Historical geography of serbian territories from 6th-16th century

Pre-requisites: Students in graduate level studies should possess knowledge of the physical geography and political history of the territories on the Balkan peninsula. Regular class attendance will be required as well as active participation in class and labs, and consultations.

Course objectives: Through lectures and labs students will learn to work with historical sources, to use them for the purposes of scientific historiography, and learn methods in historical-geographical research.

Course description: This course is comprised of looking at issues chronologically and by issue, and will examine questions of the forming of Serbia as a country, its borders, territorial organization, population, economy, settlements and church organization.

Learning Outcomes: Through lectures and labs students will learn to work with historical sources, to use them for the purposes of scientific historiography, and learn methods in historical-geographical research.

Literature/Reading:

• Istorija srpskog naroda I, II-1, II-2, III-1
• M. Blagojević, Pregled istorijske geografije srednjovekovne Srbije, Zbornik IMS 20 (1987), 45-126.
• M. Blagojević, Srbija u doba Nemanjića, Beograd 1989.
• V. Ćorović, Teritorijalni razvoj bosanske države u srednjem veku, Glas SANU 167 (1935), 3-47.
• M. Blagojević, Zemljoradnja u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji, Beograd 20052.
• M. Blagojević - D. Medaković, Istorija srpske državnosti 1, N. Sad 2002.
• K. Jireček, Trgovački putevi i rudnici Srbije i Bosne u srednjem veku, Zbornik K. Jirečeka I (1959), 205-303.
• K. Jireček, Vojna cesta od Beograda za Carigrad i balkanski klanci, Zbornik K. Jirečeka I(1959), 71-190.
• M. Dinić, Srpske zemlje u srednjem veku, Beograd 1978.
• M. Blagojević, Državna uprava u srednjovekovnim srpskim zemljama, Beograd 1997.
• M. Blagojević, Nemanjići i Lazarevići i srpska srednjovekovna državnost, Beograd 2004.
• S. Mišić, Istorijska geografija srpskih zemalja u srednjem veku, Beograd 2013.
• S. Mišić, Studije o Polimlju u srednjem veku, Niš 2012.
• C. Mišić, Humska zemlja u srednjem veku, Beograd 1996.
• S. Mišić, Korišćenje unutrašnjih voda u srpskim zemljama srednjeg veka, Beograd 2007.
• S. Mišić, Zemlja u državi Nemanjića, Godišnjak za društvenu istoriju IV, 2-3 (1997), 133-146.
• S. Mišić, Teritorijalna organizacija Braničeva : (XII-XV vek), u: Braničevo kroz vojnu i kulturnu istoriju Srbije, Požarevac 2006, 11-18.
• S. Mišić, Posedi velikog logoteta Stefana Ratkovića, u: Moravska Srbija, Kruševac 2007, 7–19.
• S. Mišić, Obnova Despotovine i njene granice : (1444-1459), u: Pad Srpske despotovine 1459. godine, Beograd 2011, 63–73.
• S. Mišić, Territorial Division and Representatives of the Local Administration in the Medieval Bosnian State in 13th and 14th Century, BIG 1 (2010), 69-86.
• J. Mrgić–Radojčić, Donji Kraji. Krajina srednjovekovne Besne, Beograd 2002.
• J. Mrgić, Severna Bosna 13–16. vek, Beograd 2008.