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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Some impressions from the roundtable at this year's International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo in honor of Michael Lower. Thank you Ann, Liz, Jesse, Emma, Stephan, and everyone who participated.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join us this Friday, March 20th, for a lecture by Dr. Hernán Matzkevich. For more information check the link in our bio.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join us for a conversation followed by an audience Q&A with Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of national bestseller and New York Times Editors' Choice “How High We Go in the Dark.” For more information scan the QR code or click the link in our bio.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

CPS Director, Michelle Hamilton, will be at the State Fair today, Wednesday, August 27th to present as part of CLA's Power of the Word event. Michelle will be at the booth from 11 am - 1 pm sharing information about manuscripts, book arts, and our Medieval Books in the Schools outreach program.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Join us for our final event of the Spring 2025 semester this Thursday (5/1) at 4:30 pm “A History of the Margarita - Lecture and Tasting Timeline” Led by Michelle Hamilton (Professor of Spanish and Portuguese). 🔗 Link in bio to register!

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

It’s not too late to RSVP for tomorrow’s (4/29) lunchtime workshop with Professor Noel Lenski! Join us for a discussion of a pre-circulated paper (must register in order to receive). 🔗 Link in bio to register. This is a hybrid event and there is the option to participate on Zoom!

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Join us this Thursday (4/10) for a lecture by UMN alumna Dr. Geneviève Young (King’s College London)! Her lecture is entitled “Musical Lives: Sounding Out the Archive from Arras to Alexandria.” In-person or online at 4:00 pm. 🔗 Link in bio for Zoom registration.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This Friday’s lecture will be by our newest premodern faculty member, Professor Beatrice Bradley (English)! Join us in person or on Zoom at 12:15 pm. 🔗 Link in bio for Zoom registration!

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Back by popular demand, join us this week for two musical events! Female Gidayū Music: A Workshop and Performance Workshop: Tuesday , April 1st from 4:30-6:00 pm in 412 Pillsbury Hall *RSVP 🔗 in our bio Recital: Thursday, April 3rd, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Join us today (3/25) for a lecture by Maroun El Houkayem (PhD Candidate, Religious Studies, Duke University). El Houkayem’s lecture is part of our collaborative work with the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Religions & Cultures and their “Future of the Past” lab.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This week is the 2025 Rutherford Aris Memorial Lecture! Join us on Thursday (3/27) for a lecture entitled “Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter” by Jana Dambrogio (Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries).

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Join us this Friday for presentations by three of our graduate students and recent fellowship awardees! Featuring Graduate Students: Jessica Tharp (History), Sonia Beltz (Creative Writing), and Isabel Gellert (History). 12:15 pm CST in person or on Zoom! 🔗 in bio for Zoom registration.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Yesterday Chef Gustavo Romero from Oro by Nixta visited Professor Michelle Hamilton’s class “SPAN 3506” to talk about the history and importance of corn and nixtamalization. Students had an opportunity to learn hands-on about historical practices and foodways of the Spanish-speaking world. 🌽 🌽🌽

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Please join us this Friday (2/28) at 12:15 pm CST for a lecture by Dr. Phillip Haberkern (History, Boston University). The lecture will be held in-person and on Zoom. 🔗 in bio for Zoom registration link! This event is cosponsored by The Center for Austrian Studies.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Join us this Friday (2/21) at 12:15 pm CST for a lecture by Dr. Lev Weitz (History, Catholic University of America). In person or on Zoom. Zoom registration 🔗 in bio! Cosponsored by the Department of History and the First Millennium Religion in Late Antiquity Workshop.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Dr. Kreiter will also lead an informal workshop on Friday (2/7) at 1:30 pm about their research and work as a university gallery curator. RSVP link can be found in our bio!

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Please join us this Thursday (2/6) for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Kreiter (Curator, Vanderbilt University Art Gallery). Dr. Kreiter’s lecture is part of our collaborative work with the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Religions & Cultures and their “Future of the Past” lab.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Please join us this Friday (1/31) for our first event of the semester! Join us online or in-person. 🔗 to register for Zoom in bio. @lollardfish.bsky.social

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Please join us tomorrow (12/5) at 4:00 pm for our final lecture of the semester featuring our own Dr. Anatoly Liberman! Join us in person or on Zoom. 🔗 in bio for Zoom registration.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The Center for Premodern Studies is a multidisciplinary hub for the historical humanities including ancient, medieval, and early modern studies. We support student and faculty research and outreach programs to bring premodern studies to new audiences.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Join us this Friday (11/22) at 12:15 pm CST for a lecture by Dr. Ute Lotz-Heumann. Co-sponsored by the Center for Austrian Studies. In person and online. 🔗 in bio for Zoom registration.

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UMN Center for Premodern Studies @umnpremodern.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Please join us this Wednesday at 7:00 pm in Andersen Library 120 for the 2024 James Ford Bell Lecture featuring Dr. Carla Cevasco (American Studies, Rutgers University-New Brunswick). 🔗 in bio to register!

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