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The Venerable Blog

The Official Blog of the Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University

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Fordham Medieval Studies at the Fort Tryon Medieval Festival, this Sunday, September 30 11:30 AM-6:00 PM

  • Posted on September 24, 2018April 9, 2019
  • Christina Bruno

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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What a year! (2017-2018 Edition)

  • Posted on August 26, 2018September 20, 2018
  • Nicholas Paul

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!

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MVST Alumni Nathan Melson and Samantha Sabalis Present at the 2017 IUDC

  • Posted on May 6, 2017September 3, 2017
  • Kevin Vogelaar

This 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…

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2017 Compatible Careers Talk and Workshop

  • Posted on May 6, 2017September 3, 2017
  • Kevin Vogelaar

This 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…

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Student Spotlight: David Pedersen Receives Teaching Position

  • Posted on December 19, 2016
  • Kevin Vogelaar

David 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,…

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Crosspost From History Blog: Summer Postcard: The Medievalist’s “Grand Tour”

  • Posted on September 16, 2016
  • Kevin Vogelaar

Original 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,…

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Scott Miller (MA ’12) Leads Exhibition Tour of ‘Treasures and Talismans’ at the Cloisters

  • Posted on September 18, 2015September 18, 2015
  • Alexa Amore

Within 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…

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Alumni Spotlight: Scott Miller (M.A. 2012)

  • Posted on August 28, 2015September 4, 2015
  • Alexa Amore

Since 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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