Center for Medieval & Byzantine Studies Lecture Series
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2012-2013: Medieval Bodies
Dr. Gaby Waxenberger (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, Dept. of English and Project RuneS), "Named Celebrities and Unnamed Masses: Text and Image on the Franks Casket." Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 5:15 pm. Fr. Timothy Bellamah, OP (Dominican House of Studies), "Quod credimus debemus auctoritati. Perspectives on Authority in the Works of a Few Late Medieval Biblical Commentators." Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 5:15 pm. Dr. Larissa Kat Tracy (Longwood University, Dept. of English), "Brutalized Bodies: The Forms and Frequency of Medieval Punishment." Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 5:30 pm. Prof. Lawrence R. Poos (CUA, Dean of Arts & Sciences and Professor of History), "The Population of Europe 1300-1600: A Big-Picture View, and Some New Data for Life Expectancy." Thursday, April 18, 2012, 5:15 pm.2011-2012: Cross-Cultural Encounters
Prof. Michelle P. Brown (University of London), "From Eastern Deserts to Western Isles: A review of early medieval cultural relations between Britain, Ireland and the Near East." Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 5:15 pm, Caldwell Hall, Happel Room. Prof. Jan M. Ziolkowski (Harvard University/Dumbarton Oaks), "West Meets East: Medievals Latinizing in Asia." Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 5:15 pm, Caldwell Hall, Happel Room. Prof. John Tolan (University of Nantes), "Saint Francis and the Sultan." Monday, November 28, 2011, 5:00 pm, Caldwell Hall, Happel Room. Prof. Patrick Geary (UCLA), "Keeping Sacred Scripture Hidden: Vernacular Language and Power from the Ninth to the Eleventh Centuries." Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5:15 pm (location TBA). Prof. Nancy L. Wicker (University of Mississippi, Dept. of Art), "Negotiating between the Mediterranean and Scandinavian Worlds: Gold Bracteates in the Early Medieval Period." Thursday, February 2, 2012, 5:15 pm Prof. Thérèse-Anne Druart (CUA, School of Philosophy),"Moses and the Magicians: Prophecy or Magic? Or, al-Ghazali on Certitude."
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 5:15 pm, Caldwell Hall, Happel Room.