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CMEMS sponsors or co-sponsors a wide range of workshops and research groups that cohere into a stimulating program of opportunities for students and faculty to engage in focused discussion and debate

• Medieval Matters
• CMEMS Workshop
• Renaissances Focal Group
• Republic of Letters Workgroup
• Theoretical Perspectives of the Middle Ages
• Textual Orientations
• The Material Imagination Workshop
• Reading Groups

Medieval Journeys: Introduction through the Art and Architecture (DLCL 123)

As a foundations class, this survey of medieval culture engages in particular the art and architecture of the period. The Middle Ages is presented as a network of global economies, fueled by a desire for natural resources, access to luxury goods and holy sites.