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

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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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Fall 2016 Lecture Series: John McCaskey Delivers “Inductio: The Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy”

  • Posted on December 19, 2016
  • Kevin Vogelaar

This past 6 December, 2016-2017 Medieval Fellow Dr. John McCaskey delivered his lecture “Inductio: The Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy,” concluding this semester’s Medieval Studies lecture series.  Addressing the textual…

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Fellows

Introducing Sara Moens, CMS Visiting Fellow for Spring 2016

  • Posted on January 22, 2016
  • Alexa Amore

The Center for Medieval Studies welcomes our newest fellow, Dr. Sara Moens. Central to the research of Sara Moens is the development of monasticism during the Central Middle Ages. For her doctoral dissertation at Ghent University…

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Introducing Dr. Ronald Herzman, Medieval Fellow for 2015-2016

  • Posted on December 9, 2015January 22, 2016
  • Alexa Amore

The Center for Medieval Studies welcomes Ron Herzman, our current medieval fellow in residence. Dr. Herzman, State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor of English at the College at Geneseo, studies the relationship between Dante and…

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Introducing Alice Ramos, Visiting Fellow at the CMS Fall 2015

  • Posted on October 2, 2015January 22, 2016
  • Alexa Amore

Alice Ramos is Professor of Philosophy at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Navarra in Spain and a Ph.D. in French Literature from New…

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