Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ευρωπαϊκή ΙστορίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Christidis Georgios
Supervisors info:
Γιαντσή Νικολέττα, καθηγήτρια ιστορίας ΕΚΠΑ
Γαγανάκης Κωνσταντίνος, καθηγητής ιστορίας ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντινίδου Κατερίνα, αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
"Town and Gown": οι συγκρουσιακές σχέσεις πανεπιστημίου και πόλης.
Translated title:
"Town and Gown": the conflicts in the university-town relationship. A comparative approch in the university towns of Bologna, Paris and Oxford, 1155-1355.
Summary:
At the end of the 12th century, the first universities emerged in Europe. University towns attract thousands of students, seeking in the name of knowledge their social advancement and participation in the highest levels of royal, ecclesiastical and civic power. In the context of complex and dynamic structures of the medieval cities, their integration will not be a simple matter. The support of the crown and the papacy to the university community will be deemed necessary for the development of the educational institution, as the relations between the university and the city are becoming more and more controversial. Cities treat the privileged university community as a foreign and dangerous entity. Teachers and students are organized in guilds ("universitas") to protect their rights and claim their autonomy. Conflicts are inevitable, but the town and gown antagonism will not be the same everywhere. This master thesis delves into a comparative approachment between the "town and gown" conflict relations, in the university cities of Bologna, Paris and Oxford.
Main subject category:
History
Keywords:
town and gown, studium generalle, medieval universities, history of education
