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Georgetown
University
Medieval Studies Program
http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval
Director: Jo Ann Hoeppner Moran Cruz
Deptartment of History
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
Phone: 202-687-6189
Fax: 202-687-7245
moranj@georgetown.edu
Affiliated faculty: Francis J. Ambrosio (philosophy), Susanne
Barsella (Italian), David Collins, S.J. (history), Carol Dover (French),
Deborah Everhart (medieval studies), Michael Ferreira (Portuguese), Stephen
Fields (theology), Clive Foss (Byzantine history), Emily Francomano (Spanish),
David Goldfrank (Russian and history), John Hirsh (English), Michael Houlahan (fine
arts, music), Kurt Jankowsky (German), Katherine Keesling (classics), Julia
Lamm (theology), Neil Lewis (philosophy), Dennis McAuliffe (Italian), Jane
McAuliffe (Arabic and history), Denis McManus (classics), Sarah McNamer
(English), Charles McNelis (classics), Naomi Moniz (Portuguese), Jo Ann
Hoeppner Moran Cruz (history), Marcia Morris (Russian), G. Ronald Murphy
(German), James O'Donnell (classics), Josiah Osgood (classics), Jennifer Paxton
(history), Victoria Pedrick (classics), Scott Redford (fine arts), Karin Ryding
(Arabic), James Schall, S.J. (government), Alexander Sens (classics), Irfan
Shahîd (Arabic), Penn Szittya (English), Kelley Wickham-Crowley (English).
B.A.: Degrees awarded: 2 majors, 3 minors and 1 certificate
(2001-2002); 4 majors, 3 minors and 2 certificates (2002-2003); 2 majors, 3
minors and 2 certificates (2003-2004).
M.A.: Liberal Studies offers an M.A. in medieval and early-modern
European history.
Ph.D.: The Department of History offers a Ph.D. in medieval and
early-modern European history.
Financial aid: Fellowships, scholarships, and teaching
assistantships are available on a competitive basis for the Ph.D. in medieval
and early-modern European history.
Visiting appointments: Davis Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies
for a visiting senior scholar for one semester (spring). Term includes teaching
an undergraduate course and giving one public lecture. If interested, call the
Office of the College Dean, Georgetown University.
Publications: Georgetown is the home of Labyrinth, an on-line
service for medieval studies, directed by Deborah Everhart. www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth
Georgetown is currently publishing the Latin Works of John Wyclif on line. See
the link at www.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval
Conferences: Hosted the annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of
America, 4/7-4/11/99; current home of the Haskins Society and host to its
annual conference.
Annual budget: personnel, $40,000; operating budget, $32,000.
Program description: The major and minor in Medieval Studies are
offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. The certificate in Medieval
Studies is offered by the School of Foreign Service. Medieval Studies offers an
opportunity to study a culture through the lens of many different disciplines.
A mixture of ten required and elective courses is needed for the major, six
courses for the minor, and seven for the certificate. A senior thesis is
required for both the major and the certificate. Four semesters of Latin are
required for honors in the major, including one semester of Medieval Latin. The
introductory required course is "Introduction to Medieval Studies: The Age
of Dante." For more information on courses and requirements, log on to www.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval.
Medieval studies abroad: With careful planning begun early in the
sophomore year, medieval studies students can spend a period of study abroad at
one of Georgetown's programs in European universities or cities with a strong
medieval heritage, at Georgetown's own Villa le Balze program just outside
Florence, or at Georgetown's villa program in Alanya Turkey.
Harvard
University
Committee on Medieval Studies
http:www.fas.harvard.edu/~medieval
Chair: Jeffrey Hamburger
Department of the History of Art and Architecture
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
medieval@fas.harvard.edu
Committee Members: Jeffrey Hamburger (Chair), François
Bovon, Charles Donahue, Jr., Daniel G. Donoghue, John Duffy, Sean Gallagher, Luis
M. Girón Negrón, Virginie Greene, Michael Hemment, Baber Johnansen, Ioli
Kalavrezou, Beverly M. Kienzle, Kevin J. Madigan, Michael McCormick, Catherine
McKenna, Stephen A. Mitchell, Katharine Park, Panagiotis Roilos, James Simpson,
Daniel L. Smail, Christine Smith, William P. Stoneman, R.J. Tarrant, Hugo van
der Velden, Nicholas Watson, Jan Ziolkowski
Program Description: The standing committee on Medieval Studies
exists in order to promote and coordinate teaching and scholarship on medieval
Europe and the Near East throughout the University, including Dumbarton
Oaks in Washington, D.C. As a program committee within the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences, it mounts a number of undergraduate and graduate courses each
year. Working in cooperation with the graduate student Medieval Society, it
also sponsors events and activities of interest to medievalists. Among these
are the frequent meetings of the Medieval Studies Seminar on Monday afternoons,
an occasional series of Special Seminars and conferences in Medieval Studies,
the twice-yearly receptions for medievalists throughout the Boston area, and a
graduate student Workshop in Medieval Studies. The committee has the further
responsibility of fostering the Medieval Studies Library in Widener D. Its
electronic mailing list is the most comprehensive guide to late antique,
medieval, and Byzantine events at
Degrees: The
committee coordinates a Secondary Field in Medieval Studies for PhD students
and a Secondary Field in Medieval Studies for undergraduates. Although Harvard offers no PhD
specifically in Medieval Studies, the committee has the authority to administer
interdisciplinary PhDs in liaison with a regular departmental program. Specific
questions concerning Medieval Studies on either the undergraduate or the
graduate level and requests for the pamphlet on Medieval Studies and the annual
list of courses on medieval topics should be addressed to the Chairman of the
Committee, Robinson Hall 201. Information is also available at medieval@fas.harvard.edu
and on the Medieval Studies Committee website at www.harvard.edu/~medieval.
