Montenegro from the 13th-15th century

Pre-requisites: no specific requirements

Course objectives: Gaining a deeper insight into the main events in the history of Montenegro in the late middle ages. Achieving skills and knowledge necessary for working with relevant sources.

Course description: This course examines the most relevant sources and literature, and will address the misuses and errors found in newer historiography; most relavant archives in which information on the history of Montenegro is kept. The history of Duklja, or Montenegro from belonging to the Nemanjici to the last remainders of statehood in the era of Crnojevic. The status of Montenegro under Nemanjic rule, gradual change of its status after the death of emperor Uros, cities, the rising of territorial lords, conflict of serbian, venetian and turkish interests. Understanding the difference between Montenegro as a geographic and historic entity and its political division of governmental creations of various traditions and status – communes, territories under lords, herzeg country, venetian properties.

Learning Outcomes: Students will have an understanding of the major events, processes and phenomena from the history of Montenegro during the late middle ages. Students will be familiar with the methodology of working on documentary and narrative sources and will have gained knowledge and skills necessary for writing papers, historic essays and powerpoint presentations.

Literature/Reading:

• Istorija Crne Gore 2/ tom 1–2, Titograd 1970.
• I. Božić, Nemirno Pomorje XV veka, Beograd 1979.
• I. Božić, O položaju Zete u državi Nemanjića, IG 1–2 (1950) 97–122
• Srednjovjekovna istorija Crne Gore kao polje istraživanja, Zbornik radova sa Okruglog stola Istorijskog instituta, knjiga 3, Istorijski institut Republike Crne Gore, Podgorica 1999.
• O. J. Schmitt, Das venezianische Albanien (1392–1479), München 2001.
• M. Antonović, Grad i župa u zetskom primorju i severnoj Albaniji u XIV i XV veku, Beograd 2003.
• I. Stijepčević, Arhivska istraživanja Boke Kotorske, Perast 2003