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Book: A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus Book: A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus. Volume Editors: Thomas K. Heebøll-Holm and Lars Boje Mortensen 2024 Interfaces no. 10 The newest issue of Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures is now available online. As always it is open access and can be read online or downloaded Interfaces Journal Lectures spring 2024 CML is happy to present the programme for the online Interfaces Journal Lectures in spring 2024 Publication, "Romanos: Nattens Sange" New translation in Danish by Uffe Holmsgaard Eriksen CML's Elizabeth Tyler on BBC Radio's "In Our Time" CML's Elizabeth Tyler appeared on BBC Radio's 'In Our Time' where she talked about the Danish prince Cnut Conference on "Giorgio Valla e la sua biblioteca", co-organised by CML MSCA fellow Sandro Passavanti The conference "Giorgio Valla e la sua biblioteca" took place at the National Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in Modena 31st March and 1st of April Congratulations to Elisabetta Barili on passing her PhD viva! CML PhD Elisabetta Barili passed her PhD viva on 21 February 2023 Interfaces no. 9 The new issue of Interfaces is now available online and it is Open Access as always! From Dresden to Leipzig: on a damaged manuscript and its new “readable” life Elisabetta Barili writes about her travels to Leipzig to examine a manuscript made readable by multispectral technology Publication, "Waiting for the End: Two Case Studies on the Relationship Between Time and Gender in Early Christianity" New publication by Maria Dell'Isola in Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity CML's Elisabetta Barili Awarded the BSC Graduate Student Prize PhD student Elisabetta Barili has been awarded the BSC graduate student prize at the Byzantine Studies Conference CFP, ‘Rituals of Gender Staging and Performance in the Middle Ages’, NetMAR International Conference NetMAR International Conference at the University of Bamberg, 3-4 May 2023 Publication, "Byzantine Commentaries on Ancient Greek Texts, 12th–15th Centuries" New publication edited by Baukje van den Berg, Divna Manolova, Przemysław Marciniak with contributions by Aglae Pizzone and Valeria Lovato 09.08.2022 CML's Aglae Pizzone receives grant for an MSCA Doctoral Network CML senior researcher/DIAS fellow Aglae Pizzone has received a grant for the MSCA Doctoral Network "From antiquity to community: rethinking classical heritage through citizen humanities" (AntCom) Publication, "Self-Commentary as Defensive Strategy in the Works of John Tzetzes (d. 1180 CE) and Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (d. 1057 CE)" New publication by Kevin Blankinship and Aglae Pizzone 06.07.2022 CML associate Lydia Zeldenrust appointed permanent position Congratulations to CML associate member Lydia Zeldenrust on her appointment as lecturer at the University of Glasgow Publication, "Emotions through Time - From Antiquity to Byzantium" New publication edited by Douglas Cairns, Martin Hinterberger, Aglae Pizzone, and Matteo Zaccarini, with contribution by Aglae Pizzone Call for contributions, "From John Geometres to John Tzetzes: reading the corpus Hermogenianum in the Middle Byzantine Period" Volume edited by Aglae Pizzone and Paolo Scattolin Publication, "Byzantine and Medieval History as Represented in Hagiography" New book edited by Anna Lampadaridi, Vincent Déroche and Christian Høgel Two new publications in the open access volume Τζετζικαὶ ἔρευναι Aglae Pizzone and Chiara D'Agostini have published two new publications in the OA volume Τζετζικαὶ ἔρευναι edited by E.E. Prodi Aglae Pizzone awarded Gerda Henkel Stiftung Grant CML senior researcher/DIAS fellow Aglae Pizzone has been awarded a Gerda Henkel Stiftung Grant for the project 'Necessity by design: the mathematics of rhetoric in Middle Byzantine culture' CFA, NetMAR Summer School: Teaching (in) the Middle Ages: Arts – Rituals – Education (25-31 July) A Summer School for PhD- and MA-students organized by the Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR) CFP, NetMAR International Conference: The Arts and Rituals of Pilgrimage NetMAR international conference at the University of Cyprus, 1-3 December 2022. Publication, "Anselm of Canterbury: Communities, Contemporaries and Criticism" Edited by George Younge (CML York), Margaret Healy-Varley (Providence College) and Giles Gasper (Durham), with contribution by George Younge. Interfaces no. 8 The new issue of Interfaces is now available to read online or