On Thursday, October 12, 2023, the newest Medieval Studies faculty member, Dr. Bligh Somma from the Philosophy Department, delivered a lecture on the role snakes, eclipses, and a philosophical discussion of the microcosm had to…
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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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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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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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On October 20, Fordham University in collaboration with Les Enluminures hosted a webinar entitled The Now of the Rose. Fordham faculty, students, and external guests heard from Stephen G. Nichols, Professor Sandra Hindman, Melanie Garcia…
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The Center for Medieval Studies and the Renaissance Society of America, was pleased to host a timely discussion on “Plagues, Pandemics, and Outbreaks in History.” The event was co-sponsored by Fordham’s Departments of Art History…
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Last week, the Center for Medieval Studies hosted what we hope will be the first of many virtual Medieval Movie Nights! Students, teachers, and members of the wider academic community came together to watch the…
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The Center for Medieval Studies was thrilled to (virtually) host Associate Professor Hussein Fancy from the University of Michigan’s Department of History last week. Professor Fancy (virtually) lectured on exciting material based on archival research…
Continue ReadingThis past 27 April, Dr. Frank Coulson of Ohio State University gave a lecture on a manuscript he discovered in the Walsh Library. Coulson believes that Walsh Library MS Item 14, a 15th century manuscript…
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…
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