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Observing and Marvelling: Sun Dogs and Halos in the Margam Annals
Giles Gasper and Brian Tanner, "Observing and Marvelling: Sun Dogs and Halos in the Margam Annals"
31 January 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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Moving forward with Elizabeth Montagu Catalogue Online
Joanna Barker, "Moving forward with Elizabeth Montagu Catalogue Online"
08 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Cities in History: Next Steps
Graeme Small and Christian Liddy, "Cities in History: Next Steps"
22 February 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Time, Space, and the Inexpressible / Le temps, l’espace, l’indicible
A round table jointly hosted by Durham University’s Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) and School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC) Orane Onyekpe-Touzet, Guillaume Pigeard de Gurbert, and Richard Scholar (chair)
22 February 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
7 Owengate, Durham, DH1 3HB
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A Widow's Vengeance after the Wars of Religion
Book launch event for Tom Hamilton's "A Widow's Vengeance after the Wars of Religion: Gender and Justice in Renaissance France"
28 February 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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Debapriya Sarkar's Possible Knowledge
A panel-discussion celebrating the launch of Debapriya Sarkar’s Possible knowledge.
06 March 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Online via zoom.
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Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators
Book launch for Richard Gameson and Andrew Beeby's "Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators"
14 March 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
7 Owengate
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Asian Connections: Flows of People, Medicine, Ideas, and Practices
Asian Connections: Flows of People, Medicine, Ideas, and Practices -- a one-day workshop.
07 May 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
7 Owengate
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A Woman of Influence
Dr. Vanessa Wikie discusses her new book, "A Woman of Influence."
22 May 2024
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Collected Bookshop, 44 The Riverwalk, Durham
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Georgian North: Wealth: Origins, Manifestations, Destinations
Roundtable discussion with a presentation by Dr Adrian Green (History): ‘Roast beef with mustard: Durham’s Georgian Prosperity (and Poverty)’, and an opportunity to bring together different areas of knowledge about the exchange and display of wealth in the Georgian North.
03 June 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Hallgarth House, 77 Hallgarth Street, Durham.
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Libraries and Books: Places and Spaces of Devotion c.1600-1800
This workshop is a partnership between IMEMS (Durham University) and BRITAIX 17-18 (LERMA, Aix-Marseille University).
04 June 2024
8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 7 Owengate
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Machine Learning and Marginalia, Durham-Uppsala Workshop
IMEMS is hosting a workshop for the project “Machine Learning and Marginalia” which is supported by the joint research seedcorn fund of Durham and Uppsala Universities. This event may be of interest to those working in Digital Humanities or library services, or to any researcher studying early modern book culture.
10 June 2024
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
IMEMS, 7 Owengate
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A Taste of Medieval Food*
*with a contemporary twist. Join us at Castle on 11 June for medieval-inspired bowl food with snippets of medieval culinary research, chaired by Professor Sheila Cavanagh, this year’s Slater Fellow. This event is in partnership with the Institute of Medieval & Early Modern Studies and University College.
11 June 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Bishops‘ Dining Room, University College
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Digital Approaches in Medieval Italian Studies and Beyond
This hybrid workshop will explore the dynamic intersection between digital technologies and medieval studies, with a particular focus on medieval Italian research. This international workshop is run by School of Modern Languages and Cultures and the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
12 June 2024 - 13 June 2024
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ER143 / IMEMS, 7 Owengate
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‘Me wæs Deor noma’: Some Heorrenda-ous Problems in Personal Names, History and Heroic Legend
Philip Shaw, ‘Me wæs Deor noma’: Some Heorrenda-ous Problems in Personal Names, History and Heroic Legend
20 June 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Georgian North: Antiquarianism in the Georgian North
Roundtable discussion with a presentation by Professor Gary Kelly (English, University of Alberta): ‘Popular Antiquities, the Georgian North, and the Invention of National Folklore’ (a paper postponed from our symposium last September).
24 June 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Hallgarth House, 77 Hallgarth Street, Durham.
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Chivalric Genealogies around Orlando furioso and across the Middle Sea
IMEMS Research Showcase: Prof. Michael Wyatt, "Chivalric Genealogies around Orlando furioso and across the Middle Sea."
02 October 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
7 Owengate
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IMEMS Research Showcase: Dr. Amanda Herbert, "Authorship, Identity, and Black Erasure: British Atlantic Manuscript Recipe Books, 1600-1850"
Dr. Amanda Herbert presents her talk, entitled: "Authorship, Identity, and Black Erasure: British Atlantic Manuscript Recipe Books, 1600-1850."
30 October 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate, Durham
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The World Heritage Site Public Lecture 2024 -- Mining Heritage: What Makes Us Who We Are?
The annual World Heritage Site Public Lecture, featuring a lecture delivered by Ross Forbes, Chief Executive of the Durham Miners' Association, on the subject of "Mining World Heritage: What Makes Us Who We Are?"
07 November 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Chapter House, Durham Cathedral, Durham UK
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Emily Williams, “The materiality of absence: a conversation about preservation, decay and the teaching and writing of the past.”
Emily Williams discusses “The materiality of absence: a conversation about preservation, decay and the teaching and writing of the past.”
27 November 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Matthew Eddy, “Information Against Empire: Black Doctors, Biodata and Democracy in the Atlantic World.”
