The Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University feels even more medieval than usual this week, as preparations for the 34th Annual Fort Tryon Medieval Festival are now well underway, with costumes and armor scattered…
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Time has flown by, and we’re saying goodbye to many of our students who have just defended their MA theses. But what a year it has been!
Continue ReadingThis past 21 April, Bernard College hosted the annual Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium Medieval Conference. Each year PhD students come from the various IUDC participant institutions to present some aspect of their research to their peers…
Continue ReadingThis past 11 April, the Center for Medieval Studies hosted its annual “Compatible Careers” event. Each year, the Center asks alumni to share their experiences of finding jobs after their graduations that go beyond the…
Continue ReadingDavid Pedersen is a PhD candidate in English and Medieval Studies at Fordham University. His dissertation, “Anxiously Pursuing Peace: Defining and Defending Christian Faith in Texts of Old English Reflective Wisdom,” explores the unique questions,…
Continue ReadingOriginal post by Professor Nicholas Paul from: http://history.blog.fordham.edu/?m=201608 The next postcard in our series about the summer wanderings and adventures of Fordham historians sees PhD candidate Lucy Barnhouse undertake a medievalist’s version of the Grand Tour,…
Continue ReadingWithin the canons of art history, rings are often relegated to second-class status. Nineteenth-century art historians, for example, were more likely to regard pieces of jewelry as consumer objects than as products of imaginative artistry…
Continue ReadingSince graduating Fordham University’s program in Medieval Studies in 2012, Scott Miller has been pursuing a PhD in art history at Northwestern University. His research specializes in the courtly arts and culture of Valois France…
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