Committee on Medieval Studies

Calling all medievalist (and medieval-adjacent) graduate students! Join the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop and the Medieval English Colloquium for libation, nutrition, and conversation in the cozy confines of the Medieval Studies Library...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, and the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop invite you to a behind-the-scenes and up-close exploration of four rarely-displayed medieval and early modern tapestries, led...

Elizabeth Dospěl Williams (Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Medieval Studies Associate in Research), From Gandhara to Egypt: Rethinking a Late Antique Lapis Lazuli Pendant . Lunch will be served; please RSVP here before Friday, 17 October 2025.

Aaron Macks (Harvard Business School), Squeeze Play: A Condensed Bible in the Twelfth Century . Lunch will be served; please RSVP here by Friday, 14 November.

Denis Searby (Stockholm University; Medieval Studies Visiting Scholar), A Greek Defending Latin Scholasticism: Demetrios Kydones' Defense of Thomas Aquinas. Lunch will be provided; please RSVP here .

Join the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop and Medieval English Colloquium for Carolingian Cabaret, the first of this year's graduate student social events. Meet other medievalists (and medievalists manqués), enjoy snacks and libations, and...

Calling all Harvard College students, new and old! Join us in the Medieval Studies library for pizza, libations, and conversation. Meet Medieval Studies faculty, grad students, and fellow students, and learn more about studying the Middle Ages at Harvard-...

Denva Gallant (Rice University), Books for the Soul: Personal Devotion in the Middle Ages. Space in this hands-on workshop is limited; to register, please click here. Note that Dr. Gallant's workshop also will be offered from 10:30 am-12:00 pm. Medieval...

Denva Gallant (Rice University), Books for the Soul: Personal Devotion in the Middle Ages. Space in this hands-on workshop is limited; to register, please click here. Note that Dr. Gallant's workshop also will be offered from 3:00-5:00 pm. Medieval...

Denva Gallant (Rice University), Considering Withdrawal in Images of the Vitae patrum (Lives of the Desert Fathers). Co-sponsored by Houghton Library and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. The Desert Fathers and Mothers defined their lives...