download. As always, it is Open Access! Paolo Borsa interviewed as ambassador of Open Access! Paolo Borsa is interviewed about Open Access and FOLIA, the new institutional repository of the University of Fribourg Article, "Editing Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures" New article by Lars Boje Mortensen, Christian Høgel, Elizabeth Tyler and Paolo Borsa NetMAR at the Annual International Conference on Medievalism NetMAR session at the 36th Annual International Conference on Medievalism: "Medievalism Today" Publication, Aglae Pizzone, «“A Hand of Ivory”: Moving Objects in Psellos’ Oration for his Daughter Styliane. A Case-Study» New publication by CML/Danish Institute for Advanced Study Assistant Professor Aglae Pizzone. Publication, Aglae Pizzone, "Christmas presents for John Tzetzes: a new verse epistle from the letter collection" New publication by CML/Danish Institute for Advanced Study Aglae Pizzone in the journal Byzantinische Zeitschrift. Former CML postdoc Dale Kedwards interviewed by the New York Times Former CML postdoc Dale Kedwards is interviewed about the Vinland map by the New York Times CML's contribution to DNRF publication "Curiosity Benefits Society" CML substantially contributed to the new Danish National Research Foundation publication on on the usefulness of research to society. Publication, Elizabeth Tyler and Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, "The language of history-writing in the ninth century: an entangled approach" New open access publication by CML co-director Elizabeth M. Tyler (York) and Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (Cambridge) on history-writing in the 9th c. covering Irish, Welsh, English and Latin. NetMAR Reading Group: first session on 16th September 2021, 10:00-12.30 CET NetMAR Reading Group is committed to fostering inclusive and exciting conversation between the three partners about the different aspects covered by NetMAR. Fribourg Colloquium 2021: "Paradigms and Perspectives of a Comparative Medieval Literature" (8-10 September, 2021) Colloquium at the University of Fribourg on comparative approaches in medieval studies (8-10 September, 2021). CFP, NetMAR at International Congress on Medieval Studies (9-14 May 2022) NetMAR session at the 57th International Congress of Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University 9-14 May 2022. NetMAR at IMC 2021 Fringe NetMAR, of which CML is partner, at the Leeds International Medieval Congress 2021 Congratulations to Chiara D'Agostini on passing her PhD viva! CML PhD (SDU) Chiara D'Agostini passed her PhD viva last week Medieval Literature Across Languages: A Multilingual Summer School Julian Yolles and Christian Høgel write about the Summer School which took place online in May 2021. Publication, Chiara D'Agostini and Aglae Pizzone, "Clawing Rhetoric Back: Humor and Polemic in Tzetzes’ Hexameters on the 'Historiai'" New open access publication by CML PhD fellow Chiara D'Agostini and CML/Danish Institute for Advanced Study Assistant Professor Aglae Pizzone CFP, CML Conference. Scale(s) of Literary History – Europe c. 500-1500 The central aim of this conference is to explore the spatial, temporal and archival scales which structure our literary histories of the Middle Ages. Birger Munk Olsen om de romerske klassikere i middelalderen (9.-12. årh.) Lars Boje Mortensen interviewede prof. emer. Birger Munk Olsen Birger Munk Olsen on the Roman classics in the Middle Ages (9th-12th cent.) Lars Boje Mortensen interviewed Professor Emeritus Birger Munk Olsen Henry Bainton's book shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society’s Whitfield Prize! CML researcher Henry Bainton's book "History and the Written Word" has been shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society’s Whitfield Prize From Flemish books to Scandinavian manuscript fragments Synnøve Midtbø Myking writes about her research project on medieval fragments Constructive Absences in Medieval Literature: A Transformations & Translocations Workshop Divna Manolova and Julian Yolles write about the Transformations & Translocations workshop which took place online on February 25-26, 2021. Congratulations to Rasmus Vangshardt on passing his PhD viva! CML PhD (SDU) Rasmus Vangshardt passed his PhD viva last week Isaac Komnenos Porphyrogennetos: Walking the Line in Twelfth-century Byzantium Valeria Flavia Lovato writes about the international workshop on Isaac Komnenos Porphyrogennetos which took place in Odense on March 5-6, 2020. Publication, Aglae Pizzone, "Bureaucratic discourse, signature and