Premodern Studies
The University of Pennsylvania English department's Premodern Studies seminar fosters lively conversations about the literary, historical, and cultural materials of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, and the theoretical frameworks, critical perspectives, and methodologies we bring to bear upon those materials. Scholars – Penn graduate students and faculty, as well as visiting academics – share drafts of article-length works-in-progress, offering participants a chance to make significant scholarly contributions in a relaxed environment. Our meetings foster an atmosphere of shared intellectual vigor, with conversations ranging in form and tone from Q&As and brainstorm sessions, to rigorous, constructive critiques of the papers within their broader critical contexts.
During the 2021-2022 academic year, unless stated otherwise, all meetings will be at 4:30PM on Wednesdays in the Graduate Student Lounge (Fisher-Bennett Hall Room 330).
Our listserv address is english-medren [@] groups.sas.upenn.edu. You may contact one of this year's co-coordinators, Jonah Greebel (jgreebel [@] sas.upenn.edu) or Matt Aiello (maiello [@] sas.upenn.edu) to be subscribed to the list or to request more information. You may also subscribe to the list directly through the link at the bottom of this page.
How to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the Premodern Studies Listserv:
https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/english-medren
Past Events
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The Futures of Medieval Historiography
February 24, 2017 (All day) to February 25, 2017 (All day) -
Richard Rambuss (Brown University)
February 22, 2017 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
Patricia Dailey (Columbia University) “Feeling Backward: Deor’s Poetics of Recall.”
February 8, 2017 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
Sarah Wilma Watson (University of Pennsylvania)
December 7, 2016 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm -
Phyllis Rackin Lecture: Rebecca Laroche (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
November 30, 2016 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
WIP w/ Carissa Harris (Temple English), “‘Felawe Masculinity’: Teaching Rape Culture in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.”
November 1, 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm -
Mary Channen Caldwell (University of Pennsylvania)
October 12, 2016 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
Catherine Nicholson (Yale University) "No Time to Scan: Crisis in the Faerie Queene"
September 28, 2016 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
Welcome Back Event
September 14, 2016 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm -
Karl Steel (CUNY Brooklyn)
September 7, 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm