Top-class speakers at the colloquium on the history of the Middle Ages in the summer semester!

This summer semester's colloquium on the history of the Middle Ages proves that the Middle Ages have a lot to offer. The Advisors are all world stars of (but not limited to) medieval history, the density of which has not been seen in Dresden for a long time. The Chair is therefore looking forward to welcoming numerous participants.

Time: Tue, 6 DS (16:40-18:10)
Location: BZW/A154/U

You can look forward to the following lectures:

16.04. 2024 - VOLKER LEPPIN (YALE UNIVERSITY):
Representation and Reenactment. Structures of late medieval piety

23.04.2024 - UNN FALKEID (UNIVERSITY OF OSLO):
The Legacy of St. Birgitta of Sweden in Renaissance Italy

30.04.2024 - JEAN-CLAUDE SCHMITT (EHESS, PARIS):
Pictorial Encyclopedias and Encyclopedic Culture in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times

07.05.2024 - BRUCE BRASINGTON (CANYON, TEXAS):
Canon Law Collections from Burchard of Worms to Ivo of Chartres. Continuities, changes and opportunities

28.05.2024 - PATRICK GEARY (INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, PRINCETON):
New perspectives on early medieval history through the integration of genomic, archaeological and historical sources

04.06.2024 - CONSTANT MEWS (MONASH UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE):
Re-Imagining the Augustinian Way of Life in the Twelfth Century

11.06.2024 - CLAUDIA ZEY (UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH):
Office and Opportunity. Medieval queens on journeys to Italy

18.06.2024 - MIKHAIL BOYTSOV (HSE UNIVERSITY, MOSCOW):
Was the church union of Florence in 1439 really ineffective?

25.06.2024 - PAVLÍNA RYCHTEROVÁ (ÖAW, VIENNA):
Elitist multilingualism and the (re)production of power in pre-modern societies