authorship in John Tzetzes: a comparative perspective" New, open access publication by CML/Danish Institute for Advanced Study Assistant Professor Aglae Pizzone CFP, (Un)-Equal Pairs? Comparative Literature, Time and Place From the Middle Ages to the Present Time (7 September 2021) A doctoral school at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Organized by Profs Paolo Borsa, Elisabeth Dutton, and Ralph Müller 25.03.2021 New, Danish podcast series by Thomas Heebøll-Holm CML associate professor has created the Danish podcast Mægtige Middelalder which is available online New Virtual Exhibition: Writing Futures A new virtual exhibition developed by former CML postdoc Dale Kedwards in partnership with Þjóðminjasafn Íslands, Det Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg Castle, and the Vigdís Finnbógadóttir Institute NetMAR Formally Launched During a Kick-Off Meeting on 11 & 12 February CML is one of the three partners in the new international Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals which was launched in February via an online event Three CML’ers contribute to new Danish anthology on history in the humanities Rasmus Vangshardt, Lars Boje Mortensen and Thomas Heebøll-Holm contributed to the new, Danish anthology "The Historical Gaze" Interfaces no. 7 The new open issue of Interfaces is now available to read online or download. It is open access as always! A new international Network for Medieval arts and Rituals CML is one of the partners in the new, international Network for Medieval Arts and Rituals (NetMAR) 17.12.2020 Congratulations to Lauren Stokeld on passing her PhD viva! CML PhD (York) Lauren Stokeld passed her PhD viva this week Publication, Réka Forrai, "Hostili praedo ditetur lingua latina: Conceptual Narratives of Translation in the Latin Middle Ages" New open access publication by Réka Forrai in the journal Medieval Worlds Why ancient and medieval texts are intangible cultural heritage Lars Boje Mortensen writes about ancient and medieval texts as cultural heritage Aglae Pizzone and Christian Høgel Awarded Carlsberg Infrastucture Grant CML co-director Christian Høgel and CML senior researcher/DIAS fellow Aglae Pizzone have been awarded a Carlsberg infrastructure grant with the project “Infrastructure for multi- and hyperspectral image acquisition” Publication, Rasmus Vangshardt, "Coherence and the Longing for Modernity in Literary Historiography, or: Why History and Historicism Are Two Things" New publication by CML PhD fellow Rasmus Vangshardt in the open access philosophy journal Res Cogitans Publication, Aglae Pizzone, "Self-authorization and Strategies of Autography in John Tzetzes. The Logismoi Rediscovered" New, open access publication by CML/Danish Institute for Advanced Study Assistant Professor Aglae Pizzone Registration now open: Persianisms: Cultural Encounters in the Anglophone World (Dec 10-12 2020) Interdisciplinary colloquium at the University of York (online), 10-12 December 2020 New publication about the online bibliography skandinaviske-oversaettelser.net Kristian Thomsen Purreskov has recently published an article about translations and the online bibliography skandinaviske-oversaettelser.net Publication, Robin Wahlsten Böckerman, "The Bavarian Commentary and Ovid" New publication by visiting researcher and postdoc Robin Wahlsten Böckerman, "The Bavarian Commentary and Ovid" The Mappae Mundi of Medieval Iceland Dale Kedwards (former postdoc at CML and now postdoc at the University of Iceland ) writes about his new publication "The Mappae Mundi of Medieval Iceland" CFP, Absence in the Middle Ages (8-9 April, 2021) International Postgraduate Symposium at CESCM (Université of Poitiers, France), 8-9 April 2021 Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Greek Summer School 2020: an exciting virtual experience Elisabetta Barili writes about the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Greek Summer School which took place online this year Sandro Nikolaishvili on Georgian History in podcast Sandro Nikolaishvili takes part in this BBC podcast on queen Tamar Research project: "Histories. Assessing the Role of Aesthetics in the Historical Paradigm" led by CML associate Sofie Kluge Four year research project led by Sofie Kluge CFP, Persianisms: Cultural Encounters in the Anglophone World (Dec 10-12, 2020) Colloquium at the University of York (virtually), 10-12 December: Persianisms: Cultural Encounters in the Anglophone World Publication, Divna Manolova, "Epistolography and Philosophy" Book chapter by CML postdoc Divna Manolova in "A Companion to