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

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Fort Tryon Medieval Festival: Medieval Animals

  • Posted on November 21, 2022
  • Rose Rugendorf

At this year’s Fort Tryon Medieval Festival, my colleague Peyton Seabolt and I gave a panel discussing different kinds of animals and their uses during the Middle Ages (complete with puppets!). The Fort Tryon Medieval…

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Lecture by Tarren Andrews: “Monstrous Property, or, Who Gets to Write an Epic Poem?”

  • Posted on November 18, 2022December 5, 2022
  • Rose Rugendorf

“x̣est sx̣lx̣alt p esyáʔ. lemlmtš Suzanne u Nick. Tarren łu i skwest. ci séliš u tl’ sinyelum. čnes npiyelsi x̣wl yetłx̣wasqt.” Dr. Tarren Andrews, postdoctoral associate at Yale University, began her lecture on Friday, November…

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The Many Lives of (Sal) Ammoniac: Finding the Tacit Tradition of “materia medica” in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Sicily

  • Posted on November 7, 2022November 14, 2022
  • Rose Rugendorf

On Monday, October 24, Fordham University had the privilege of hearing our Fordham Medieval Fellow for AY 2022-2023, Dr. Robin Reich, speak about her work on the medicinal item “(sal) ammoniac” in 12th century Sicily–specifically,…

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Singing Truth to Power: Medieval Protest Music

  • Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022
  • Carmeliz Ramas-Fisk

It’s a great joy to be able to see that continuing, to be able to benefit from that partnership by being able to have events like this evening where we premiere new work. Dr. nicholas…

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The 2022 Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon

  • Posted on October 14, 2022October 14, 2022
  • John Keirouz

On October 2nd, the Annual Medieval Festival was held at Fort Tryon Park. This event is organized by NYC Parks and the Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation, with the support of the Fort Tryon…

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Medieval Festival: Ask a Medievalist!

  • Posted on October 13, 2022October 14, 2022
  • Carmeliz Ramas-Fisk

The Center for Medieval Studies sent a detachment of professors and graduate students to participate in the Fort Tryon Medieval Festival on Sunday October 2, 2022, continuing this new tradition after a 2-year hiatus due…

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Fordham University Hosted Professor Galvez for a Talk on the Utility of Medieval Studies for Understanding the Global South

  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
  • Daniel Berardino

On Friday May 6, 2022, Professor Marissa Galvez of Stanford University presented her recent research into different kinds of artistic and architectural endeavors that she terms “Unthought Medievalisms.” These range from neo-Occitan poetry with accompanying…

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Assistant Professor Elizabeth Comuzzi Delivers her First Lecture at Fordham

  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
  • Daniel Berardino

On April 28, 2022 the Center for Medieval Studies returned to tradition and welcomed Elizabeth Comuzzi, the newest Medieval Studies faculty member, to give a talk based on her findings from the archives of the…

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Suzanne Conklin Akbari Links Medieval History, Settler Colonialism, and Indigenous Studies

  • Posted on December 21, 2021December 22, 2021
  • Grace Campagna

The Center for Medieval Studies was thrilled to welcome Professor Suzanne Conklin Akbari for an in-person and live-streamed lecture on Wednesday, December 1st. She is Professor of Medieval Studies at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Studies.…

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Medieval Movie Night: Kingdom of Heaven, November 17, 2021

  • Posted on November 19, 2021December 22, 2021
  • Daniel Berardino

On Wednesday the Fordham Center for Medieval Studies hosted a movie night, as is traditional. Many students attended in person and there was pizza and fellowship. But as we often have in COVID times, there…

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