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, “Echoes of the Ancestors: Uncovering Medieval Burials in Kenya’s Central Highlands,” 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 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, “Material Matters: The Hay Archive of Magical Spells on Leather,” CMA Lecture Hall.
September 28th, 2:00-3:00 PM — Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture. Alicia Walker, “Virtue and Adornment in Byzantium: Beautiful Bodies in the Christian East,” 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.
Stay tuned for our October and November events including medieval art lectures by Melanie Holcomb and Margaret Graves!
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