Byzantine Epistolography" Publication, Thomas Heebøll-Holm, "Piratical slave-raiding – the demise of a Viking practice in high medieval Denmark" New publication by Thomas Heebøll-Holm available online in the Scandinavian Journal of History Laura Feldt and Christian Høgel Awarded Research Project 2 Grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark CML associate member Laura Feldt (SDU) along with CML co-director Christian Høgel have been awarded a Research Project 2 grant for the project "Total Devotion: passions and plots in radical religion in the ancient world" New Publication: A Chronology of Medieval Historical Narratives Online bibliographical tool in open access From Acre to Chantilly: Rhetoric, Crusades, and Translation Julian Yolles writes about his travels to Musée Condé in Chantilly where he examined a manuscript with CML colleague Rosa M. Rodríguez Porto CML Annual Highlights 2019 The highlights of 2019 include our Athens symposium, two research grants, an exciting publication and a manuscript discovery Lars Boje Mortensen's Survey Paper of Medieval Literature from 2018 now available CML's Lars Boje Mortensen's European Literature and Book History in the Middle Ages, c.600-c.1450 now available The Transformations and Translocations of Medieval Literature George Younge writes about the CML summer conference 2019 in Athens CML's Thomas Heebøll-Holm interviewed by dr.dk Thomas Heebøll-Holm is interviewed about Queen Margaret I of Denmark CML’s Rasmus Vangshardt Wins Ministry‘s Elite Research Travel Grant PhD student Rasmus Vangshardt has been awarded the Danish Ministry of Higher Education’s s Elite Research Travel Grant 2020 of 200.000 DKK CML's Julian Yolles Awarded HUM SEED funding by the Humanities Council Postdoctoral researcher at CML Julian Yolles has received funding for his project "Classical Learning in the Latin East" New MSCA Individual Fellow Sandro Passavanti to start at CML in September 2020 Sandro Passavanti will be working on a project titled “Being ‘Mad’ in Byzantium. Toward a History of Mental Disorders in Early and Middle Greek Middle Ages” John Tzetzes in the margins of the Voss. Gr. Q1: discovering autograph notes of a Byzantine scholar Aglae Pizzone writes about an exciting new discovery in a manuscript containing text by the Byzantine scholar John Tzetzes. Publication, Divna Manolova, Inmaculada Pérez Martín, "Science Teaching and Learning Methods in Byzantium" In the newly published "A Companion to Byzantine Science", volume 6 in Brill's Companions to the Byzantine World Publication, Lydia Zeldenrust "The Mélusine Romance in Medieval Europe: Translation, Circulation, and Material Contexts" Lydia Zeldenrust, "The Mélusine Romance in Medieval Europe: Translation, Circulation, and Material Contexts" Interfaces no. 6 The new open issue of Interfaces - available to read online or download The Transformations and Translocations Strand visit Ghent for a Workshop on the Liber Floridus Anya Burgon writes about the workshop which took place on the 24th and 25th of October 2019 in Ghent. Crisis, Gender and the Politics of Time in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods Maria Dell'Isola writes about the symposium which took place in Odense on November 5-6, 2019. Publication, "Medieval Historical Writing: Britain and Ireland, 500-1500" Edited by Elizabeth Tyler (CML York), Jennifer Jahner (CalTech) and Emily Steiner (Penn), with contribution by Elizabeth Tyler. CML's Aglae Pizzone Awarded Research Grant from NOS-HS CML senior researcher Aglae Pizzone has been awarded a Network Grant from the Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) CML's Christian Høgel receives research grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Christian Høgel (CML), Ingela Nilsson (Uppsala) and Stratis Papaioannou (Rethymno, Crete) have received a research grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond CML's Chiara D'Agostini Wins First Place Award for Conference Paper PhD student Chiara D'Agostini wins the first place award of the Tousimis Prize The making of a new database of Czech medieval texts in translation Réka Forrai reflects on a visit from Charles University. The visit took place on October 1-2 at CML in Odense. Publication, Fabio Acerbi, Divna Manolova, Inmaculada Pérez Martín Fabio Acerbi, Divna Manolova, Inmaculada Pérez Martín, "The Source of Nicholas Rhabdas’ Letter to Khatzykes: An Anonymous Arithmetical Treatise in Vat. Barb. gr. 4" Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik 68. Band/2018, 1-37 Former CMLer Kristin Bourassa