We are pleased to announce the list of the Spring semester events for the NYU English Department Medieval Forum. Unless otherwise noted, the Medieval Forum meets on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm.
Please note that our talks will be held in various locations around NYU this semester. (Visitors from outside NYU should bring photo ID to sign into NYU buildings).
All are welcome!
If you have questions, contact Liza Blake, elizabeth[dot]blake[at]nyu[dot]edu.
NYU English Medieval Forum
Fall 2008 EventsFebruary 5
"The Weight of the Past"Jeffrey Cohen
(George Washington University)
19 University Place, Room 222
Reception at 6pm; lecture at 6:30pm
Co-sponsored with the Anglo-Saxon Studies Colloquium
February 19
"Wondering through the World: Ibn Battuta, the Muslim World, and the 'aja'ib narrative"Christine Chism
(Rutgers University)
To be held at Columbia University
at 6 pm (details TBA)
Co-sponsored with Columbia University
March 10
NEW DATE! Tuesday!"Cures and Closures: Surgery, Intersex, and the Demands of Difference"Leah DeVun
(Texas A&M University)
IHPK Conference Room, 285 Mercer Street, 10th Floor
Co-sponsored with CELCE
April 2
"Mythic Capital: Medievalism, Heritage Culture and the Order of the Garter, 1348-2008"Stephanie Trigg
(University of Melbourne)
19 University Place, Room 222
Co-sponsored with the Medieval and Renaissance Center (MARC)
April 23
"The Politics of the Subjunctive"Paul Strohm
(Columbia University)
Department of Classics, 100 Washington Square East, Silver Center 503
