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…