ROMST 188CC
The Road to Character: Looking for Role Models in Romance Studies in Premodern Times
Elvira Vilches, Kathleen Driscoll
Description from DukeHub
Course explores a wide range of early modern writings (e.g., essays, fiction, lyric poetry, epic poetry, conduct manuals) originally published in French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, studied in English translation. It examines questions of ethics, education, and civic and familial responsibility as they are probed in historical, political, and literary works concerned with exemplary figures and 'the good life.' It engages debates about wealth and poverty, justice and injustice, and access to, or exclusion from, civic life, as these concerns shape the experiences of both men and women. No prerequisites; course conducted in English, with all readings and assignments in English.
Skills
- writingdescription: "essays" and 3 more
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethics"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works