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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Theodore Metochites’s 'Lament on Human Life,' A Later Byzantine Perspective on the Anxiety of 'Instability'"

May 06, 2020

Alas, alas, Life, you monstrous thing replete with every kind of misfortune, breeder of misfortune,...

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ND Medievalists Win Awards from ACIS

May 04, 2020

The Medieval Institute is pleased to congratulate MI Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Irish Language and...

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Medieval Studies Major Leads to Successful Career Outcomes

April 29, 2020

Undergraduate students who complete a major in Medieval Studies here at the most renowned center...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Internet Trolls: Monsters Haunting the World Wide Web"

April 27, 2020

In continuing our previous conversation surrounding the semantics of trǫll in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, and the evolution...

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Medieval Bible Features Prominently in McGrath Institute MOOC

April 22, 2020

Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 26, and continuing until Pentecost Sunday, May 31, the McGrath Institute for Church...

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MI Faculty Fellow's New Book Selected as Feminae Translation of the Month

April 20, 2020

Women’s History in the Age of Reformation: Johannes Meyer’s Chronicle of the Dominican Observance (PIMS, 2019)...

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VIDEO: Flash Interview with Medieval Institute Ph.D. candidate Carlos Diego Arenas Pacheco

April 15, 2020

Meet Carlos Diego Arenas Pacheco, a medievalist and Ph.D. candidate here at the Medieval Institute, and...

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MI Alumna Appointed to New Papal Commission to Study Women Deacons

April 13, 2020

Dr. Catherine Brown Tkacz. Photo: Ukrainian Catholic University The Medieval Institute is pleased to congratulate...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Dragonomics: Smaug and Climate Change"

April 01, 2020

‘Dragon Hoard,’ Stephen Hickman (1985). Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the...

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ND Alumna Christine Caldwell Ames Delivers Lecture on the Role of Laity in Medieval Inquisitions

March 25, 2020

On Thursday, February 27, the Medieval Institute hosted Christine Caldwell Ames, Professor of Medieval European...

Alumni Spotlight: Stephen Metzger

March 18, 2020

Dr. Stephen M. Metzger The Medieval Institute is pleased to present our spring 2020 Alumni Spotlight....

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Perceptions of Byzantium in Medieval Chinese Chronicles

March 02, 2020

A page from Ma-Duanlin’s Wenxian Tongkao “Their king [the kings of Daqin] is not...

MI Announces Summer 2020 Classical, Medieval and Near Eastern Language Institute Lineup

February 26, 2020

Rev. Can. Dr. Federico Gallo, Director of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan) The Department of Classics,...

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UNESCO adds Byzantine Chant to List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

February 24, 2020

Recognizing the significance of Byzantine Chant as an enduring cultural practice of Cyprus and Greece,...

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MI Hosts Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology

February 19, 2020

2020 Winter School cohort. Photo by Klazina Staat. Over winter break, faculty and students from the...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Reading Runes in the Exeter Book Riddles

February 03, 2020

Riddles and runes go together, at least in some of those found in the medieval...

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MI Faculty Fellow Robert Randolf Coleman Curates Exhibit at the Georgia Museum of Art

January 29, 2020

Francesco Allegrini (Rome, 1624–1684), Christ in glory with angels and a saint kneeling in adoration,...

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VIDEO: Resources for Byzantine Studies at the University of Notre Dame

January 27, 2020

Did you know that the University of Notre Dame is fast emerging as a premier...

Ph.D. Candidate Richard Fahey Publishes Article on the Old Saxon Heliand

December 18, 2019

Congratulations to Richard Fahey, Ph.D. (English), on his recent essay, “Decoding gerûni: runic sacramenta in...

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MI Alumnus to Serve as Scriptor of Latin Manuscripts at Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

December 11, 2019

Stephen Metzger, Ph.D. The Medieval Institute offers heartfelt congratulations to alumnus Stephen Metzger on his...

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MI Alumna Identifies Medieval Stained Glass Windows at Canterbury Cathedral

December 09, 2019

Koopmans inspecting a stained glass window at Canterbury Cathedral Rachel Koopmans (Ph.D., '01), subject of our...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: Identifying Pieter Bruegel the Elder

December 02, 2019

Panel Painting, Peasants At Day’s End (private collection). A small previously unknown panel painting, Peasants At...

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Medieval Institute Unveils New T-shirts

November 25, 2019

The Ellis-West family modeling the new MI shirts, which come in sizes for the whole...

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2019 Conway Lectures with Peter Adamson Now Viewable on YouTube

November 20, 2019

For the first time since the Conway Lectures began in 2002, the Medieval Institute is making...

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VIDEO: Flash interview with Medieval Institute Ph.D. student Eileen Morgan

November 13, 2019

Meet Eileen Morgan, a Ph.D. student at the Medieval Institute, and learn more about...

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Biblioteca Ambrosiana Launches New Digital Library

November 11, 2019

On November 7th, 2019, in partnership with the University of Notre Dame, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana...

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Jacqueline Jung Delivers Lecture on the Strasbourg Cathedral South Transept

November 06, 2019

On Thursday, October 17, the Medieval Institute hosted Jacqueline Jung, Associate Professor in the History of...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Eyeliner Across Oceans: Cosmetic Practices in the Medieval World"

November 04, 2019

The first written description of the personal appearance of the Vikings comes from a letter...

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The 2019 Conway Lectures: "Don’t Think for Yourself: Faith and Authority in Medieval Philosophy"

October 30, 2019

On September 24–26, the Medieval Institute welcomed Peter Adamson, Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at...

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From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: "Subverting Expectations in Westeros: A Notre Dame Medievalist Watches Game of Thrones"

October 07, 2019

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clark) with her dragon, Drogon. Image © Game of Thrones. George R....