joins Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Kristin Bourassa takes up a new position at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congratulations to Tom Powles on passing his PhD viva! Tom Powles passes his PhD viva. CML Affiliate Member Lydia Zeldenrust Awarded Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship for the project "Continental Connections: European Bestselling Romances in England (c. 1400-1600)" PhD Fellowship on the Project Medieval Self-Commentaries Beyond Europe: A Transcultural Perspective (CML/SDU) 1 PhD fellowship is available at the University of Southern Denmark, starting October 1, 2019. CML's Aglae Pizzone Awarded Research Project 1 Grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark Independent Research Fund Denmark grant for the project “Medieval Self-Commentaries Beyond Europe: A Transcultural Perspective.” Publication. Irene Salvo García Irene Salvo García. «"E es de saber que son en este traslado todas las estorias". La traducción en el taller de la 'General estoria' de Alfonso X», Cahiers d'études hispaniques médiévales, nº 41 - 2018 (2019), Ens éditions, p. 139-154 Kataskopos workshop: Anya Burgon reflects on a study day of discussion and papers in Cambridge Our workshop on the ‘view from above’ took place on Friday 22nd March at the History of Art Department in Cambridge. New postdoctoral position for former CML PhD Christian Etheridge Christian Etheridge takes up a postdoc at the National Museum of Denmark. CML Annual Highlights 2018 Engagement with science, establishing the team for CML2, Imperial Languages, and outreach. Publication. Kristin Bourassa, “The Memory of Philippe de Mézières in Songe du viel pelerin Manuscripts" Bourassa, Kristin. “The Memory of Philippe de Mézières in Songe du viel pelerin Manuscripts.” French Studies, 2019. Publication. Rasmus Vangshardt, "Antonio’s Sadness in the Stoic Theatrum Mundi of the Early Modern City" Vangshardt, Rasmus. “Antonio’s Sadness in the Stoic Theatrum Mundi of the Early Modern City.” Orbis Litterarum, 2019. Publication. Review: Discovering Intertextual Parallels in Latin and Greek with Tesserae (Julian Yolles) Julian Yolles reviews the Tesserae Project for the Classical Studies blog. Symposium of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Southern Denmark, November 5-6, 2019. Symposium of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of Southern Denmark, November 5-6, 2019. Summer School. Las artes del libro en la Edad Media Hispana: forma, estética y función Summer school addressed to BA and MA students of Art History and Library Science, interested in the illumination of medieval books. Congratulations to Tim Rowbotham and Anya Burgon on their PhD vivas! Tim Rowbotham and Anya Burgon both pass their PhD vivas. Saxos Danmarkshistorie i 800 år, by Lars Boje Mortensen Lars Boje Mortensen writes about Saxo's Gesta Danorum on danmarkshistorien.dk. New MSCA Individual Fellow Maria Dell'Isola to start at CML in September 2019 Maria Dell'Isola's project is entitled "Eschatological time as women’s time? Gendered temporality and female holiness in Early Christianity and Byzantium.” Publication. Irene Salvo García, “‘Que l’en seult balaine clamer.’ Traduction et commentaire linguistique au Moyen Âge” Irene Salvo García, “‘Que l’en seult balaine clamer.’ Traduction et commentaire linguistique au Moyen Âge,” Revue Médiévales: Langues, Textes, Histoire 75 (2018). Interfaces no. 5. Biblical Creatures: The Animal as an Object of Interpretation in Pre-Modern Christian and Jewish Hermeneuti Available now in open access! Interfaces no. 5 Porto, Rosa María Rodríguez. “Iberische Halbinsel.” In Geschichte der Buchkultur 5/2 : Gotik, edited by Christine Beier, 205–30. Graz: Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt, 2018. CFP, CML Symposium. Moving Forms: The Transformations and Translocations of Medieval Literature This symposium aims to contribute to the understanding of medieval literature through the development of methodologies which examine the intersection of social networks and communities with literary forms. Moving forms, communities, networks and constellations Divna Manolova and Elizabeth Tyler on the Transformations and Translocations workshop launching CML's newest research strand. Former postdoc Dale Kedwards awarded HM Queen Margrethe II Distinguished Research Project The Vikings and the Medieval Future of Space Exploration Byzantine Studies Association of North America 2018 in San Antonio, Texas PhD student Chiara d'Agostini writes about her experience at the 2018 conference