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- Medieval Matters TT26, Wk 1
Welcome back to Trinity term. There have been a substantial number of new additions to the booklet since the draft issued last week – please have a check through the updated booklet here for even more medieval events throughout the term. For some time-sensitive announcements (such as the call for actors for an experimental production… Read more: Medieval Matters TT26, Wk 1 - OMS Small Grants Now Open!
The TORCH Oxford Medieval Studies Programme invites applications for small grants to support conferences, workshops, and other forms of collaborative research activity organised by researchers at postgraduate (whether MSt or DPhil) or early-career level from across the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford. The scheme has a rolling deadline. Closing date for applications: Friday of Week 4 each term for activities taking… Read more: OMS Small Grants Now Open! - Harrowing of Hell Cast Call
The Harrowing of Hell.26 is an experimental and abstract piece inspired by medieval mystery plays. It depicts Christ’s descent into Hell after his crucifixion, where he confronts Satan to free the righteous souls (Adam, Eve, the patriarchs, and the prophets) held captive for millennia. The one Satan believed he had defeated returns to break down… Read more: Harrowing of Hell Cast Call - Workshop on Late Medieval German Drama
When: 2 May 2026, 11:30-16:45Where: Taylor Institution Library, Room 2 Organisers: Henrike Lähnemann, Monty Powell, Carlos Rodríguez Otero, Sharang Sharma A group of Oxford medievalists is currently working on an edition of the liturgical music for the Frankfurt Passion Play which was left unfinished by the late Peter Macardle (Die liturgischen Gesänge der Frankfurter Dirigierrolle… Read more: Workshop on Late Medieval German Drama - Forgotten Libraries
Lost, dispersed, and marginalised manuscript collections Provisional programme – for updates refer to the blog of the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures. For more information: clement.salah@queens.ox.ac.uk or shaahin.pishbin@queens.ox.ac.uk Day 1: Tuesday 16 June: The Making and Unmaking of Libraries Memorial Room, The Queen’s College, Oxford 9:00 Welcome9:15–9:30 Shaahin Pishbin & Clément Salah, “Introduction to… Read more: Forgotten Libraries - Nigel F. Palmer Travel Fund Launch
The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature warmly invites OMS community members to a wine reception to launch the Nigel F. Palmer Travel Fund, to be held at 18:00 on Monday 11 May in the Hinrich Reemtsma Auditorium of the Warburg Institute (Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB). The Fund will support graduate… Read more: Nigel F. Palmer Travel Fund Launch