Indiana
University
Medieval Studies Institute
http://www.indiana.edu/medieval
Director: H. Wayne Storey
Ballantine Hall 644, Indiana Univ.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-855-8201
Fax: 812-855-9535
mest@indiana.edu
Staff: Assistant to the Director and graduate assistant.
Affiliated faculty: 66; see website.
Undergraduate minor: 15 credit hours, including 5 courses from at
least 3 different departments.
Certificate: 24 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of Latin,
Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, or Persian above 100 level and 17 additional hours of
medieval studies electives.
Graduate minor: 4 courses in medieval studies outside student's
department from at least 2 different departments.
Graduate certificate: 9 courses, including at least 4 courses in
student's own department and 5 medieval studies courses in other departments.
Loyola
University Chicago
Medieval Studies Center
http://www.luc.edu/medieval
Co-Director: Theresa Gross-Diaz
Dept. of History, LT Suite 900
Loyola University Chicago, WTC
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-915-6526
tgross@wpo.it.luc.edu
Affiliated faculty: Edward Breuer (theology), Leslie Dossey
(history), Blake Dutton (philosophy; co-director), Allen Frantzen (English);
Theresa Gross-Diaz (history; co-director), Dennis Martin (theology), Sally
Metzler (art), Barbara Rosenwein (History), Daniel Williams (theology).
Undergraduate minor: 18 hours, including an integrated seminar
and 4 courses from core areas.
Program description: The Program sponsors a series of 6 lectures
on a theme chosen as a focus for the minor each year. These lectures are linked
to readings that are adopted in several classes which study the Middle Ages,
helping students establish connections across disciplines and departments.
Recent topics have included "Popular Piety: Prayer, Devotion, and
Cult"; "Knights of Love and War: Courts, Poetry, Politics"; and
"Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages." Topic for 2004-05 is
"To Hell and Back: Visions, Dreams, and Prophecies."
Marquette
University: Medieval Studies Minor
(College of Arts and Sciences)
Coordinator: Steven M. Taylor
Medieval Studies
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: 414-288-6309
Fax: 414-288-7665
steven.taylor@marquette.edu
Undergraduate minor: Requires 21 semester hours.
Memorial
University of Newfoundland
Medieval Studies Program
Contact: William Schipper
Dept. of English, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
St. Johns, Nfld. A1C 557, Canada
schipper@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
University
of Michigan
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Director: Karla Taylor
1029 Tisch, 555 S. State St.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Phone: 734-763-2066
Fax: 734-647-4881.
kttaylor@umich.edu
Program Associate: Terre Fisher (telf@umich.edu)
Lectures and Events: In 2003-2004, guest lecturers included Jean
Balsamo (French, Reims), Kathleen Biddick (History, Notre Dame), Philippe Desan
(Romance Languages and Literatures, Chicago), Charles Donahue (Harvard Law
School), Peter Holland (Film, Television, and Theatre, Notre Dame), Elliot
Horowitz (Jewish History, Bar Ilan), John King (English, Ohio State), Carla
Mazzio (English, Chicago), Jeffrey Masten (English, Northwestern), Walter
Melion (History of Art, Johns Hopkins), Simone Pinet (Romance Languages and
Literatures, Cornell), Laurie Shannon (English, Duke), Larry Silver (History of
Art, Pennsylvania), and Daniel Smail (History, Fordham).
Conferences and ongoing colloquia included the Michigan Medieval
Seminar (October), "Premodern Bodies and the Wunderkammer of Queer
Objects" (January), Fraker Conference: "States of Perversion"
(February), The Atlantic Studies Initiative Conference: Technologies of Memory
(March), the Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop "Boundary Crossing and
Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Societies (bi-weekly), the Early Modern
Colloquium (monthly), and the Pre-Modern Colloquium (monthly).
For further information about programs, degrees, and affiliated faculty,
please visit our website: www.lsa.umich.edu/mems/
Annual budget: $35,000
University
of Minnesota
Center for Medieval Studies
http://www.cmedst.umn.edu
Director: Ruth Mazo Karras
Contact: Gabriel Gryffyn
302 Nolte Center
315 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-0805
Fax: 612-626-7735
cmedst@umn.edu
Staff: 2 shared administrative staff; 1 graduate assistant, 1
undergraduate assistant
Affiliated faculty: F. Ron Akehurst (French and Italian), Bernard
Bachrach (History), Mary Frances Brown (French and Italian), Gabriela Ilinitchi
Currie (Music), Jennifer Dean (History, Morris), Janet Ericksen (English,
Morris), Caesar Farah (History), Lianna Farber (English), Evelyn Firchow
(German, Scandinavian and Dutch), Mary Louise Fellows (Law), Thomas Gallanis
(Law), Kaaren Grimstad (German, Scandinavian and Dutch), Klaus Janofsky
(Duluth), Ruth Mazo Karras (History), Michael Kolbialka (Theater), Nita Krevans
(Classical and Near Eastern Studies), Rebecca Krug (English), Anatoly Liberman
(German, Scandinavian and Dutch), Michael Lower (History), Oliver Nicholson
(Classical and Near Eastern Studies), Susan Noakes (French and Italian), James
Parente (German, Scandinavian and Dutch), Wim Phillips (History), Kathryn
Reyerson (History), Andrew Scheil (English), Jimmy Schryver (Art History,
Morris), Jole Shackelford (History of Science, Technology and Medicine),
Rosemary Stanfield-Johnson (Liberal Studies, Duluth), John Steyaert (Art
History), Ray Wakefield (German, Scandinavian and Dutch), John Watkins (English),
Barbara Weissberger (Spanish and Portuguese), Peter Wells (Anthropology.
