Gold-Covered Boarshead and Meat Paste Castles: Final Tailgate of the Semester Offers a Taste of Medieval Feasts December 08, 2021 On Sunday, November 21, 2021, the Medieval Institute hosted its final 75th anniversary home game tailgate...
Mary Theotokos Speaking Medea's Words: Margaret Mullett Introduces Listeners to "Christos Paschon" in Inaugural Matthews Byzantine Lecture December 06, 2021 On Thursday, December 2, 2021, Margaret Mullett delighted her live and online audience with a...
Undergraduate Spotlight: John Sebastian Thörn ('22), Medieval Studies Minor November 29, 2021 John Sebastian Thörn, ’22, Medieval Studies Minor With fall's chilly weather stealing in, we invite you...
The Common Good and the Creation of the Cosmos: MI Home Game Activities Provoke Discussion on Big Ideas November 24, 2021 On Friday, November 5th and Saturday, November 6th, the Medieval Institute offered two opportunities to...
The Crossroads of Everything: The Medieval Institute celebrates 75th anniversary November 22, 2021 Thanks to the University’s Medieval Institute — which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year — home game...
Notre Dame Press Features Conway Lecture Series During Medieval Institute’s 75th Anniversary and Special Promotion Through End-of-Year November 17, 2021 This year, the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Started...
How an MI Fellow and PLS professor’s research on the lives of medieval nuns inspired the bestselling novel Matrix November 15, 2021 Lauren Groff’s bestselling historical novel Matrix captures a medieval world that Notre Dame Program of...
Boo! Ghost Stories and Pumpkin Decorating Bring Seasonal Fun to MI Tailgate November 10, 2021 On October 30th, a cloudy Saturday, a crowd of young and old fans of the Middle...
ABC57 Highlights Medieval Institute 75th Anniversary and Fall Tailgates November 08, 2021 On Saturday, October 30th, local news outlet ABC57 featured the Medieval Institute's 75th anniversary and...
From the Medieval Research Blog: "How to Slay a Dragon (and Reach a Public Audience)" November 03, 2021 We are excited to congratulate Cait Stevenson (Ph.D '19), long-time blogger for the Medieval…
Thor's Swordsmith Brings Forge and Fire to MI Tailgate November 01, 2021 David DelaGardelle's portable, propane-fired forge, pattern-welded sword heating inside On Saturday, October 23rd, David…
Two Arts & Letters faculty awarded fellowships at prestigious Institute for Advanced Study October 27, 2021 Two faculty members in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters have been awarded memberships...
New horizons in the old world: Medieval Institute Ph.D. candidate makes the case for the importance of Mexico in the Middle Ages October 25, 2021 While many scholars have examined the early connections between Europe and the Americas, most approach...
Ailbhe Darcy is co-editor of a new book: A History of Irish Women’s Poetry October 20, 2021 Ailbhe Darcy (MFA and PhD, Notre Dame) is a prize-winning poet, critic, and Senior Lecturer...
Notre Dame Press Highlights Dante Series on 700th Anniversary of the Poet's Death October 18, 2021 September 13, 2021, marks the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. The great Italian poet...
Persian Rock-Crystal Vase, German Prayer Book, and Italian Devotional House: what do these objects tell us about the Middle Ages? October 13, 2021 Professor Margaret Meserve (History) discusses the House of San Loreto As part of its 75th...
Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Justin Hicks Moderates 75th Anniversary Roundtable "Post-Pandemic Labor Markets" October 11, 2021 The Black Death, or bubonic plague, disrupted local economies and labor markets throughout the medieval...
Professor Katie Bugyis, MI Fellow, Cited in Harvard Gazette as Inspiration for Lauren Groff's Book "Matrix" October 06, 2021 From The Harvard Gazette: The fiction writer Lauren Groff likens her artistic process to a...
2021 Conway Lectures on Dante Aligheri Produce Fruitful Interdisciplinary Discussion October 04, 2021 On Thursday, September 23rd and Friday, September 24th, the Medieval Institute hosted three scholars—two in...
Medieval Institute's 75th Anniversary Highlighted in the ND Observer September 29, 2021 This year, the Notre Dame Medieval Institute is celebrating its 75th anniversary since its inception...
Alumni Spotlight: Robert J. Schneider September 27, 2021 Professor Robert J. Schneider (Medieval Studies Ph.D. '65) The Medieval Institute is pleased to present...
Falcons and Hawks Visit Notre Dame for Medieval Institute Tailgate September 22, 2021 Mark Booth and Elsa the majestic Gyrfalcon. Photograph by Barbara Johnson. Mark Booth, Royal Falconer and…
Leslie Lockett (Ph.D. '04) Gives Illuminating Lecture: "Early Medieval Readers in Dialogue with Augustine’s Soliloquia" September 20, 2021 On Thursday, September 2nd, 2021, Leslie Lockett (Ph.D. '04, NDIAS Fellow '16-17), Associate Professor…
Medieval Combat Lecture and Demonstration Thrill and Delight September 16, 2021 Joe Wright and Jen Pan, two members of Theatrica Gladiatoria, re-enact the medieval combat manual...
Notre Dame launches platform for online access to library, museum holdings September 08, 2021 The development of Marble was made possible, in part, by a three-and-one-half-year grant from The...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: The Late Medieval Clerical Proletariat & the Vocational Crisis in Modern Academia September 06, 2021 Educational training was the cornerstone of ecclesiastical and monastic life in the early medieval period,...