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- Locational Lives: Medieval Experience in Town and Country
Invitation to join the Graduate Centre of Medieval Studies at Reading on Thursday, 16th April 2026, for a postgraduate forum and discussion on understanding medieval life from the perspective of those in Town and those in the Country. Four sessions of 20-minute presentations followed by discussion on each topic area. Hybrid event in person and… Read more: Locational Lives: Medieval Experience in Town and Country - eCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for Latin Manuscripts
11 March, 5pm, Horton Room, Weston Library Dr Paweł Figurski Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences, WarsaweCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for the Automated Study of Latin Manuscripts (Liturgical Case Studies) The presentation introduces eCatalogus+, an innovative digital platform designed for the comprehensive description and automated analysis of medieval Latin manuscripts, with a… Read more: eCatalogus+: A Digital Tool for Latin Manuscripts - Medieval matter HT26, Week 7
Welcome all to week 7, and another packed schedule of events. The ‘Opportunities and Reminders’ section is growing particularly large, with a number of new additions – keep an eye out for CfPs and funding opportunities. The OMS blog continues to grow rapidly: Cris Arama (MSt. Medieval Studies) has recently written a report on Ian… Read more: Medieval matter HT26, Week 7 - Searching for History. A Workshop with Ian Forrest
by Cris Arama (MSt. Medieval Studies) Report on the workshop for the graduate students of the MSt. in Medieval Studies: ‘Fragments and photographs: what are we doing when we try to get close to medieval people?’ which started using examples from medieval records and Ian Forrest’s account of publishing with the photographer Martin Stott https://martin-stott.com/argehane-books/bartlemas-oxfords-hidden-sanctuary/… Read more: Searching for History. A Workshop with Ian Forrest - Borders, Boundaries and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages
20 and 21 April 2026 in Oxford. Register by 9 March From the Call for Papers Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers have become increasingly prominent themes in historical scholarship. Over the last decade, these concepts have been the focus of sustained scholarly interest, drawing especially upon theoretical frameworks and (trans-)national contexts. There is, therefore, a pressing… Read more: Borders, Boundaries and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages - Kevin Crossley-Holland Reading
Kevin Crossley-Holland will be reading from his newly-published Collected Poems in the Old Dining Hall at St Edmund Hall on Tuesday 3 March at 5:30pm. Bringing together over five decades of work. Collected Poems celebrates one of Britain’s most admired and enduring voices. Kevin Crossley-Holland’s writing spans the landscapes of memory, myth and the human heart. Rooted in… Read more: Kevin Crossley-Holland Reading