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An Exhibition of Medieval Alabaster Sculptures Curated by Gerhard Lutz Opens at the CMA

March 28, 2023

A sensational exhibition of medieval alabaster sculptures, curated by Gerhard Lutz, opened yesterday at the Cleveland Museum of Art. At the core of the show is the CMA's masterpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, Saint Jerome and the Lion, produced for the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany, depicting a...

Photographs in Ink Curated by Ben Levy Enjoying a Very Positive Reception

March 28, 2023

Photographs in Ink is in its final weeks at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Guest curated by CWRU doctoral candidate Benjamin Levy, the exhibition looks at the rich history behind the photographs that have filled our daily life for over a century. The works included in the show trace how...

Current and Former Students Reunite at the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Harvard

March 24, 2023

Last week Alex Kaczenski, Marina Savchenkova, Sam Truman, Angie Verduci, and MA program alumna Mia Hafer reunited at the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies held at Harvard University. In addition to attending sessions and keynote lectures, they made medieval pilgrim badges, bound manuscripts, and took in the sights of Boston. A special...

Prof. Andrea Rager to Teach ARTH 274 Nineteenth Century European Art as a May Session Course

March 24, 2023

Professor Andrea Rager will be offering ARTH 274 Nineteenth-Century European Art as a may session course this year. The course will take place on May 15-June 2 (M-F 12-2:30) and will be offered remotely with synchronous and asynchronous components, M-F 12-2:30. Registration for the summer session opens on April...

NBN Podcast profiles The Middle Ages in 50 Objects

March 15, 2023

Listen here for the latest podcast to delve into Elina Gertsman's and Barbara Rosenwein's The Middle Ages in 50 Objects, which explores material culture from the European, Byzantine and Islamic worlds through the artefacts in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The podcast was put together by the Medieval History division of the...

Congratulations to Dr. Angie Verduci on Her Defense!

March 13, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Angie Verduci, who defended her fantastic dissertation on late medieval Triumph of Death murals with great enthusiasm and aplomb! Her committee members (Professor Elina Gertsman, Professor Elizabeth S. Bolman, Dr. Gerhard Lutz, and Professor David Rothenberg) were extremely impressed with the superb quality of this dissertation,...

Current and former grad students rock Medieval Academy Meeting

February 27, 2023

For the second year in a row, graduate medievalists stole the show at the MAA's annual meeting, earning themselves, to borrow from the meeting's attendees, "a legendary status." On Friday, March 24, as Professor Gertsman was being given the award for Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies, signs and pompoms...

Professor Henry Adams publishes Lino Tagliapietra: Sculptor in Glass

February 27, 2023

Congratulations to Professor Henry Adams on his newest book, Lino Tagliapietra: Sculptor in Glass (Phaidon, 2023)! Lino Tagliapietra has been described as the world’s greatest glassblower, a figure born from the five-hundred-year-old culture of Venetian glass, but one who also revolutionized glass as a discipline, inventing new techniques to...

Julius Fund Lecture in Medieval Art: Nina Rowe (Fordham University), “Nero’s Pregnancy and the Body Politic”

February 27, 2023

The ancient Roman emperor Nero often figures today as a stock embodiment of an abominable ruler. In the late Middle Ages, Nero also was deplored, but for crimes long forgotten in modern accounts—including a bizarre impregnation, orchestrated by a team of doctors. Please join us on March 1 at...

March 6: Angelica Verduci’s dissertation defense

February 27, 2023

Please join us on March 6 at 9:30 am in Mater 100 for the public portion of Angie Verduci's dissertation defense. Angie's dissertation explores late medieval Italian murals that feature the extraordinary Triumph of Death imagery.

Congratulations to HILLS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nicolas Savard, on the Publication of Their Article!

February 22, 2023

Congratulations to HILLS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nicolas Savard, on the publication of their article "Do We Get More Points if We Take Bigger Risks? Modeling Boundary-Setting in Devised Performance with Undergraduate Actors" in the Journal of Consent-Based Performance. The article is available open-access here: https://www.journalcbp.com/v2i1p61-86. Nicolas Savard is one of just three post-doctoral...

Professor Erin Benay Named Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities by the Provost’s Office

February 22, 2023

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Prof. Benay, who has been named Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities by the Provost's Office. This inaugural honor recognizes Professor Benay's contributions to the field and to the university in working to achieve "greater social impact" through disciplinary ingenuity and community collaboration. As part of her appointment, Prof....

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An Exhibition of Medieval Alabaster Sculptures Curated by Gerhard Lutz Opens at the CMA

Photographs in Ink Curated by Ben Levy Enjoying a Very Positive Reception

Current and Former Students Reunite at the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Harvard

Prof. Andrea Rager to Teach ARTH 274 Nineteenth Century European Art as a May Session Course

NBN Podcast profiles The Middle Ages in 50 Objects

Congratulations to Dr. Angie Verduci on Her Defense!

Current and former grad students rock Medieval Academy Meeting

Professor Henry Adams publishes Lino Tagliapietra: Sculptor in Glass

Julius Fund Lecture in Medieval Art: Nina Rowe (Fordham University), “Nero’s Pregnancy and the Body Politic”

March 6: Angelica Verduci’s dissertation defense

Congratulations to HILLS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nicolas Savard, on the Publication of Their Article!

Professor Erin Benay Named Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities by the Provost’s Office

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