Degrees offered: Minors are offered at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.
Research assistantships: One research assistant, .25 time.
Publications: Occasional, none currently planned.
Conferences: Occasional, none currently planned
Symposia/Workshops/Lectures: Colloquia (lectures) about twice a
month; Workshops about once a month.
Outreach: A substantial local mailing list is used to reach the
general public. The Center also cooperates with local school districts.
Community Donors/Members: "Friends" of the Center for
Medieval Studies is approximately 50.
Membership Fee: $50.00 annually.
Special emphases: Intersection of history and literature; Global
Middle Ages.
Annual budget: Approximately $65,000.
University
of Missouri
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Chair: Anne Rudloff Stanton
Committee on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Art History and Archeology
109 Pickard Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-9496
Fax: 573-884-5269
stantona@missouri.edu
Affiliated faculty: Michael Bednar (medieval India), William
Bondeson (Aristotle), Thomas D. Cooke, emeritus (medieval literature, comedy
and tragedy), John Miles Foley (Old English, ancient Greek and Serbo-Croatian,
oral tradition), John Frymire (history), Rabia Gregory (women’s religious
literature from Germany and the Low Countries) Ben L. Honeycutt, emeritus
(medieval French literature and philology, narrative of the fabliaux and lai),
Daniel Hooley (classical tradition, translation studies), Lois Huneycutt
(medieval history, medieval queens), William J. Kerwin (Renaissance English
literature, Shakespeare), Johanna Kramer (Anglo-Saxon religious literature), Norman
Land (Italian Renaissance art), Emma Lipton (medieval English literature,
women's studies), Mary Jo Muratore (baroque and 17th-century French
literature), Charles G. Nauert, emeritus (history of the Renaissance and
Reformation, humanism, Northern Renaissance), Osmund Overby, emeritus
(Renaissance architecture), Charles Presberg (Renaissance Spanish literature),
Ellie Ragland (Renaissance literature), Jill Raitt, emeritus (theology,
spirituality, the Western church), Marcus Rautman (Byzantine and early medieval
art and archaeology), David Read (Renaissance English literature), John R.
Roberts, emeritus (English, 17th-century poetry and prose, the metaphysical
poets, Milton, bibliography), Charles F. Saylor (Roman comedy, Silver Age), A.
Mark Smith (medieval intellectual history, history of science), Anne Rudloff Stanton
(late medieval art, English manuscript illumination), Alexander von Schoenborn
(medieval philosophy), John Zemke (medieval Spanish and Judeo-Spanish), Russell
Zguta (Kievan Rus', Muscovite Russia, Ukraine).
Ph.D. Minor in Medieval or Renaissance Studies: A doctoral
candidate in a humanities department may elect a minor concentration in
interdisciplinary medieval or Renaissance studies by taking at least three
appropriate courses outside the department, as well as appropriate ones within
it. Under certain circumstances, the minor may be arranged for M.A. programs.
Fellowships: Support is available through department in which
doctoral work is done.
Publications: Newsletter in November and April.
Conferences: Occasionally serve as co-sponsor.
Lectures: Annual Medieval and Renaissance Studies lecture funded
by participating departments.
Special emphases: Doctoral minor in medieval or Renaissance
studies.
Mount
Holyoke College
Committee on Medieval Studies
Director: Carolyn P. Collette
Dept. of English, Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
Phone: 413-538-2452
Fax: 413-538-3042
Affiliated faculty: Carolyn P. Collette (English literature,
Chaucer, women writers), Michael T. Davis (Art, medieval art and architecture,
Islamic art), Robert Eisenstein, Director, Five-College Early Music Program
(early music), Lawrence Fine (Religion, Jewish studies), Harold
Garrett-Goodyear (History, English legal history, women's studies, European
conquest of the New World), Louise Litterick (Music, medieval and Renaissance
music), Carole Straw (History, early Church history, monasticism), Margaret
Switten (French, medieval French literature, lyric, music).
B.A. Major and Minor: 40 credits. First-year seminar (101)
expected, plus history 121 (survey of Middle Ages) OR 3 courses at introductory
(100) or intermediate (200) level, medieval language. 20 credits (5 courses) at
advanced seminar level in at least 2 disciplines.
Scholarships: Administered through College financial aid.
Research Assistantships: 1 student assistant for program.
Community Outreach: NEH-funded seminar for high school teachers.
Membership: By invitation of Medieval Studies program faculty.
Special Features: Exceptional strength in medieval music;
innovative use of technology in teaching (art history course on Medieval Visual
Narrative used multimedia Cantigas and lyric), exceptional strength in
interdisciplinary approaches to medieval culture and history.
University
of New Mexico
Institute for Medieval Studies
http://www.unm.edu/~medinst
Director: Timothy C. Graham
Institute for Medieval Studies
2045 Mesa Vista Hall
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-277-1191 (direct), 505-277-2252 (dept.)
Fax: 505-277-1183
tgraham@unm.edu
Staff: One (1) Program Coordinator
Affiliated faculty: Art History: Justine Andrews (Mediterranean
and Byzantine art and architecture); English: Anita Obermeier (Chaucer, Middle
English), Helen Damico (Old English, Old Norse); Foreign Languages and
Literatures: Anthony J. Cárdenas (medieval Spanish Literature), Joseph McAlhany
(medieval Latin); History: Timothy C. Graham (early medieval, manuscript
studies, antiquarian studies), Patricia Risso (Islam), Jay Rubenstein (high and
late medieval, Crusades), Thomas Sizgorich (early Islam, late Antiquity and
early Middle Ages); Music: Susan Patrick (music theory); Religious Studies:
Andrew Burgess (Christian classics of the Middle Ages); University Honors:
Leslie A. Donovan (medieval literature).
