work mood and feel productivity vibes!

1. Cristina Yang Saying Goodbye to Meredith Grey

The most heartbreaking season of Grey’s Anatomy to me was when Cristina Yang/Sandra Oh left! Cristina is the first TV series character that I could relate to, who was also female and had bigger life goals than what society expected of her! Women who choose careers instead of having families are still frowned upon and although I don’t care what people think of me/talk about me it’s nice to see a character I can relate to 100%. What Cristina says to Meredith about her husband being dreamy but not the sun motivates me to not feel bad about not wanting a relationship! It may not be the most motivational for studying but I can watch their interactions and feel super motivated to work towards my goals!  

2. Ellen Pompeo On Owning Your Shit

This video is badass and you all need to watch it! Ellen gives the best advice!

3. Beyonce’s Grown Woman

I prefer this song the most for empowerement! Whenever I need to boost my energy or need a reminder that I’m strong and can achieve anything I set my mind to, I listen to this song! Beyonce has been a role model of mine since I was a child and I’ve grown up listening to her music, so I had to include my favorite song! 

4. Cristina Yang Giving Advice to Lexie Grey

This quote is legendary! If you need a reminder to work towards your goals and do it with passion, you need to watch this!

5. Shonda Rhimes Ted Talk

I love Shonda Rhimes and her TV series are my favorite! I loved reading her book “Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person” and watched her commencement speech, as well as this Ted Talk! I love watching Ted Talks and commencement speeches when I lack motivation because I draw inspiration from other people! 

During my Emotion & Motivation course in undergrad we would share motivational boosters before every class, which usually included motivational videos! I shared one of my favorite Casey Neistat videos about Losers and Closers and that’s because I like to learn from other people! I like listening to people sharing their stories and usually find something that I can apply to myself. So I hope this post is helpful to some of you if you’re lacking motivation or inspiration to do work! 

- Click HERE for @thomastudies original post! - Click HERE for @waystostudy version! 

If you would like to read more from me, click HERE to see other blog posts! You can also follow my studygram HERE for some inspiration! 

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A Guide To Applying to Universities in the U.S.

As Americans, we are used to constantly finding ourselves in a melting pot of cultures--especially on a University campus. But rarely do we put much thought into the journey that got some of our fellow students from their home countries to the United States. Here to shine light on the process of applying to American universities as a German is  Amélie Lohmann.  Amélie is currently finishing her first year of a Masters Degree at the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University. She completed her undergrad in Konstanz, a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants.

What made you want to apply to an American university as opposed to a German one?

American universities are unique because they personalize the academic experience much more to each student. You get the feeling that you are valuable asset to the university and there is a stronger "campus culture” and feeling of community--be it events, talks, sporting events, or thing like that. In Germany, your social life or hobbies feel more separate from your student life and there is a more hands-off approach from professors.

What were your steps to deciding on a school and a program?

1. Read articles about the different schools and contact alumni from the different programs at the university. Programs can vary widely even within universities, so find out about the specific programs you are applying to.

2. If possible, attend webinars or even open house to see if you like the "vibe" coming from the different students and programs.

3. Look up the specialties and research of professors within your department of interest and see if those match your own research interests

4. Look into funding opportunities and how likely is it for you to obtain one

Explain the language requirements and when you would need to take those tests

Oh yes, the wonderful TOEFL! The test is no big problem for any German who did English during their high school. However, one does need to know how the test works and take some time to prepare for it because bad scores will keep you from getting into programs. Also, the testing centers for TOEFL will not be in every town, so that you might have to go travel to a bigger town to take it for a time slot that is still open.

Books to study for the TOEFL are offered in almost every library, so no need to spend money on buying books for the test.

What do you think are the biggest barriers to Germans studying full time in the United States?

I believe it is the 1) financial costs, 2) the time and effort for applications in contrast to efforts for German university applications and simply, 3) missing information on the procedure and the opportunities.

The cost of University is a clear barrier. If given the choice between free college in Europe or taking on vast sums of debt in America, I can understand why students opt out to instead attend universities in Europe.

 It takes a lot of time to study for a big test like the GRE, which is completely different from what Germans are acquainted with. Furthermore, the application process is different because Master programs in the US are usually more interested in the “whole” person (hobbies/volunteer work/etc.) and their professional background than just merely their grades.

 If you don't already know what you want to study and have no point of reference at your undergraduate college who understands or has gone through the process of studying abroad full-time, it is very difficult to know how to go about finding and applying to universities. Furthermore, applications are much earlier due in the year than for other Master degrees in Germany, so that it could be that Germans simply miss the important deadlines, which are usually at least a year ahead of the start date.

How difficult to complete and expensive are the applications to universities in the U.S.?

The applications to American universities are lengthy and require time, energy and money, because typically, an application submission to a university will cost between $50 - $100 each, and this does not include the costs for taking the GRE.

Were you able to receive financial aid as an international student?

I was. This is usually the case with many programs that are focused on international relations. If this is not the case, I would recommend trying all funding options that Germany has to offer through various Stiftungen (like FES or KAS), Fulbright, DAAD or the Deutsche Studienstiftung. Even with the financial aid I received, my studies cost much more than what I would’ve paid at a German university.

What made the greater cost of a university in the U.S. worth it for you?

The cost difference between an American and German university were not enough to deter me as my school here allows me to not only study the transatlantic partnership more in depth but also build a network in the US that I can refer to on either side of the Atlantic. I believe the return from the University is worth it and the way my program invests back in me makes me feel like I joined a wider academic family, the alumni staying connected and involved in the program and the university for years and decades after.

Now that you are studying in America, what is the biggest difference between a German v. American university?

There is a noticeable difference studying in the US: your life will be connected to the campus and the university community much more than in Germany. You will spend more time on campus and with the other students in your program who will become your closest friends and you will develop a connection to the university that is not the same in Germany. It is not for everyone, but I feel appreciated, valued and part of a strong community, which I am sure I will still be connected to in years to come.

What advice would you give to a German starting the process of applying to an American university?

START early! If you want to go the US and you know that already in your last year of your BA, start finding out about universities and application requirements (not all require GRE scores!) as early as possible. Also, find someone who has recently gone through the process to help mentor you, I know out of personal experience, it is very difficult trying to go through it all by yourself.