Ioanna Rapti (École Pratique des Hautes Études-PSL Université), Looking for the Byzantine Painter: Evidence from Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts. Co-sponsored by the Department of the History of Art & Architecture and the Byzantine Studies Ph.D. Program. Read more about Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar

A medieval social hour, hosted by the Medieval Graduate Interdisciplinary Workshop and the Medieval English Colloquium. Eat, drink, be merry, and catch up with fellow medievalists!

Adrienne Williams Boyarin (University of Victoria), Jewish Women in Medieval England: New Tools for New Biographies. Co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies and the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies.... Read more about Center for Jewish Studies-Medieval Studies Lecture in Medieval Jewish Culture and Society

The 22nd annual Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, featuring over forty presentations by graduate medievalists and keynote addresses by Anna Wilson (Harvard University) and Barbara Newman (... Read more about Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies

Join us for the Spring Semester welcoming reception of the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, featuring food, drink, and lively conversation. This event will be followed by the opening meeting of the Mahindra Humanities Center's Medieval Studies Seminar in Tsai Auditorium (5:30-7:00 pm), featuring Michelle Warren (Dartmouth College) in conversation with... Read more about Medieval Studies Welcome Reception

Author Michelle Warren, Professor of Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, discusses her new book Holy Digital Grail: A Medieval Book on the Internet (Stanford University Press, 2022) with... Read more about Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar

Paul Cobb (Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania), Crusade, Captivity, and Wonder: Johannes Schiltberger's Traveler Tales. Co-sponsored by the Committee on Medieval Studies and the Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Read more about CMES-Medieval Studies Lecture on Medieval Middle Eastern Studies

Author Kisha Tracy, Associate Professor of English Studies at Fitchburg State University, discusses her new book Why Study the Middle Ages? (ARC Humanities Press, 2022) with Sean Gilsdorf, Administrative... Read more about Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar

Christina Maranci (NELC and HAA), A Burning Issue? The Enigmatic 'Fire Temple' of Ani. Co-sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar and the Committee on Medieval Studies. Lunch will be served; please RSVP by 2 February to Lydia Shahan. Read more about MHC Medieval Studies Seminar: Collations

Veerle Fraeters (University of Antwerp/Visiting Scholar in Medieval Studies), Like A Prayer: Liturgical Echoes in Visionary Texts. 4:00-5:00 pm, Barker 133. Please RSVP to Lydia Shahan by Friday, 28 October. Read more about Medieval Studies Seminar: Collations

Liz James (University of Sussex), Responding Icons and Miraculous Images: Is There a Theology for Mosaics? Co-sponsored by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross, the Committee on Medieval Studies, and the Harvard University Ph.D. Program in Byzantine Studies. This lecture will take place on the Zoom platform; please register here.

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An hour of symposial socializing for medievalist grad students and fellow travellers, hosted by the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop and the Medieval English Colloquium. Contact Colloquium coordinator Emily Sun with any questions!

Tarren Andrews (Yale University), Medieval Treaties and Modern Nations. This event will take place in a hybrid format; to attend virtually, please register here. Co-sponsored with the Mahindra Humanities Center Native Cultures of the Americas...

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Sonja Drimmer (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Technologies of Reproduction and Representation. This workshop will focus on medieval manuscripts and early print from northern Europe as technologies of reproduction and representation, considering: representations of history and the Christian religion; representative politics; and modern representations of medieval books themselves through facsimile reproduction. Sponsored... Read more about Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History

Sonja Drimmer (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Technologies of Reproduction and Representation.  This workshop will focus on medieval manuscripts and early print from northern Europe as technologies of reproduction and representation, considering: representations of history and the Christian religion; representative politics; and modern representations of medieval books themselves through facsimile reproduction.... Read more about Houghton-Medieval Studies Workshop in Early Book History