B.A. Minor in Medieval Studies: 21 hours of course work,
including 12 hours of English above 102 and 9 hours from at least 2 other
disciplines in the medieval period.
M.A.: 34 hours of interdisciplinary work, with 22 hours from
English. Required: Intro. to Graduate Studies, Chaucer, Old English, Medieval
History Survey, one seminar in Old or Middle Enlgish, 9 hours from two other
disciplines, B or higher in Latin, 50 item exam list, 2 article portfolio.
Ph.D. Concentration in Medieval Studies: 30 hours including
Methods in Medieval Scholarship, seminars in Chaucer, a medieval language, and
Medieval History, 9 hours in English Medieval Language and Literature, 9 hours
in other disciplines (only 3 of which may be from History).
Fellowships: Graduate Fellowship for Outreach in Medieval
Studies.
Scholarships: Joseph B. Zavadil Undergraduate Scholarship;
Institute for Medieval Studies Summer Research Graduate Scholarship; annual
graduate scholarship for participation at International Congress on Medieval
Studies
Research assistantships: 1
Symposia/workshops: Annual Fall Outreach to the Secondary Schools
One-Day Seminar (October).
Lectures: Annual Medieval Studies Spring Lecture Series (includes
7 lectures centered around a single topic, March/April).
Seminars: Two-day seminars on Medieval Science and Medicine
(November).
Fund-raising: Financing stems from collaborative contributions
made by individual university units and members of the public. These monies are
raised yearly by the Director of the program.
Outreach: Outreach to the secondary schools, including the fall
seminar (see above) and the Peer-mentoring Program, which places a college
student in a local high school to teach sessions on medieval culture and
literature.
Number of community donors or members: 30
Annual budget: Approximately $95,000.
City
University of New York
Medieval Studies Certificate Program
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/medievalstudies
Coordinator: Glenn D. Burger [
The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y. ,
Phone: 212-817-8761 Fax: 212-817-1528
gburger@gc.cuny.edu
Staff: 1 program assistant.
Affiliated faculty: Comparative literature:
Orenstein (medieval logic), Peter Simpson (ancient and medieval philosophy).
Political science: Young Kum Kim (comparative political theory).
Certificates: The certificate program in medieval studies offers courses and
seminars for doctoral students in Classics, Comparative Literature, English,
French, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literatures, History, Music, Philosophy,
Sociology, and Theatre. Students who complete the interdisciplinary
concentration receive, in addition to the doctoral degree, a certificate in
medieval studies. The program enables doctoral students specializing in
medieval studies to broaden their knowledge of medieval culture and to pursue
their interests in a more comprehensive context than that afforded by
specialization in a single field. Since it emphasizes interdisciplinary
research, the medieval studies program also encourages students to follow a
pattern of studies that reflects the interdisciplinary conditions in which the
works of the Middle Ages were created.
Requirements: Candidates for the certificate must be enrolled in
one of the doctoral programs listed above. There are specific course
requirements, and students must demonstrate a reading knowledge of Latin. They
must complete a doctoral dissertation on a topic approved by the advisory
committee of the medieval studies certificate program.
Resources: In addition to the Graduate School's Mina Rees
Library, the student engaged in medieval studies enjoys the resources of over
sixty libraries, museums, and collections in the greater New York area that
have special medieval materials. Among these are the New York Public Library,
the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (including The
Cloisters), the American Numismatic Society, the Grolier Club of New York, the
Jewish Theological Seminary, and the General Theological Seminary. An
interdisciplinary student association provides opportunities for the
presentation of papers and for mutual exchange among students in the various
disciplines.
Conferences: Annual student conference:
Symposia/workshops: Faculty/student work-in-progress colloquia
and roundtable discussions, several times a semester. 2006-7: Peter Simpson and
Cynthia Hahn “Current Work”; Steven Kruger, Jerrilyn Dodds, Karina Attar,
“Medieval Jews and Muslims”; Glenn Burger, Jill Stevenson,
Lectures: Seth Lerer 2007; Margreta de Grazia 2007;
Community outreach: Cooperation with the Medieval Club of New
York and a consortium with General Theological Seminary.
Budget: Faculty on budget lines of departments; Program Assistant
shared with three other certificate programs; program budget, 2007-8: approx.
$750.
State
University of New York, Oswego
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Committee
http://www.oswego.edu/Catalog/Academic_Options/midieval_minor.html
Coordinator: Karen S. Nicholas
History Department
420 Mahar Hall #13, Oswego State University
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 315-312-3442
Fax: 315-312-5444.
nicholas@oswego.edu
Affiliated faculty: Joseph Alessia (Italian), Charles Echelbarger
(Philosophy), Frances Hildahl (English), Tracy Lewis (Spanish), Patrick Murphy
(English), Karen Nicholas (History), Luther Peterson (History), Marilynn Smiley
(Music), Helen Zakin (Art History).
Degrees: B.A is taken in English, History, Philosophy, Art, Music,
or Theater. Medieval and Renissance Studies Minors take 7 courses, including an
interdisciplinary seminar, in at least three of the disciplines listed above.
Financial aid: Available from individual departments.
Concerts: Two Madrigal Dinners, December 2005.
New York University
Medieval and Renaissance Center
http://www.nyu.edu/fas/center/marc/
Director: Georgina Dopico-Black
19 University Place, Room 219
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-998-8698
Fax: 212-995-4685
mar.center@nyu.edu
Staff: Zamaly Diaz, GA; Sara Diaz, GA
Affiliated Faculty: Core faculty 61
The Medieval and Renaissance Center (MARC) is an initiative at New York
University that combines the Center for Research in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
and the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program. This unit functions as the
catalyst for events and activities at NYU related to medieval, Renaissance and
early modern studies. It continues the previous work of both organizations,
including organizing lecture series, seminars, and symposia at NYU and jointly
with other New York institutions, inviting visiting faculty from other US and
foreign universities, and facilitating intellectual exchange among the local
academic institutions.
