Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography
A lecture by Dr. Sara Lipton
Temple Covenant of Peace
1451 Northampton St., Easton, PA
Saturday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m.
2016 Schoenberg Symposium—Registration open!
9th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
November 17-19, 2016
Reactions: Medieval/Modern
In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age. This year's theme, "Reactions: Medieval/Modern," gives us space to explore the many and varied ways that people have reacted to, and acted upon, manuscripts from the Middle Ages up to today. Reactions take many forms. They include the manipulation of physical objects through, for example, the marking up of texts, addition of illustrations, the disbinding of books or rebinding of fragments, as well as the manipulation of digital objects, thanks to new technologies involved in digitization, ink and parchment analysis, virtual reconstruction, among many other processes. This symposium will also tackle how popular culture has reacted to manuscripts over time as witnessed by their use and appearance in books, games, films, and tattoo art. Our keynote speaker will be Michelle P. Brown, Professor emerita of Medieval Manuscript Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and former Curator of Manuscripts at the British Library.
For more information and to register, visit the website: http://www.library.upenn.edu/
Medieval-Renaissance Welcome Back Event (Penn, 9/14)
Wednesday, September 14th, 5:00 PM
Kislak Center, Van Pelt Library
Panel: “The State of Medieval Science”
Sponsored by the Faculty Working Group on Medieval Studies
Elly Truitt (Bryn Mawr, History of Technology)
Renata Holod (Penn, History of Art and the Penn Museum)
Michael Solomon (Penn, History of Medicine)
Leah Devun (Rutgers, Gender and Sexuality)
Erin Connelly (Schoenberg Institute, Penn, History of Medicine)
Renata Holod (Penn, History of Art and the Penn Museum)
Michael Solomon (Penn, History of Medicine)
Leah Devun (Rutgers, Gender and Sexuality)
Erin Connelly (Schoenberg Institute, Penn, History of Medicine)
The panel will be followed by a reception and a manuscript viewing in the Lea Library.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Reactions: Medieval/Modern, a new exhibit in the Kislak Center at Penn
In conjunction with the 9th Annual Schoenberg Symposium of the same theme, Reactions: Medieval/Modern explores the many and varied ways that people have reacted to, and acted upon, manuscripts from the Middle Ages up to today. Reactions take many forms. They include the manipulation of physical objects through, for example, the marking up of texts, addition of illustrations, the disbinding books or rebinding fragments, as well as the manipulation of digital objects, thanks to new technologies involved in digitization, ink and parchment analysis, virtual reconstruction, among many other processes. Both the exhibition and symposium will also tackle how popular culture has reacted to manuscripts over time as witnessed by their use and appearance in books, games, and films.
A full-color illustrated companion volume exploring the themes of the exhibition will be available for purchase in late September. It includes and introduction by Dot Porter, exhibition curator, essays by Bruce Holsinger, Erik Kwakkel, Kathryn M. Rudy, Michael Livingston, Angela Bennett, and an exhibition checklist.
The exhibition will be on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, until December 16th. I hope you'll have a chance to come visit and take a look! The symposium will be November 17-19, and a separate announcement about that will come to the listserv soon.
Exhibit page on the Penn Libraries site: http://www.library.
A full-color illustrated companion volume exploring the themes of the exhibition will be available for purchase in late September. It includes and introduction by Dot Porter, exhibition curator, essays by Bruce Holsinger, Erik Kwakkel, Kathryn M. Rudy, Michael Livingston, Angela Bennett, and an exhibition checklist.
The exhibition will be on display in the Goldstein Family Gallery on the sixth floor of the Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, until December 16th. I hope you'll have a chance to come visit and take a look! The symposium will be November 17-19, and a separate announcement about that will come to the listserv soon.
Exhibit page on the Penn Libraries site: http://www.library.
"Reactions to Manuscripts" Tumblr (for fun): http://
CFP: Moravian College Undergraduate Conference
The Eleventh Moravian College Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies will be held on Saturday December 3, 2016 on Moravian’s campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. We’d be delighted if you’d bring the conference to the attention of your students and colleagues and encourage students to present or attend presentations and performances at the conference. We sincerely welcome contributions from all departments in explorations of connections to the period between approx. 500 C.E. and 1800 C.E. In the past, we've had some great papers, panels, and poster presentations that began as coursework, in addition to engaging performances in music, drama, and dance. The conference has generally drawn over 200 people and typically features presentations and performances by approximately 100 students from 30 schools or so.
The typical presentation format consists of a 15-minute paper or a 45-minute group performance, but alternative formats would certainly be considered. Both registration and submission of proposals will open October 3 and will be handled via the conference website. The deadline for the submission of proposals is November 4. For a look at past conferences, please visit our website at http://www.moravian.edu/med
Highlights of this year’s conference will be a plenary presentation by Dr. Heide Estes (Dept. of English, Monmouth University); a performance of an adaptation of the medieval morality play, Everyman; and demonstrations and exhibits by artisans. We’ll be updating the website in the fall with additional details for this year’s conference. The conference typically runs from about 9:00am-4:00pm, with performance and reception following. Registration and all activities (apart from lunch) are free for presenters and attendees.
Bethlehem, in eastern Pennsylvania, is easily accessible from the Philadelphia area (about an hour and a half’s drive), the New York City area (about two hours’ drive), and other locations in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
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