The medieval and early modern world (broadly considered, c. 900-1750) underwent myriad profound changes, from devastating famines, plagues, and wars to an increased entanglement of the continents, economic transformations, and technological and scientific developments. These changes were often accompanied by calls for the reshaping of the institutions and structures – political, religious, intellectual, etc. –Continue reading “CFP: Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal in the Medieval and Early Modern World (UCLA, 27 May 2021), deadline 1 March 2021”
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Job: Assistant Professor in Archaeology, University of Copenhagen (deadline 1 March 2021)
The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, Copenhagen University (UCPH), Denmark, invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Archaeology to be filled by the 1st of September 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. We are looking for an outstanding junior researcher with an innovative mind-set and intellectual curiosity to strengthen and complement the research profileContinue reading “Job: Assistant Professor in Archaeology, University of Copenhagen (deadline 1 March 2021)”
Fellowship: Bard Graduate Center Visiting Fellowships, 2021-2022
Bard Graduate Center (BGC) invites scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for non-stipendiary visiting fellowships, to be held during the 2021–22 academic year. BGC Visiting Fellowships, which are intended for scholars who have already secured means of funding, provide scholars with workspace in the BGCContinue reading “Fellowship: Bard Graduate Center Visiting Fellowships, 2021-2022”
Online Lecture: ‘Art, Architecture & Reputation Management in Early Fourteenth-Century England’ by Dr Laura Slater, Courtauld Institute of Art, 17 February 2021, 5-6pm (GMT)
Dr Laura Slater explores the role of art and architecture in these processes of reputation management.
Online Conference: Medieval Crafts and Guilds Colloquium hosted by the London Medieval Society, 21 February 2021
The London Medieval Society’s second Medieval Crafts and Guilds Colloquium will be held online, via Zoom, on Saturday 21st February 2021.
Workshop: 16th Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop, 5-6 February, 2021
The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites you to join their annual manuscript workshop. The 2021 workshop will take place online via Zoom. This year’s workshop will consider some of the recent challenges that researchers have faced with the suspension of travel, the closing of libraries andContinue reading “Workshop: 16th Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop, 5-6 February, 2021”
Online Lecture: ‘Thomas Becket’s Greatest Miracle: The Blinding and Castration of a Thief in Bedford’ with Professor Rachel Koopmans, IHR European History 1150-1550, 10 December 2020, 5:30-7:30pm (GMT)
Join the IHR European History 1150-1550 lecture series for Professor Rachel Koopmans’ paper on ‘Thomas Becket’s Greatest Miracle: The Blinding and Castration of a Thief in Bedford’
Online Lecture: ‘Go Forth and Learn’ The Artist Joel Ben Simeon and a Newly Discovered Hebrew Manuscript, Fordham University & Les Enluminures, October 22, 1:00 PM (ET)
Watch a short video here to see an introduction to the newly discovered manuscript. Born in Germany, where he trained as an artist and scribe and from where he was probably expelled, Joel ben Simeon spent most of his itinerant career in the book arts in northern Italy. We perhaps know more about him –Continue reading “Online Lecture: ‘Go Forth and Learn’ The Artist Joel Ben Simeon and a Newly Discovered Hebrew Manuscript, Fordham University & Les Enluminures, October 22, 1:00 PM (ET)”
Online Lecture: Broker States & the Articulation of Medieval Africa with the Islamic World (7 Oct 2020, 12:30pm EST)
Presented by Silsila at New York University, tune in Wednesday, October 7th for a lecture by François-Xavier Fauvelle (Collège de France). “Broker States & the Articulation of Medieval Africa with the Islamic World” will be the second lecture in Silsila’s Fall 2020 lectures series, Islam in Africa: Material Histories. Registration is required. Please click hereContinue reading “Online Lecture: Broker States & the Articulation of Medieval Africa with the Islamic World (7 Oct 2020, 12:30pm EST)”
Online Lecture: ‘The Impostor Sea: Fraud in the Medieval Mediterranean’ by Dr. Hussein Fancy, 29 September 2020, 5:30pm (EST)
The Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University, New York City, sponsors many events throughout the year to encourage increased interest, knowledge, and study of the Middle Ages. In light of covid-19, their Fall 2020 lecture series is now virtual. Join the Center for its first virtual lecture of the semester on Tuesday, September 29Continue reading “Online Lecture: ‘The Impostor Sea: Fraud in the Medieval Mediterranean’ by Dr. Hussein Fancy, 29 September 2020, 5:30pm (EST)”
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