The undergraduate program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies focuses on the
history, institutions, languages, literatures, thought, faith, art, and music
of Europe and the Mediterranean world from the collapse of Roman authority to
about 1600 C.E. It is during this important period-which shaped and transmitted
the classical heritage-that the social, artistic, intellectual, and scientific
culture of present-day Europe and the Middle East was formed.
MARC has one of the largest undergraduate programs in medieval and Renaissance
studies in the United States. It offers students unique opportunities through
the numerous courses it sponsors and cross-lists, its Distinguished Lecture
Series, and its personal student advisement. The curriculum links
undergraduates with NYU's outstanding humanities faculty, with the superb
libraries, museums and collections in the New York area, and with musical and
theatrical performances of works from this period that are given regularly in
the city. The center also encourages students' intellectual and artistic
experience in College of Arts and Sciences Study Abroad Programs. The students
design their own programs in consultation with the program director and
faculty: they thus experience the intimate guidance of a center of excellence
within the parameters of a great university.
The program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the civilization and
culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is specifically designed for
students wishing to work in more than one field of specialization and to
develop majors around their own interests rather than those of a departmental
major. Individual advisement enables students to develop a coherent course of
study that suits their needs and interests. The fields of specialization from
which students may draw to develop their programs currently include (1)
language and literature: classics, comparative literature, English, French,
Italian, Middle Eastern (Arabic), Hebrew and Judaic, Spanish and Portuguese;
(2) fine arts; (3) history; (4) music; and (5) philosophy and religion. Majors
in this program have gone on to graduate work in medieval studies, Celtic
studies, archival studies, religious studies, history, art history, and
English, as well as to professional schools. Other majors have gone on to careers
in business and in education.
Financial Aid: Available to majors and minors is the Marco Polo
Travel Award, which is granted to an outstanding student each year to allow her
or him to travel abroad for research.
Major: Ten courses in medieval and Renaissance studies, of which
at least five must be in a single field of concentration; four or, preferably,
three courses in one or more other fields of concentration; and one or,
preferably, two courses in an interdisciplinary seminar. In addition, students
are expected to show proficiency through course work or examination in Latin
(or another language central to their area, such as ancient Greek, Arabic, or
Hebrew) and in one other language appropriate to the field of concentration.
Minor: Five courses, of which at least two must be in a single
field of concentration, one in each of two other fields of concentration, and
an interdisciplinary seminar.
Honors Program: Students wishing to receive their degree with honors in
medieval and Renaissance studies are required to complete a satisfactory thesis
on a topic of their choice demonstrating their ability to control the relevant
sources, bibliography, and methodology. They must also meet general College of
Arts and Sciences requirements.
Students must seek written approval of the director of the program before
beginning the senior thesis-an essay of 30 to 60 pages on a research topic-at
which time a thesis director will be chosen. Once the topic has been defined,
the student will meet with the thesis director to discuss bibliography and
research plans. Students will normally take one independent study during the
course of the research and writing of the thesis. The independent study course
will be supervised by the thesis director and may not replace any of the
primary or secondary concentration requirements for the major. Dead-lines for
completing the honors thesis are the following: the thesis outline and
bibliography are due one month after the opening date of the term; the
completed first draft is due two months after the opening of the term; the
completed final draft is due three weeks before the end of the term. This
schedule enables students to compete for awards, honors, and fellowships.
Accelerated B.A./M.A. Program: Qualifying students may apply to
earn an accelerated B.A. in Medieval and Renaissance Studies and M.A. in a
related department. Interested students must consult with the director of the
program.
Degrees conferred: 7 majors, 6 minors (Spring 2003); 1 major, 7
minors (Spring 2002); 5 majors, 4 minors (Spring 2001); 5 majors, 5 minors
(Spring 2000)
Distinguished Visiting Scholars: In addition to its large and
varied offering of undergraduate courses, the Medieval and Renaissance Center
schedules a Distinguished Lecture Series as well as colloquia, symposia, and
special seminars.
Occasional Lectures Series: Our occasional lecture series brings distinguished
scholars to campus for lectures and workshops open to New York area graduate
students and faculty of all disciplines. 2000 - 01: Lina Bolzoni, Benjamin
Bagby, Dyan Elliott, Catherine Peyroux, Barbara Rosenwein, Sylvia Huot, Joyce
Coleman, Amy Remensnyder, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski; 2001 - 02: Nigel Morgan,
John Bowers, Richard Unger, Jan Ziolkowski, Eric Stanley, Lina Bolzoni, Natalie
Zemon-Davis, and Stephen Greenblatt; 2002-03: Howard Bloch, Alan V. Murray,
Margaret Bent, Maria Luisa Ardizzone,, John Freccero, Elena Lombardi, Alfred L.
Ivry. 2005: John J. Collins, Karl Appuhn, Bernard McGinn, 2006: Suzanne G.
Cusick, Anne Schuchman, Maths Bertell.
Lectures: Medieval and Renaissance Center Distinguished Lecture Series. 2001 -
2002: John Guillory, Anne Robertson, Jan Ziolkowski, David Ganz, Susan Rankin,
Scott Westrem, María Menocal, Lucy Freeman Sandler. 2003: Georgina
Dopico-Black, N. Miller, Cornell Fleischer, Daniel Fleming, Daniel H. Weiss,
Frank Peters, Terence Cave,, Brigitte Miriam Bedos-Rezak. 2004: Richard K.
Emmerson, Louise Rice, John Van Engen, Peter Stallybrass, Jacques Lezra,
Jaroslav Folda, Jane Tylus. 2005: Everett Rowson, Miri Rubin, Deborah Shuger.
