Lectures and seminars
Lectures
THE VOLTERRA LECTURE
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 5.30pm
Chancellor’s Hall, First Floor, South Block, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
The Projet Volterra, University College London and the Institute of Historical Research, Earlier Middle Ages Seminar present:
PROFESSOR CHARLES RADDING (Michigan State University)
‘The recovery and use of Justinian’s Code in eleventh-century Italy’
Followed by a reception. Poster 
Seminars in London
Institute of Historical ResearchSenate House, Malet Street. Web site »
IHR SEMINARSLate Medieval and Early Modern Italy »
Society, Culture, and Belief »
London Society for Medieval StudiesThe London Society for Medieval Studies organizes talks at the Institute of Historical Research. Speakers are invited from London and other British universities, and the committee also aim to host speakers from abroad. All those attending events are invited to dine with the speaker and/or join him or her for drinks, usually after the talks. The Society thus also provides an opportunity for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers to meet each other, and established academics, in a social setting. The talks are funded entirely by members' annual subscriptions and guest charges, which are used to cover travelling costs and dinner for the speakers.
Further information about 2011/2012 Programme of the LSMS »
University College London
UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies:"Conflict & Cohesion: Jews & Christians in Medieval Literature"
Following up from the UCL conference "Conflict & Cohesion: The Literature
of Jewry in Medieval Europe," which was held with great success on 15
February, 2011, the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies runs a related
course, "Conflict & Cohesion: Jews & Christians in Medieval Literature."
This seminar-style course will run fortnightly in the 2011-12 academic
year. The schedule, topics, and staff are listed below. For more
information, please contact Israel Sandman.
Schedule of topics and lecturers (subject to modification):
1) 04 October: Introduction: Range of authoritative positions about the
other, as seen in official statements, biblical interpretation, and
disputation literature (Cornelia Linde & Israel Sandman)
2) 18 October: Conversion Narratives: Obadiah the Proselyte; Herman the
Jew (Israel Sandman & Cornelia Linde)
3) 01 November: Innocents: William of Norwich; Elhanan the Jewish Pope
(Haki Antonsson & Israel Sandman)
4) 22 November: Angels and Divine Beings (Agata Paluch & Gudrun Warren)
5) 06 December: Dreams: Supernal Messages: Abraham Ibn Ezra’s ‘Sabbath
Letter’ and the Romance of the Rose (Kineret Sittig & Jane Gilbert)
6) 10 January: The Jews and Medieval Britain (Richard North & Israel Sandman)
7) 24 January: Accusation, Elegy, and Acculturation (Catherine Keen)
8) 07 February: Crusade Narratives (Alinda Damsma & Jane Gilbert)
9) 28 February: Ambiguities towards Chivalry (Jane Gilbert & Israel Sandman)
10) 13 March: Travel Literature: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic travel
texts (Kineret Sittig, Haki Antonsson, & Francois de Blois)
Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies
King's College London
CLAMS Annual Lecture series 2011-12:
"On Method"
This year’s programme of events takes as its central theme the various methodologies by which the late Antique and Medieval periods are studied. It features research lectures, study days, workshops and seminars as well as co-sponsored events. All events take place on Thursdays, with a reception following, unless otherwise specified.
Further information and schedule »
British Archaelogical AssociationSociety of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS
ANNUAL LECTURE SERIESMeetings are held at 5.00 p.m. Tea will be served at 4.30 p.m. Non-members are welcome to attend occasional lectures but are asked to make themselves known to the Hon. Director on arrival and to sign the visitors book.
Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, Institute of English Studies, University of LondonRoom 238, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Medieval MSS Seminars13 October: Rowan Watson (V & A): ‘Illuminated Manuscripts at the V & A: cataloguing “one of the larger of the smaller collections’’
10 November: Richard Beadle (St John’s College, Cambridge): ‘Palaeography and the Pastons’
15 December: Sam Barrett (Pembroke College, Cambridge), tba
19 January: Julian Luxford (St Andrews): ‘The freedom of medieval drawing’
23 February: Ann Payne (formerly BL) and Linda Voigts (University of Missouri, Kansas City): ‘Medicine for a Great Household: Berkeley Castle Muniments SB 89’
15 March: Annual Palaeography Lecture: Jennifer O’Reilly (University of Cork)
17 May: Mark Stansbury (National University of Ireland, Galway): tba
