The University of Kent will host a conference in April to examine the theme of early medieval monasticism in the North Sea Zone from a … Read more
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Chaucer talk opens Festival of English
The University of Kent’s ‘Festival of English’ begins this evening (Tuesday, 3rd February) at 6.30pm with a talk by Professor Peter Brown on Chaucer. Held in … Read more
Conference Report: Liminality and Early Performance Culture
Liminal Time and Space in Medieval and Early Modern Performance 5th-7th September 2014, University of Kent Human experience of time and space has been the … Read more
Dr Sarah James’ paper selected as Choice Article for 2015
Editors at the Review of English Studies have selected Dr Sarah James’ paper, ‘Oculi Carnis, Oculi Mentis: Why Seeing Is Not Believing In Capgrave’s Life … Read more
Announcing the 2014 Anselm Lecture (29 Jan, 6pm)
Entitled, ‘Diets of the Poor in Medieval England’, this year’s Anselm Lecture will be given by Professor Chris Dyer, Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local … Read more
Report from ‘Knowledge Machines: The potential of the Digital’ Symposium
On 27th September, the University of Kent hosted Knowledge Machines, a one-day symposium that showcased different approaches to using digital methodologies in the humanities. A … Read more
Registration open for ‘Moveable Types’ conference (27-29 Nov)
Moveable Types: People, Ideas, and Objects is an international conference on cultural exchanges in early modern Europe, taking place at the University of Kent between … Read more
Celebrating two years of ‘Picture this…’
August 2014 sees the second anniversary of ‘Picture this…’, the monthly online collaboration which takes a digital image from Canterbury cathedral library’s store of manuscripts and … Read more
MEMS to co-host Church Monuments Society’s annual symposium
The Church Monuments Society is holding its 2014 annual symposium jointly with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Entitled, ‘Monuments of Power’ the event takes … Read more
Register now for Liminal Time and Space in Medieval and Early Modern Performance (5-7 Sep)
This interdisciplinary, cross-period conference explores the representation, effects and meanings of liminal time and space in medieval and early modern performance culture. Emphasising the inherently … Read more