Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece, a daylong symposium exploring the cross-cultural impact of the Crusades upon medieval England and western Europe; featuring presentations by Amanda Luyster (College of the Holy Cross), Nicholas Paul (Fordham University), Lloyd de Beer (British Museum), Euan Roger (National Archives, Kew), Matthew Reeve (Queen's University), Cynthia Hahn (Hunter College/CUNY), Eva Hoffman (Tufts University), Paroma Chatterjee (University of Michigan), Richard Leson (University of Wisconsin... Read more about New England Medieval Conference

Howard Bloch (Department of French) in conversation about his new book Paris and Her Cathedrals (Liveright Publishing, 2022) with Jacqueline Jung (Department of Art History) and Paul Freedman (Department of History). Reception to follow. Sponsored by the Yale University Department of French.

William Purkis... Read more about Bringing the Holy Land Home: Opening Lecture

An exhibition exploring the impact of art objects manufactured in the eastern Mediterranean on the visual culture of medieval England and western Europe, organized around an iconic set of mold... Read more about Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

Zachary Chitwood (University of Mainz), The Lonely Mountain: The Emergence of a 'Hagorite' Identity on Medieval Mount Athos. This lecture will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; to register, please visit the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture website...

Elizabeth Papp Kamali (Harvard Law School), Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility in Medieval English Law and Society. Co-sponsored by the Archaia Program,the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Institute of Sacred Music, the Medieval Studies Program, and the Yale Law School. Read more about Yale Lectures in Medieval Studies

Miriam Cabré (Universitat de Girona), Bad Lovers, Uncourtly Warriors, Good Slanderers. Read more about University of Massachusetts Spanish and Portuguese Studies Lecture

A concert of medieval vocal music once sung within the Parisian cathedral of Notre-Dame, as well as miracle tales, student songs, and minstrel turns performed in Notre Dame's shadows. Featuring the Harvard Memorial Church's Ferris Choral Fellows and performers from the Longy School of Music of Bard College. For more information and tickets, please visit the Boston Camerata website. Read more about Boston Camerata: Les Miracles de Notre Dame

Zrinka Stahuljak (University of California Los Angeles), Medieval Fixers: History, Literature, and the Politics of Translation. Free and open to the public; non-MIT community members should register here for building access. Read more about MIT Global France Seminar

Achilleas G. Chaldæakes (University of Athens), Philosophical Aspects of Byzantine Music. Presented by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture. This talk will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; click... Read more about Boston Byzantine Music Festival Lecture Series

Jesús Velasco (Yale University), Political Idiots. Co-sponsored by the Archaia Program, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Medieval Studies Program, and the Yale Law School. Read more about Yale Lectures in Medieval Studies

A day-long symposium featuring presentations by Yale and Harvard graduate students, and a keynote address by Hussein Fancy (Yale University). Read more about Harvard-Yale Medieval History Conference

Shirin Fozi (University of Pittsburgh), Eidolon and Anima: Romanesque Portraiture and the Problem of the Soul. Sponsored by the Five College Medieval Studies Seminar and the University of Massachusetts Department of the History of Art and Architecture. This lecture will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; to register, please contact Prof. Sonja Drimmer (sdrimmer@umass.edu). Read more about Five College Medieval Studies Seminar

David Shyovitz (Northwestern University), Soul Food and Salvation in Medieval Ashkenaz: The Ambrosian Bible's 'Heavenly Banquet' Revisited. This talk will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; please click... Read more about Brandeis University Jewish Studies Colloquium

A virtual exploration of Sargent's visual masterpiece Hell through Dante's Commedia, organised in honor of Smith College Emeritus Professor Alfonso Procaccini and featuring presentations by Marco Piana (Smith College) and Danielle Carrabino (Smith College Museum of Art). Sponsored by the Smith College Department of Italian Studies and the Smith College Museum of Art. This event will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; please click... Read more about Consuming the Soul: Visions of Hell between Dante and Sargent