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Early medieval history

Workshop

GEMS is a workshop covering every aspect of Early Medieval European, Byzantine, and Mediterranean History in roughly the period 500AD-1000AD. GEMS welcomes post-graduate students who wish to present papers and works in progress to their peers for practice and friendly feedback.

Term Card:

Thursday 26 April, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Gerald Mako, 'Latin Proselytization Amongst the Pechenegs: The Mission of Bruno of Querfurt'

Thursday 3 May 5 PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Graeme Ward, 'The reception of Roman historiae in Frechulf's Histories'

Thursday 7 June, 5 PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Rob Gallagher, 'Companionship in Bede's Historia abbatum: the politics and theology of monasticism'

Thursday 14 June, 5 PM, location TBA

Medieval film night

Convenors:

Désirée Scholten dvs26
Graeme Ward gaw33

Ingrid Rembold ikr23

Previous terms:

Lent 2012:

Thursday 26 January, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Ingrid Rembold, 'The Poeta Saxo at Paderborn: episcopal authority and Carolingian rule in late-ninth-century Saxony'

Friday 10 February (NOTE CHANGE OF DAY), 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Fall of Rome debate

Thursday 23 February, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Désirée Scholten, 'Cassiodorus' Rules'

Thursday 8 March, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Anna Dorofeeva, 'Natural exegesis in the early medieval "Physiologus": the example of Bern, Burgerbibliothek, MS lat. 318'

Michaelmas 2011

Thursday 20 October, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Robin Whelan, 'The bishop in the Vandal city'

Thursday 3 November
Pre-talk dinner at Maypole from 5.30PM
7PM, CLIO lecture series: Paul Fouracre, 'Town and country in Frankish hagiography'

This talk is 1 pound for non-CLIO members.

Thursday 17 November, 5PM, Sidney Sussex College (meet at Porter's Lodge)

Levi Roach, 'Penitential Kingship: A Millennial Phenomenon?'

Thursday 1 December, 5PM, Lucy Cavendish College (meet at Porter's Lodger)
Roundtable with Central and Late Medieval Graduate Workshops: 'The Animal Turn'