On behalf of the Graduate Association of Medieval Studies (GAMS), welcome to the Fall 2025 semester! We have many exciting academic and social events coming up.
September 10th, 7:00 PM — Cleveland Archaeological Society Lecture. Nasser Malit will be presenting the paper, “Echoes of the Ancestors: Uncovering Medieval Burials in Kenya’s Central Highlands,” at the CMA Lecture Hall.
September 14th, 11:00-4:00 PM — Medieval Market and Brunch. Public event at Mahall’s 20 Lanes (13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood) with free admission. More information at this link.
September 19th, 6:00 PM — GAMS Movie Night. We will be watching Disney Pixar’s Brave (2012) with pizza and refreshments provided! We will meet at Mather 100 on campus. Please RSVP to this event using this form.
September 23rd, 3:30 PM — Mellon Visiting Fellow Lecture. Elisabeth O’Connell will be presenting the paper “Material Matters: The Hay Archive of Magical Spells on Leather,” in the CMA Lecture Hall.
September 28th, 2:00-3:00 PM — Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture. Alicia Walker will be presenting the paper “Virtue and Adornment in Byzantium: Beautiful Bodies in the Christian East,” at the CMA Gartner Auditorium.
October 1st, 6:00 PM — GAMS Book Club with Prof. Gertsman. We will be discussing A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters. We will be meeting at BottleHouse Brewery and Meadery (on Lee Rd.).
Please let us know if you have any questions about these events or GAMS in general, and stay tuned for our October and November events including medieval art lectures by Melanie Holcomb and Margaret Graves!