Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Upcoming Event:: Choirs of Angels at the Met


Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500

Friday, February 6, 2009
6:30 PM
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(meet in the Medieval Sculpture Hall)

Barbara Boehm, Curator in the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, will lead a tour of this special exhibition.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

NYU English Medieval Forum Events, Spring 2009

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 Events


February 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

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen at New York University

The NYU English Department's Medieval Forum and the Anglo Saxon Studies Colloquium present:

"The Weight of the Past"

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
(The George Washington University)

Thursday, Feb. 5
Reception 6:00pm
Lecture 6:30pm

Room 222 of 19 University Place
(visitors from outside NYU should bring photo ID to sign into the building).

A schedule of Spring Medieval Forum events will follow shortly. If you have questions, contact Liza Blake, elizabeth[dot]blake[at]nyu[dot]edu.