The MEMS bi-weekly e-newsletter shares information about events, conferences, calls for papers, student and faculty work in the field, and digital resources that enrich our understanding of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. If you have any items you would like to share in the newsletter, please send them to Laurel Bassett at lburgg1@umbc.edu.
ON CAMPUS EVENTS
October 28, 12:15-12:45 PM Mini-MEMS Lunch and Learn: Musical Instruments of the Renaissance on Web Ex
Want to hear a racket? Come learn about musical instruments of the Renaissance! (Yes, a racket IS an instrument!) Dr. Lindsay Johnson will demo a variety of Renaissance wind instruments, from the racket (an early bass double reed) to the crumhorn (sounds like a glorified kazoo!) to the shawm (an early oboe) to the recorder (so much better than what you learned in 3rd grade!). Come hear what these instruments sound like, see how they work, and laugh at Dr. Johnson's attempts to play them (she's actually a violinist). Curiosity encouraged.
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Sponsored by Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the History Department
November 18 4 PM Exploring Islamic Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum on Web Ex
Qur’an, Iran, 15th century, The Walters Art Museum, bequest of Henry Walters, 1931, acc. no. W.562 (fol. 2b).
Join curator Ashley Dimmig from the Walters Art Gallery for a virtual presentation of Islamic Manuscripts, with Q and A to follow, sponsored by Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the History Department.
MEMS AT WORK
Corbin Jones (M.A., 2020) will be presenting a paper, "John Mandeville, ibn Battuta, and the Marvelous in 14th Century Travel Writing " on a Mandeville panel at the New Chaucer Society Congress in Durham, England in July 2022. The New Chaucer Society will fund his trip. Corbin received a fall 2019 Dresher Center graduate student fellowship as well as a Graduate Student Association travel grant, which supported archival research in March at the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris, on the travels of the 14th century Moroccan judge, ibn Battuta.
He defended his thesis, "Writing the `Self' in 14th Century Travel Narratives: John Mandeville and ibn Baṭṭūṭa," in April 2020.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
OCTOBER 30, 12-1 pm: Astrolabes and Armillary Spheres: Scientific Instruments and Prints in the Renaissance
This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Please register for free in advance here.
Center for Renaissance Studies Programs presents: A virtual conversation with Susan Dackerman (Stanford University) and Pedro Raposo (Adler Planetarium). During the Renaissance, the development of new scientific tools and their promotion through print media altered navigation, inspired exploration, and enabled European colonialism. Join this discussion on the workings of early modern scientific instruments and their depiction on paper.
PAPERS AND CONFERENCES
October 29th and 30th, University of Helsinki hosts a Zoom Conference: Authorial publishing from the Carolingian period to the Renaissance
Written transmission relies on the fact of ‘publication’, the step between the authorial process and reception. The papers in this colloquium ask what it meant for medieval and renaissance authors and their associates to publish. The contexts under scrutiny range from England to Italy, from hagiography to medicine, and from Carolingian monasteries to renaissance libraries.
Abstracts can be accessed in the Medieval Publishing website:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/medieval-publishing
To obtain the Zoom meeting ID and passcode, please contact to Mr. Olli-Pekka Kasurinen (olli.kasurinen@helsinki.fi).
The colloquium is organized by the projects Medieval Publishing from c.1000 to 1500 (ERC-716538) and Authorial Publication in the Early Medieval Period (Academy of Finland), and the University of Helsinki.
JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
National Gallery of Art Library Seeks Student Assistants: Positions in Reader Services and Image Collections Available
The National Gallery of Art Library welcomes applicants for part-time student assistant positions in the Reader Services and Image Collections departments. Students will assist Gallery curators, scholars in the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, and members of the public with their research and use of the library’s extensive image collections.
These positions are designed to introduce students to the world of libraries in cultural heritage organizations and provide opportunities for interest-driven exploration of the museum and library fields. Applicants should be enrolled at least half-time as students and be able to work both onsite and from a remote computer. For more specific information about the positions, see the attached job descriptions.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Check out the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library: Writing About the Plague in Shakespeare's England
We think we’ve been plagued for a long time now, and we definitely have, but this podcast talks about waves of plague across 6 centuries and the writers, including Shakespeare’s contemporaries, who dealt with it (or refused to deal with it).
For more information, please join the Medieval and Early Museum Studies Group: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/mems and see our website: www.mems.umbc.edu
