The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

“Moving Beyond the ‘Land of the Three Cultures’: Re-Thinking Medieval Iberia”

This two-day conference seeks to challenge the received notion of medieval Iberia as a “Land of the Three Cultures”—Christian, Muslim, and Jewish—by questioning the relevance of this construct. Was medieval Iberia a land of only three cultures? Why not four, five, six, or more? Despite recent calls to do away with the convivencia…

“Moving Beyond the ‘Land of the Three Cultures’: Re-Thinking Medieval Iberia”

This two-day conference seeks to challenge the received notion of medieval Iberia as a “Land of the Three Cultures”—Christian, Muslim, and Jewish—by questioning the relevance of this construct. Was medieval Iberia a land of only three cultures? Why not four, five, six, or more? Despite recent calls to do away with the convivencia…

Christopher Baswell, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English, Barnard College and Columbia University, will lecture today on a topic to be determined.

Prof. Baswell’s research has examined the reception of classical literature, particularly narratives of empire and dynastic foundation, in the vernacular cultures of the Middle Ages. His Virgil in Medieval England: Figuring the Aeneid from the Twelfth Century to Chaucer…

Prof. Christopher Baswell will conduct a seminar for graduate student medievalists today. Seating is limited and available to Notre Dame students BY RESERVATION ONLY.

If you are interested in attending, contact Roberta Baranowski…

Prof. Anne D. Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History, University of Kansas, is the Robert M. Conway Lecturer for 2013. She specializes in late medieval and northern Renaissance art and the history of the book. Her research examines the relationships between text and image in vernacular late medieval French manuscripts. Her book in progress, Visual Translation and the First French Humanists, …

Prof. Anne D. Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History, University of Kansas, is the Robert M. Conway Lecturer for 2013. She specializes in late medieval and northern Renaissance art and the history of the book. Her research examines the relationships between text and image in vernacular late medieval French manuscripts. Her book in progress, Visual Translation and the First French Humanists, …

Prof. Anne Hedeman will conduct a seminar for graduate student medievalists today. Seating is limited and available to Notre Dame students BY RESERVATION ONLY.

If you are interested in attending, contact Roberta Baranowski NO EARLIER THAN September 27.…

Prof. Anne D. Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History, University of Kansas, is the Robert M. Conway Lecturer for 2013. She specializes in late medieval and northern Renaissance art and the history of the book. Her research examines the relationships between text and image in vernacular late medieval French manuscripts. Her book in progress, Visual Translation and the First French Humanists, …

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

Much has been written by musicologists about medieval musicians or liturgists who held the title of cantor (or acted in that role). Likewise, historians have studied the careers of many of these very same individuals from the perspective of their contributions as writers of historical chronicles. Too rarely does the total work of such figures receive attention.…

Much has been written by musicologists about medieval musicians or liturgists who held the title of cantor (or acted in that role). Likewise, historians have studied the careers of many of these very same individuals from the perspective of their contributions as writers of historical chronicles. Too rarely does the total work of such figures receive attention.…

Much has been written by musicologists about medieval musicians or liturgists who held the title of cantor (or acted in that role). Likewise, historians have studied the careers of many of these very same individuals from the perspective of their contributions as writers of historical chronicles. Too rarely does the total work of such figures receive attention.…

Much has been written by musicologists about medieval musicians or liturgists who held the title of cantor (or acted in that role). Likewise, historians have studied the careers of many of these very same individuals from the perspective of their contributions as writers of historical chronicles. Too rarely does the total work of such figures receive attention.…

Dan Smail, Professor of History, Harvard University will lecture today on a topic to be determined.

Prof. Smail has written extensively on both Mediterranean Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and on “deep history” (early global history). His book, On Deep History and the Brain,…

Prof. Dan Smail will conduct a seminar for graduate student medievalists today. Seating is limited and available to Notre Dame students BY RESERVATION ONLY.

If you are interested in attending, contact Roberta Baranowski…

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

The Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Working Group has several aims: to question the meaning of the term “interdisciplinarity,” and to explore the possibilities it can–or cannot–afford to medievalists; to promote the community of medievalists across disciplines both within and outside Notre Dame; to provide graduate students wide-ranging exposure to important methods and trends in scholarship, as well as models for how interdisciplinarity can be pursued (or not) within the demands of the single-discipline department; to allow graduate students an opportunity to explore ideas and methods with esteemed scholars in an informal setting, along with the possibility to receive feedback on their own work.…

Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Professor of French and Chair of the Department of French and Italian, University of Pittsburgh, will lecture today.

Prof. BLumenfeld-Kosinski is a specialist in French medieval literature and culture, particularly the work of Christine de Pizan. Her research reflects an interest in female spirituality, church history, and allegorical poetry. She is the author of several volumes, including Poets, Saints, and Visionaries of the Great Schism (1378-1417), …

Prof. Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski will conduct a seminar for graduate student medievalists today. Seating is limited and available to Notre Dame students BY RESERVATION ONLY.

If you are interested in attending, contact Roberta Baranowski…

Medieval Art History after the Interdisciplinary Turn

Profs. Danielle Joyner (Art, Art History, and Design; University of Notre Dame) and Aden Kumler (Art History; University of Chicago) are coorganizers of a conference on medieval art history that will take place on March 28-29, 2014. The conference is designed to bring together a diverse group of scholars representing Byzantine, Islamic, and western European fields to consider the methods and insights of medieval art history in disciplinary terms and in dialogue with the interdisciplinary practice of medieval studies.  …

Medieval Art History after the Interdisciplinary Turn

Profs. Danielle Joyner (Art, Art History, and Design; University of Notre Dame) and Aden Kumler (Art History; University of Chicago) are coorganizers of a conference on medieval art history that will take place on March 28-29, 2014. The conference is designed to bring together a diverse group of scholars representing Byzantine, Islamic, and western European fields to consider the methods and insights of medieval art history in disciplinary terms and in dialogue with the interdisciplinary practice of medieval studies.  …