Fall 2014
Presenters' papers will be circulated 7-10 days in advance.
Additional readings will be made available on Rebecca's carrel, Rock A33.
During the 2014-15 Academic Year the Mellon Workshop will run concurrently with the seminar "Borders and Boundaries in the post-Classical Mediterranean," organized by Reyhan Durmaz and funded by the Graduate International Colloquium Fund.
Additional readings will be made available on Rebecca's carrel, Rock A33.
During the 2014-15 Academic Year the Mellon Workshop will run concurrently with the seminar "Borders and Boundaries in the post-Classical Mediterranean," organized by Reyhan Durmaz and funded by the Graduate International Colloquium Fund.
Friday, September 12
12:00-2:00 pm |
Scott DiGiulio, "Libraries in the High Roman Empire: Between Material and Metaphor"
Location: Seminar Room, Department of Religious Studies |
Friday, September 26
12:00-2:00 pm |
Ian Randall, "Break out the Fine China: Material Practices and Identity Mediation on Crete, Sicily, and Cyprus from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages"
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Thursday, October 9
2:30-4:00 pm |
Suleiman Mourad, Smith College
"Complicating the Complicated: Conceptual Problems and Limitations in the Academic Study of the Crusades from the Perspective of Muslim Sources" ***Sponsored by "Borders and Boundaries"*** Please read:
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Friday, October 17
12:00-2:00 pm |
Stephany Hull
Location: Seminar Room, Department of Religious Studies |
Friday, October 31
12:00-2:30 pm |
Carlin Barton, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Part I: "Imagine No Religion" Part II: "Consecration of Fear" Location: Seminar Room, Department of Religious Studies |
Friday, November 14
12:00-2:00 pm |
Rebecca Falcasantos
"Constantinople and the Production of a Christian Cultural Identity under Theodosios II" Please read:
Location: Seminar Room, Department of Religious Studies |
Friday, December 5
12:00-2:00 pm |
Reyhan Durmaz, "From Paul and John to Faymiyūn and Ṣāliḥ: Holy Men between Christian and Islamic Hagiography"
Also read:
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Spring 2015
Thursday, January 29
3:00-5:00 pm |
Andrew Tobolowsky, "Chapter 6: Conclusions"
Please read:
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Friday, February 13
2:00-4:00 pm |
Scott DiGiulio
Please read:
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Thursday, February 26
12:00-2:30 pm |
Sarah Bassett, Indiana University
"Style and the City: Visual Forms and Meanings in Late Antique Urban Display" Location: Cogut Center 003 Readings TBA |
Thursday, March 12
3:00-5:00 pm |
Niels Gaul, Central European University and Dumbarton Oaks
***Sponsored by "Borders and Boundaries"*** Readings TBA Location: Rhode Island Hall 109 |
Thursday, April 16
3:00-5:00 pm |
Paul Cobb, University of Pennsylvania
***Sponsored by "Borders and Boundaries"*** Readings TBA Location: Rhode Island Hall 109 |
Thursday, April 30
12:00-2:30 pm |
Jason König, University of St. Andrews
Location: Rhode Island Hall 109 |
Last updated Thursday, April 7, 2016