of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America. Fear and Loathing in the Earthly City. Negative Emotions in the Medieval and Early Modern Period c. 1100-1700 CML associate professor Thomas Heebøll-Holm blogs about this conference (November 1-2, 2018, Copenhagen). “World Literature Is Trans-Imperial: A Medieval and a Modern Approach" (Christian Høgel) Høgel, Christian. “World Literature Is Trans-Imperial: A Medieval and a Modern Approach.” Medieval Worlds, no. 8 (2018): 3–21. https://doi.org/10.1553/medievalworlds_no8_2018s3. NEW publication, Irene Salvo García “Les Métamorphoses et l’histoire ancienne en France et en Espagne (XIIIe-XIVe s.) : l’exemple des légendes crétoises (Mét. VII-VIII)” New edited collection, "Reframing Authority: The Role of Media and Materiality" Edited by Laura Feldt and Christian Høgel, with contributions by Laura Feldt, Christian Høgel, and Lars Boje Mortensen. Congratulations to CML's newest PhD! Christian Etheridge successfully defends his PhD thesis on Nov 7, 2018. Call for Expressions of Interest, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship Applications (2019 deadline) Apply for a MSCA Actions Individual Fellowship at CML SDU or York! NEW Publication: "Medieval Latin Lives of Muhammad" (trans. Julian Yolles & Jessica Weiss) This volume brings together a highly varied and fascinating set of Latin narratives and polemics never before translated into English. NEW Publication: "Translation as Rewriting: A modern theory for a premodern practice" (Réka Forrai) Forrai, Réka. “Translation as Rewriting: A Modern Theory for a Premodern Practice.” Renæssanceforum. Tidsskrift for Renæssanceforskning 14 (2018): 25–49. Thoughts on an interdisciplinary symposium: Interstellar Skies: The Lunar Passage in Literature through the Ages Dale Kedwards on the interdisciplinary symposium on the lunar passage in literature through the ages, August 4-6, 2018. NEW publication: European Literature and Book History in the Middle Ages, c. 600 - c. 1450 (Lars Boje Mortensen) Medieval European literature is both broader and deeper in its basis than what is usually offered in literary histories with their focus only on a narrow canon and on vernacular languages. Publication: Christian Høgel Article in "Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts and Contemporary Worlds" NEW Publication, "Tvrpinvs Domini gratia archiepiscopvs: Notes on the Codex Calixtinus" (Rosa M. Rodríguez Porto) This article re-examines the illustrations of the Codex Calixtinus (Santiago, ACS, CF 14), in an attempt to give account of its singularity, namely, its almost exclusive focus on the legendary expedition of Charlemagne to Spain. Continuities Between Medieval and Humanist Translation Theory and Practice Réka Forrai writes about this conference, co-organized by the Centre for Medieval Literature in collaboration with the project Cultural Encounter as a Precondition for European Identity. Publication: "La General Estoria d'Alphonse X: Canon littéraire et changement linguistique" Special issue of Atalaya, edited by Irene Salvo García. NEW publication: Saxo (100 danmarkshistorier) (Lars Boje Mortensen) "Saxo," in the series 100 danmarkshistorier (Aarhus Universitetsforlag), by Lars Boje Mortensen. Four new postdocs at CML in 2018-19 CML welcomes four new postdocs during the 2018-19 academic year: Julian Yolles, Valeria Lovato, Anya Burgon, and Divna Monolova. NEW Publication: Forgotten Witnesses: The Illustrations of Ms Escorial, I.I.3 and the Dispute over the Biblias Romanceadas Rosa M. Rodríguez Porto offers a preliminary survey of the miniatures illustrating the Biblia romanceada held at the Escorial Library. Steven Runciman, The Sicilian Vespers – and historiographical narratology Lars Boje Mortensen explores the role of historiographical narratology in Steven Runciman's The Sicilian Vespers and in a 13th-C chronicle. Saints and their several images – a CML conference in Odense Steffen Hope writes about a conference he recently organized in Odense. NEW Publication: "The Canons of Medieval Literature from the Middle Ages to the Twenty-First Century" Lars Boje Mortensen sketches some of the important turning points of the parameters of textual canonicity, in the Middle Ages themselves, as well as in the early modern and modern period. Lars Boje Mortensen on Medieval Prose (Milan) Lars Boje Mortensen speaks on medieval prose at La prosa medievale: produzione e circolazione. York, Cambridge, crime and punishment Blog post by CML postdoc Martin Borysek CML at Science, Imagination and Wonder: Robert Grosseteste and His Legacy CML