February is going to be a busy month for CMRS! Check out what we have planned!
Events
February 7, 2025
John Donne's 'A Litanie' and the Work of Liturgy
The 2024 John N. King Lecture in Medieval and Renaissance Studies will feature Dr. Susannah Monta, Associate Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana), presenting "John Donne's 'A Litanie' and the Work of Liturgy."
4 - 5 pm at the Research Commons Colloquial Space, 18th Ave. Library Third Floor
February 21-22, 2025
Annual Symposium: "Sea Studies- Exploring the Medieval and Renaissance Maritime Humanities"
The 2025 CMRS symposium will address such topics as underwater archaeology and the ethics of recovering historic shipwrecks; evolving patterns of fishing and consumption; shipboard entertainers; and the representation of the sea in the poetry of Dante. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Roberta Morosini (European Languages and Transcultural Studies, UCLA), presenting “Between Discordant Shores: Mobility, Blu Humanism and the Futures of Europe, from Dante to Petrarch."
Other speakers will be:
Ellen Arnold (History, OSU)
Richard C Hoffmann (History, York U, Canada)
Roberta Morosini (European Languages and Transcultural Studies, UCLA)
Amanda Respess (History, OSU Marion)
Sara Rich (Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina U.)
James Seth (Associate Professor, English, Central Washington University)
9 am - 1 pm, location TBD
February 25, 2025
Do You Have to be Angry to Slaughter?
Jérémie Foa (Aix-Marseille University) will explore the mechanisms by which the principal killers of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre achieved their ends.
4 - 5:30 pm at the Research Commons Colloquial Space, 18th Ave. Library Third Floor
Cosponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Department of History.
These events are free and open to the public.
For full information about our upcoming events visit our Events Page.