2006: Caroline Walker Bynum, Bruce Holsinger, Ralph Bauer.
Symposia and Conferences: 2003 - "The Maiden Phoenix: A
Conference in Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the Death of Elizabeth
I". 2003 - Recognition in Narrative, Film and Opera: An Interdisciplinary
Workshop on Anagnoresis'. 2004 - "Forbidden Fruit. The Impact of Knowledge
in Renaissance Europe. 2005 - "Torture and Truth"; "Found in La
Mancha". 2006 - "Moving Past: Moving the Past. Rethinking Medieval
and Renaissance Studies".
Special Features: The New York area offers unique research
opportunities in medieval and Renaissance studies through some of its most
distinguished institutions: the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Cloisters (the
medieval branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), the Jewish Theological
Seminary, and the Index of Christian Art.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Medieval Studies Committee
Chair: James McKinnon
Dept. of Music, Univ. of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3320
Participating faculty: 28, from the following departments and
programs: anthropology, art (2), classics (2), comparative literature, English
(4), history (4), music (2), philosophy (2), religious studies (2), Romance
languages (6), Slavic languages, women's studies.
Graduate Minor in Medieval Studies: Joseph Wittig, Advisor.
Undergraduate Minor in Medieval Studies: Carolyn Connor, Advisor.
Northern
Arizona University
Committee on Medieval Studies
Contact:
Charles Connell
Dept. of History
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 6023
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Charles.Connell@nau.edu
Northern
Illinois University
Medieval Studies Program
Co-Directors:
Nicole Clifton,
Department of English
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815-753-6631), nclifton@niu.edu
Susan Deskis,
Department of English
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815-753-6626), sdeskis@niu.edu
Valerie L. Garver
Department of History
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815-753-6631) vgarver@niu.edu
Affiliated Faculty:
Katharina Barbe (German), Antoinette Brazouski (Latin), Nicole Clifton
(English), Mary Cozad (Spanish), Susan Deskis (English), Alicia Finch
(Philosophy), Valerie L. Garver (History), Janet Hathaway (Musicology), Amy
Ingram (French), Christopher Nissen (Italian), Brian Sandberg (History), Ann
van Dijk (Art History), Christine Worobec (History).
Program Description:
Undergraduates can declare a concentration in Medieval Studies in addition to
their major. Students must complete 15 hours of medieval coursework in at least
three departments and must take an introductory course to Medieval Studies.
Students must also take a Seminar in Medieval Studies, in which they produce a
capstone research paper under the direction of the appropriate faculty member,
for a total of 21 hours.
University of Notre Dame
Medieval Institute
http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/
Director: Olivia Remie Constable
Medieval Institute
University of Notre Dame
715 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574-631-6603
Fax: 574-631-8644
oconstab@nd.edu
Contact: Roberta Baranowski, Assistant Director
Phone: 574-631-8304
Fax: 574-631-8644
rbaranow@nd.edu
Staff: Administrative Assistant; Assistant Director; Director of
Undergraduate Studies
Faculty Fellows: Asma Afaruddin (Arabic language and literature),
Joseph P. Amar (Arabic and Syriac), Charles Barber (Art History and Byzantine
Studies), Terri Bays (late medieval English literature), Alexander Blachly
(music), W. Martin Bloomer (classics, history of education), D'Arcy Jonathan
Dacre Boulton (social and cultural history, nobilities and courts), Maureen
Boulton (French literature, manuscript studies), Keith Bradley (Roman history),
Rev. David Burrell (Islamic and Jewish philosophical studies), Theodore J.
Cachey (Italian literature), John Cavadini (patristics and early medieval
theology), Robert R. Coleman (Old Master drawings), Olivia Remie Constable
(medieval history), Lawrence Cunningham (history of Christian spirituality),
Rev. Brian Daley (theology, patristics), JoAnn DellaNeva (French and
comparative literature), Rev. Michael Driscoll (medieval liturgies), Stephen
Dumont (philosophy), Kent Emery, Jr. (history of theology, manuscript studies),
Dolores Frese (Middle English literature, Chaucer), Stephen Gersh (philosophy,
classical tradition), Robert Goulding (history of science), Brad Gregory
(history of Christianity) Li Guo (Arabic language and literature), Thomas N.
Hall (Old English and Anglo-Latin literature), Peter Holland (theater,
Shakespeare), David Jenkins (library, Byzantine studies), Rev. John Jenkins
(philosophy), Louis Jordan (iconography, manuscript studies), Encarnación
Juárez (Spanish literature), Kathryn Kerby-Fulton (late medieval English
literature), Mary Keys (political thought), Brian Krostenko (Latin
linguistics), Blake Leyerle (early Christian history), Sabine MacCormack (late
antiquity), Julia Marvin (Middle English literature), Ralph McInerny
(philosophy, Thomas Aquinas), Margaret Meserve (humanism and the Crusades),
Christian Moevs (Italian literature), Thomas Noble (early medieval history),
David O'Connor (ancient philosophy, Platonism), Mark Pilkinton (theater and
drama), Jean Porter (philosophy, Aquinas), Gretchen Reydams-Schils (Stoicism,
Neo-Platonism), Gabriel Said Reynolds (Muslim-Christian relations), Robert E.
Rodes (law), John Roos (political science), Charles M. Rosenburg (Renaissance
art history), Dayle Seidenspinner-Nuñez (medieval Spanish literature), Susan
Sheridan (archaeology), Rabbi Michael A. Signer (Jewish thought and culture),
Marina Smyth (library, early Irish culture), John Van Engen (religious and
intellectual history), Joseph Wawrykow (theology, Christian tradition), Albert
Wimmer (German literature), Robin Darling Young (early Eastern Christianity),
Katherine Zieman (Late medieval English literature).