members Elizabeth Tyler, Dale Kedwards, and Christian Etheridge speaking at this Oxford conference. CML's Elizabeth Tyler appointed to Speculum editorial board Elizabeth Tyler appointed to editorial board of Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. Liturgical Fragments at the Library of the University of Southern Denmark Research Assistant Steffen Hope tells us about his work with the SDU library on identifying medieval manuscript fragments in the library's early modern books. Ovid as Historian Ovid as historian in 13th- and 14th-century Europe, by Irene Salvo García (for The Values of French). Becoming Beast Becoming beast: Marvel's new Black Panther movie has a surprising medieval connection, by Lydia Zeldenrust (for The Conversation). PhD Fellow Rasmus Vangshardt interviewed by Berlingske.dk Rasmus is interviewed about his book on Thomas Mann. CML Enters Second Phase of Funding New CML senior researchers and new research strands. New staff members Chiara d'Agostini, Rasmus Vangshardt, and Thomas Heebøll-Holm join CML. Interfaces no. 4 Featuring articles by Henry Bainton, Lucie Doležalová, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Isabel Varillas Sánchez, Wim Verbaal, and Jonas Wellendorf, issue 4 is available to read online or download. New grant for Interfaces Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures receives a grant from the Nordic Board for Periodicals. CFP, Fear and Loathing in the Earthly City CFP, Fear and Loathing in the Earthly City – Negative Emotions in the Medieval and Early Modern Period c. 1100-1700 Critical Cluster in La corónica Rosa M. Rodríguez Porto and Sacramento Roselló Martínez edit a critical cluster of La corónica on Pedro I of Castile. Keynote Lecture at Ovid Across Europe conference Irene Salvo García gives a keynote lecture at Ovid Across Europe. Summer 2017 publications Publications by Lars Boje Mortensen, Alastair Matthews, and Dale Kedwards. Two Kalamazoo 2018 CFPs CFPs for sessions on Boundaries of Negotiations in Later Medieval Europe and Interpreting Unfinished Later Medieval Manuscripts. Congratulations Shazia, Aglae, Rosa, and Tom! Shazia, Aglae, and Rosa are appointed to new positions and Tom wins a prize! Interfaces no. 3 published Interfaces no. 3, on Rediscovery and Canonization: The Roman Classics in the Middle Ages, available now. CML talks this month (May 2017) Talks by Lars Boje Mortensen, Shazia Jagot, and Martin Borysek. Interfaces no. 2 published Interfaces no. 2, on The Theory and Phenomenology of Love, available now! CFP, Reassessing Boundaries: Chaucer and Medieval European Literatures at NCS 2018 CFP for the New Chaucer Society meeting in Toronto, July 2018. England in Europe Elizabeth Tyler publishes England in Europe: English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c. 1000-1150 #WhanThatAprilleDay17 CML contributes to this celebration of medieval languages. CML talks this month (March 2017) Jeff Rider, Dale Kedwards, Kristin Bourassa, Thomas Heebøll-Holm, Steffen Hope, and Christian Etheridge speaking this month. HUM-SEED grant Postdoc Aglae Pizzone wins HUM-SEED grant at SDU. CML talks this month (February 2017) Talks by Elizabeth Tyler, Kristin Bourassa, and Christian Etheridge. New CML members this month CML welcomes Irene Salvo García, Jeff Rider, and Maiken Bundgaard Hansen to SDU. CeSMA Seminar: Elizabeth Tyler CeSMA Seminar: Elizabeth Tyler on ‘Lay Vernacular Literacy in the Court of Edward the Confessor' CML funded for another four years The CML is pleased to announce a second funding period from the Danish National Research Foundation, bringing the total period of the Centre of Excellence to ten years (2012-2022) Conferences & activities this month (January 2017) Conferences & activities this month (January 2017) 31.12.2016 CML on Videnskab.dk CML members interviewed for articles on videnskab.dk Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Danish Institute for Advanced Study Open position in medieval literature, art history, or history New Book: The Medieval German Lohengrin (Alastair Matthews) Alastair Matthews publishes The Medieval German Lohengrin: Narrative Poetics in the Story of the Swan Knight. CML talks this month (December 2016) CML talks this month (December 2016) CML conferences & talks this month (November 2016) CML conferences & talks this month (November 2016) Launch, Redes Petristas Network Redes Petristas is a transnational, interdisciplinary network of scholars working on the figure and legacy of king Pedro I of Castile (r. 1350-1369) CML conferences and talks this month (October 