Committee on Medieval Studies

Lorenzo Bondioli (Department of History), The Case for a Medieval Islamic Commercial Revolution . Co-sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. Lunch will be served; please RSVP here by Friday, 16 October.

Giorgio Basciu (University of Stockholm; Visiting Scholar in Medieval Studies), Poetic Pairings across the North Sea . Co-sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. Lunch will be served; please RSVP here by Friday, 6 November.

Jordan Vanderpool (Romance Languages and Literatures), New Manuscript Evidence Related to Gonzalo de Berceo's Source for His Vida de Santa Oria.

Grace O'Duffy (Harvard Society of Fellows), Legible Bodies: Towards a Vocabulary of Sexual Violence in Old Norse Literature.

Dan Smail (Department of History), A Life Beyond Mediterranean Slavery . Co-sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. Lunch will be served; please RSVP here by Friday, 18 September.

... a bi-weekly festive gathering, in which those pursuing graduate studies of things medieval join together in commensural union. And drink. Proudly presented by the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop and the English Medieval Colloquium.

Join us for the inaugural Bibendum/Gebeorscip, a chance to meet other graduate medievalists (and fellow travelers) for snacks, libations, and sparkling repartée! Co-sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies Workshop and the English Department...

Medieval Movie Mavens: join us for pizza and cinematic fun at the first Medieval Movie Night, featuring A Knight's Tale (2001). Geoffrey Chaucer meets Heath Ledger meets Queen in a timeless tale of jousting, family feuds, and rollicking romance, all set...

Thomas Schmidt ( Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Literature and Curator of the papyrus collection of the Bibel+Orient Museum, University of Fribourg), The Typology of the Ancient Book: Papyrological Evidence from Houghton Library. Co-sponsored by...

Thomas Schmidt ( Professor of Ancient Greek Language and Literature and Curator of the papyrus collection of the Bibel+Orient Museum, University of Fribourg), The Typology of the Ancient Book: Papyrological Evidence from Houghton Library. Co-sponsored by...