Matthew Eddy discusses “Information Against Empire: Black Doctors, Biodata and Democracy in the Atlantic World.”
05 December 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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José Lingna Nafafe, "Evidence that Demands a Verdict and the Verdict that Demands Abolition: Prince Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionists’ Case in Rome and the Vatican Response for Universal Justice, 1684-1686"
José Lingna Nafafe presents his talk: "Evidence that Demands a Verdict and the Verdict that Demands Abolition: Prince Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionists’ Case in Rome and the Vatican Response for Universal Justice, 1684-1686"
22 January 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Ita Mac Carthy and Richard Scholar, “East Meets West: Progress so far”
Ita Mac Carthy and Richard Scholar discuss the East Meets West project and the progress made so far.
23 January 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: J. D. Sargan, “Dr J. D. Sargan shares CT data from several projects involving manuscript fragments and binding structures."
Dr J. D. Sargan shares CT data from several projects involving manuscript fragments and binding structures. He demonstrates how these data might be accessed using 3D rendering, segmentation, algorithmic flattening, and virtual reality, and asks, what's next for this kind of manuscript technology?
30 January 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Research Showcase: Graham Barrett, 'De viris illustribus: works and days in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages'
Graham Barrett presents his talk: 'De viris illustribus: works and days in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages'
05 February 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Dorothy Cowie, "Virtual Reality investigations of the Silk Roads"
Dorothy Cowie presents her research, "Virtual Reality investigations of the Silk Roads: progress and plans."
06 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Charles Fernyhough, “When memories come alive: A historical approach to studying memory vividness”
Charles Fernyhough, “When memories come alive: A historical approach to studying memory vividness”
13 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Craig Barclay, “Recent developments at the Oriental Museum”
Craig Barclay shares an account of recent developments at the Oriental Museum in Durham.
20 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
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The Forge: John O'Brien, 'Travelling incognito: French controversial literature in early modern Europe'
John O'Brien discusses his project 'Travelling incognito: French controversial literature in early modern Europe.'
27 February 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Research Showcase: Laura Leon-Llerena, 'Reading the Illegible: Indigenous Writing and the Limits of Colonial Hegemony in the Andes'.
Dr. Laura Leon-Llerena will discuss her recently published book, 'Reading the Illegible: Indigenous Writing and the Limits of Colonial Hegemony in the Andes' (University of Arizona Press, 2023), in conversation with Dr. Yari Perez Marin.
05 March 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
7 Owengate
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The Forge: Alex Brown, 'Computational modelling of medieval diseases'
Alex Brown presents his research, entitled 'Computational modelling of medieval diseases.'
06 March 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Slater Lecture: Dominique Brancher (Yale University), ‘Sign Hunters: From Montaigne’s Spine to Molière's Spy'.
This is an exciting opportunity to hear the Slater Fellow 2024-25, Dominique Brancher (Yale University), explore the reception of two leading French authors in the Tunstall chapel at Castle, in association with IMEMS. It is of particular relevance to those interested in literature, history, medicine…and spy stories.
10 March 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tunstall Chapel, University College, Durham.
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The Forge: Catherine Hailstone, 'Approaching Emotional Architectures: Exploring the Role of Smell in Late Antique Churches'.
Catherine Hailstone presents 'Approaching Emotional Architectures: Exploring the Role of Smell in Late Antique Churches'.
13 March 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Nathan Gilbert, 'Past, Present, Text, Other: Jesuit Orientalism and Chinese Philosophy.'
Nathan Gilbert presents his research talk entitled: 'Past, Present, Text, Other: Jesuit Orientalism and Chinese Philosophy.'
20 March 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Sasha Turner, 'Grief, Grievance, and Mortal Loss in Atlantic Slavery'.
Dr. Sasha Turner (Johns Hopkins University), 'Grief, Grievance, and Mortal Loss in Atlantic Slavery', hosted jointly by the History On The Margins research cluster (Dept of History) and IMEMS.
11 April 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Blackfriars Lecture: Len Scales, 'Fit for a Kaiser: Feeding the Holy Roman Emperor'
On Saturday 10 May 2025, Blackfriars will host, in partnership with Durham University’s IMEMS (*), the 25th Public lecture on Fit for a Kaiser: feeding the Holy Roman Emperor. Hosted by Professor Len Scales of Durham University.
10 May 2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Blackfriars, Friars Street, Newcastle, NE1 4XN
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Play Like it's 1701: Literary Games from the Early-Modern Period
Durham staff and students are warmly invited to sign up for a lunchtime literary games session with Professor Karin Kukkonen (University of Oslo) at IMEMS. Please feel free to bring your lunch with you. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
11 June 2025
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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Carolingian Calligraphy Workshop
Are you interested in learning more about medieval scripts? Would you like to try your hand at writing one of the most successful scripts of the Middle Ages?
23 June 2025 - 24 June 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
7 Owengate, Durham DH1 3HB
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- Research Institute
The IMEMS Owengate Forge: Sam Waugh, 'Linking Research Articles with Visual Content: Demo and Co-Design Discussion'
Sam Waugh will present on a project entitled 'Linking Research Articles with Visual Content: Demo and Co-Design Discussion'.
03 July 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 Owengate
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