2016) Presentations by Aglae Pizzone, Dale Kedwards, and Christian Etheridge Launch, Danish Institute for Advanced Study Lars Boje Mortensen speaks at the launch of the Danish Institute for Advanced Study Some 2016 Publications Publications by Kristin Bourassa, Rosa M. Rodríguez Porto, and Thomas Heebøll-Holm CML talks this month (September 2016) CML talks this month (September 2016) CFP, Pirate Fiction "Pirate Fiction in the Middle Ages c. 500 - c. 1500 AD" will take place September 21-22, 2017. Paper proposals are due January 31, 2017. CFP, Reconsidering the Boundaries of Late-Medieval Political Literature (Kalamazoo 2017) CFP, Reconsidering the Boundaries of Late-Medieval Political Literature (Kalamazoo 2017) CML Conference papers this month CML conference presentations in July 2016 Fulbright scholar visiting CML in 2017 Jeff Rider (Wesleyan University) visiting SDU as a Fulbright scholar in 2017 Former postdoc appointed to permanent post Congratulations to Venetia Bridges on her appointment as lecturer at the University of Surrey! Reading and Pleasure in Istanbul Blog post about the May 2016 Summer School on Reading Pleasure/Pleasure Reading, Istanbul. CML talks this month (June 2016) Talks by Alastair Matthews and Christian Etheridge, June 2016 CML Postdoc Réka Forrai appointed Associate Professor at SDU CML Postdoc Réka Forrai appointed Associate Professor at SDU Denmark and Europe: The Importance of the Long View (Alastair Matthews) Alastair Matthews wonders if border controls are a sign that we are forgetting our cultural past. CML talks, May 2016 Talks by Shazia Jagot, Steffen Hope, Thomas Heebøll-Holm, and Christian Etheridge, May 2016 Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris CML Centre Leader Lars Boje Mortensen awarded the Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris. CML books reviewed in Speculum Book reviews of two CML members' books appear in the April 2016 issue of Speculum #WhanThatAprilleDay16 CML tweets in medieval Norse, Spanish, Latin, Danish, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, & English for #WhanthatAprilleDay16, SDU Library Manuscripts on TV! TV2Fyn covers the SDU library's work reading medieval manuscript fragments without damaging the books in which they are bound. Manuscript fragments at SDU This video features Jackob Povl Holck, a research librarian at SDU who has been cataloguing the library's 40,000+ early modern books. The Norse in the North project is now open to receive abstract submissions from postgraduate students for its annual conference, this year to be held at the University of York. Interfaces calls for papers Calls for papers for two issues of Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures. CML hiring a postdoc in Old Norse (deadline May 1, 2016) CML invites applications for a position as a 2-year postdoc in medieval literature with emphasis on Old Norse Visiting Researcher, Eka Tchkoidze This month the CML in Odense welcomes guest researcher Dr Eka Tchkoidze, Ilia State University, Georgia. CML on Twitter CML is now on Twitter! You can follow us at @CentreMdvLit. Leverhulme-funded network Congratulations to CML post-doc Aglae Pizzone on her involvement in a research network recently awarded funding by the Leverhulme Trust. CML's second PhD defence Claudia Wittig defends her PhD thesis on Moral-Didactic Poetry in 12th and 13th C Germany and England. New Marie-Curie fellow at CML Congratulations to Dr Irene Salvo Garcia, who will be joining the CML in February 2017 as a Marie-Curie funded fellow. Lars Boje Mortensen delivers 18th Annual E. C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture Lars Boje Mortensen delivers 18th Annual E. C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture (Cambridge), on "Meritocratic Values in High Medieval Literature." PhD Student Steffen Hope at Stiklestad Public Event On Friday 20th November 2015, CML's Steffen Hope took part in an annual public event at Stiklestad in Norway. Réka Forrai on "The Post-doc challenge" Presentation at 2015 DNRF annual meeting by CML post-doc Réka Forrai. Journal Launch, Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures The launch of CML’s new journal, Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures, took place on September 18, 2015, at the Sforza Castle in Milan. New CML members at SDU Dale Kedwards and Henry Bainton join CML SDU. 01.01.0001 Marie-Curie award for CML PhD Claudia Wittig wins a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. Postdoctoral positions at CML CML is hiring two postdoctoral fellows at York and one at SDU.