B.A.: Both a major and a minor in medieval studies are offered.
Course work in medieval studies drawn from several different academic
departments is required, and Latin language study is recommended. Full details
are available at: http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/programs/undergraduate.html.
Master
of Medieval Studies: Requirements: two years of interdisciplinary
course work, an oral examination, two modern European languages, and Latin. The
master's degree is part of the Ph.D. program and is not offered as a terminal
degree. A full description of the graduate program is available at: http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/programs/graduate.html.
Ph.D. in Medieval Studies: Requirements: one additional year of
course work beyond the M.M.S., written and oral Ph.D. candidacy examination,
and dissertation. Application to the Ph.D. program is made through the Notre
Dame Graduate School. For application details, see http://graduateschool.nd.edu.
Financial aid: Acceptance into the graduate program includes full
tuition and a stipend. Applicants to the Medieval Institute have been
consistently successful in the competition for additional fellowship funds
provided by the Graduate School. Research assistantships (tuition + stipend)
are provided for entering and enrolled students by the Institute, as are
teaching assistantships (tuition + stipend, for senior students) in
collaboration with the various departments and programs.
CARA Fellowships: Through the generous support of the Medieval
Academy and CARA, two students (either undergraduate or graduate) receive
fellowships covering tuition for a summer session course in medieval Latin or
paleography taught at Notre Dame. Applicants must be members of the Medieval
Academy. Send a letter of application, along with two letters of
recommendation, a transcript, and a CV, to the Assistant Director by April 25.
Short-term Fellowships: Stipends for short-term research in the
Ambrosiana Microfilms Collection are available in the amount of $500 each for
scholars who wish to visit the Medieval Institute and consult its extensive
microfilm and photographic collection of the holdings of the Biblioteca
Ambrosiana in Milan. Advanced graduate students as well as postdoctoral and
established scholars are eligible. Send a letter of application explaining the
research project and the reason for consulting the Ambrosiana Microfilm
Collection, along with a current CV, to the Director of the Medieval Institute.
Stipends for younger visiting scholars in the amount of $1,500 per month,
tenable for three to five months, are sometimes available. In conjunction with
the Societé Internationale pour l'Etude de la Philosophie Médievale (SIEPM),
the Medieval Institute offers a three-month, residential fellowship in medieval
philosophy. Apply to the Director.
Visiting Appointments: The A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Medieval Studies is a one-year, residential fellowship for a recent Ph.D. in a
tenure-track position who wishes to do research at the Medieval Institute.
Applicants should submit a research proposal of no more than five pages, a
current CV, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to the
Director of the Medieval Institute by January 15.
Publications: The Institute houses the editorial offices of the Bulletin de Philosophie Médiévale.
Several monograph series have been published under the aegis of the Institute:
"Publications in Mediaeval Studies," "Texts and Studies in the
History of Mediaeval Education," "Folia Ambrosiana," "Texts
in Medieval Culture" and "The Medieval Book." Each year's
three-part series of Conway lectures is published in conjunction with the
University of Notre Dame Press.
Conferences,
Seminars, and Lectures: Invited lectures by visiting scholars are held
about once a month during the academic year. The Robert M. Conway Lecture
Series brings an internationally recognized authority in medieval studies to
campus each year for three lectures in the fall. Periodically, the Institute
sponsors conferences, seminars, colloquia, exhibits, and performances. See the
calendar at http://www.nd.edu/~medinst/lectures/lectures.html
for specific information.
Outreach: The Insitute's librarian conducts tours of the Reading
Room book collection and lectures on special interest topics, on request, for
local school groups and other community organizations.
Special emphases: The Institute's library holdings number more
than 100,000 volumes, supplemented by microfilm copies of some 3,000 medieval
manuscripts from European libraries. Over the years the Institute has built up
a valuable collection of medieval manuscripts, incunabula, and rare books.
Research in the Institute is supported by the Milton V. Anastos Collection with
its extensive holdings in the history of the Byzantine Empire and the Astrik L.
Gabriel History of Universities Collection. What sets Notre Dame's Institute
apart is its convenient gathering of printed materials essential to medieval
studies on a single floor of the University's library. The Reading Room holds
major dictionaries, bibliographical guides, reference works, and primary source
collections. The Medieval Institute has microfilm and photographic copies of
almost all the materials in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan. The Frank M.
Folsom Microfilm and Photographic Collection consists of microfilms of the
12,000 medieval and Renaissance manuscripts belonging to the Biblioteca
Ambrosiana, together with about 50,000 photographs of miniatures and
illuminated inititals, supplemented by some 15,000 color slides. An
inventory-catalogue of the Ambrosiana’s drawings, compiled by Prof. Robert
Randolf Coleman, is available at: http://www.italnet.nd.edu/ambrosiana/eng/index.html.
The Institute welcomes visiting scholars to make use of its library resources
and encourages advance consultation with library staff prior to research
visits.
Ohio
State University
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
http://cmrs.osu.edu
Director: Richard Firth Green
308 Dulles Hall
Ohio State University
230 W. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1361
Phone: 614-292-7495
Fax: 614-292-1599
cmrs@osu.edu; green.693@osu.edu
Staff: Pat
Swinehart, Administrative Assistant; 2 graduate associates.
Affiliated faculty:
See website.
Graduate Certificate
in Medieval and Renaissance Studies: The certificate requires 45 credit
hours of graduate-level work: 22 hours may be in courses offered by the
student's home department; 23 hours must be in courses offered by other
departments. Proficiency in Latin or another medieval language is required. The
credit hours must be completed while the student is enrolled in a graduate
degree program in an affiliated department. The certificate program normally
includes courses from a number of disciplines, and at least one course in
medieval or Renaissance history.
