A number of staff and students from MEMS will be giving papers at this year’s Leeds International Medieval Congress and the Centre will be hosting … Read more
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Material Witness Programme celebrates its first year
As its highly successful first year draws to a close, the concluding event for the Material Witness programme 2013/14 will take place at the Art Workers’ … Read more
Postgraduate Facebook chat event, Monday 7th July, 2-4pm
If you’d like to find out more about postgraduate study at the University of Kent (or perhaps you’re already joining MEMS this Autumn) join our … Read more
MEMS Working Papers Series launched
MEMS has launched a new platform for graduate students, academic staff and visitors to the University of Kent to present results from their (as yet) … Read more
Conference announcement: ‘Moveable Types: People, Ideas and Objects: Cultural exchanges in Early Modern Europe’ (27-29 Nov)
‘Moveable Types’ is a three-day conference, held at the University of Kent, which aims to re-examine the processes of cultural exchange in early modern Europe. Traditional … Read more
Civic Pride and Stairways to Heaven, KAS Churches Committee Study Day on 5th April 2014
Programme: Medieval Hythe & civic uses of sacred space by Sheila Sweetinburgh Church upper spaces and their uses by Toby Huitson Masonry sculpture: Hythe’s carved … Read more
Cultural Exchanges between Persian and European Travellers in the C17th
At the latest meeting of the Early Modern Research Group, Maryam Ala-Amjadi, presented her research into cultural exchanges between Persian and European travelers in the C17th. … Read more
MEMS Friends Visit to Saint John’s Hospital, Canterbury
On a dry but blustery March day a group of almost thirty MEMS friends and postgraduates joined Centre staff members Helen Gittos and Jacqueline Basquil … Read more
Call for Papers: Medieval and Early Modern Performance
Liminal Time and Space in Medieval and Early Modern Performance: Call for Papers 5th-7th September 2014, University of Kent Sponsored by the Centre for Medieval … Read more
Marlowe in Performance: Then and Now
Dr. Sarah Dustagheer of MEMS is organising a symposium examining Marlowe’s plays on the 18th March, 12-5pm at the University of Kent. The event will … Read more