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Jun 11 2015
The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards
Research fellowships for international PhD students
for a research stay in Mainz from January 2016 or later.
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May 19 2015 | Beyond the Classroom
BY AMY ADAMS
Rukma Sen began her fascination with female monsters in medieval literature during a class on Beowulf, which describes the Swedish warrior Beowulf, who battles the monster Grendel and eventually takes on both Grendel's mother and a dragon.
May 18 2015 | Beyond the Classroom
BY KATHLEEN J. SULLIVAN
To study medieval misericords, the narrow wooden ledges that monks leaned against while chanting psalms, Christina E.C. Smith needed a plane ticket to London, a BritRail Pass, her well-worn copy of A Catalogue of Misericords in Great Britain – and a really good flashlight...
Apr 6 2015 | HNet Online
The Medieval Islamicate World
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During the medieval period, the Islamicate world encompassed a great arc stretching from al-Andalus to China. Within this arc, Muslims, Jews, and Christians, along with other diverse cultures and communities, established sophisticated and...
Apr 6 2015
A Manuscript Fragment Preserved Intact
By David A. Jordan