B.A. Major and Minor
in Medieval and Renaissance Studies: The interdisciplinary undergraduate
programs offer students an introduction to the culture of the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance and to the tools required to pursue advanced study of these
periods in a wide range of disciplines. The major is composed of 55 hours, the
minor of 25 hours, in both cases with specified distribution requirements.
Assistantships:
Two (2) graduate assistant appointments for the Center's office; One (1)
appointment for the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies.
Conferences/Lectures:
In 2007-08, CMRS offered a lecture series titled “Translations.” Featured in the series were Peter Burke,
terry Jones, Malcolm Barber, Fiona Somerset, Meradith McMunn, Bruce Holsinger,
Richard Kinkade, Keven J. Harty, Gail Kern Paster, and Kim Butler. For 2008-0909, the lecture series is titled “The
Culture of War.” Invited guest speakers
are Richard W. Kaeuper, Stephen N. Fliegel, Patricia A. Cahill, John D. Niles,
Celeste Brusati, Jerold C. Frakes, Barbara Donagan, Christine Chism, Camilla
Townsend, and Sarah Kay. In addition,
CMRS sponsors lectures in other departments dealing with the Middle Ages and
Renaissance and has faculty colloquia on current research.
Courses: CMRS
offers courses in medieval Latin and palaeography as well as a number of
undergraduate lecture and seminar courses.
Ohio State University
Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/cmrs/rcmss/
Director: Predrag Matejic
225-227 Main Library
The Ohio State University
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1286
hilandar@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-0634
Fax: 614-292-7859
Staff: One (1) Center coordinator, one (1) Graduate Research
Associate
Affiliated faculty: History: Slavic Studies: Daniel Collins
(accentology, hagiography, linguistics), Charles Gribble (palaeography, South
Slavic linguistics), Mateja Matejic (emeritus, palaeography, literature,
theology), School of Music: Margarite Mazo (musicology); History of Art:
Myroslava Mudrak (associate professor)
Summer stipends: potential research projects and letters of
interest sent attn: Director, RCMSS. Letters may be sent anytime, but awards
(2-6 weeks) are generally over the summer months.
Lectures: occasional
Special emphasis: Promote research of Cyrillic manuscripts on
microform of the Hilandar Research Library.
University
of Oklahoma
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
http://www.ou.edu/cmrs
Director: Keith Busby
Univ. of Oklahoma, 780 Van Vleet Oval, Rm. 202
Norman, OK 73019-0250
Phone: 405-325-5088
Fax: 405-325-0103
kbusby@ou.edu
Affiliated faculty: 34; see website.
Undergraduate Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies: 18
hours, 6 in 3 core areas: history and philosophy, history of the arts, and
literature.
Interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D.: Requirements vary; programs
must be approved by the Graduate Council.
Teaching assistantships: 2.
Other activities: See website.
Mailing list: Includes interested parties in Oklahoma and
surrounding states. Apply to the Director to be added to the list or to acquire
the list.
Annual budget: Director's salary plus $5,000 operating budget.
University
of Oregon
Medieval Studies Program
Director:
Martha Bayless
Medieval Studies Program
344 Prince Lucian Campbell Hall
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 541-346-4069
midages@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Staff: Carol Kleinheksel, secretary.
Faculty and affiliates: see website.
B.A. major and minor in medieval studies: Requirements: For the
major, twelve medieval studies courses in at least three departments, including
an introductory course and a senior seminar, passed with a grade of mid-C or
better. For the minor, seven medieval studies courses in at least two
departments, including the senior seminar, passed with a grade of mid-C or
better.
MA: The university offers an Interdisciplinary MA which can be taken
in Medieval Studies, although it is not administered through this office.
Medieval MAs are also available in several different departments.
Ph.D: The English Department offers a Structured Emphasis in the
Medieval Period which is closely allied to the Medieval Studies program.
Require-ments include courses in Old and Middle English, Latin, and medieval
history, art history, philosophy, theology, or other medieval languages, as
well as satisfaction of the department's language and breadth requirements. PhDs
in medieval subjects are also available in other departments such as Art
History, Romance Languages, and Comparative Literature.
Financial aid: Available as to other undergraduates or graduates.
Annual budget: varies.
University
of Ottawa
Program in Medieval Studies
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/medieval
Coordinator: Kouky Fianu
Associate Professor
155, Seraphin Marion
Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canada
Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 1280
Fax: 613-562-5995
jkfianu@uottawa.ca
Participating faculty: 18; see website.
Academic Assistant: Manon Lalande (mmlaland@uottawa.ca)
B.A. Concentration in Medieval Studies: At the undergraduate
level, an interdisciplinary concentration in medieval studies is offered with
the cooperation of several departments in the Faculty of Arts. The
concentration seeks to bring together a number of disciplines related to the
culture and civilization of the Middle Ages (history, linguistics, philology,
music, philosophy, classics, and vernacular literary studies), so that students
may benefit from an interdisciplinary approach to the humanities. Requirements:
30 courses (90 credits) including 4 core courses, 2 compulsory medieval
courses, 10 courses selected from a medieval studies list and 14 elective
courses.
Note: In September 2006 the University of Ottawa will offer a minor (30
credits) and a major (42 credits) as part of a general or honor's B.A.
Symposium: Medievalists and early modernists from various
disciplines of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University join into an
annual bilingual symposium every spring. Recent themes have dealt with
"The Knowledge Based Society of Medieval and Renaissance Europe" and
"Transformations." The symposium is open to graduate students and
professors alike.
Lectures: One or two guest speakers are invited every year to present their latest
research. 2004-2005: Guy Lobrichon (Université d'Avignon) "Heloise, or how
to get rid of one's husband?"
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