20 Sept., 2011 – Sam Boss
MEMHS: 20 Sept., 4:30 P.M. - Sam Boss, PhD Candidate, History (Brown University,) “The Meaning of Victory: Social Tension and Civic Unity during the Siege of Orleans 1428-1429.” There is a pre-circulated paper for this event. Sam Boss MEMHS 1 FINAL Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St.
27 Sept., 2011, The Church Memorial Lecture by Deborah Harkness
18 Oct., 2011 – Elizabeth Hyde
MEMHS: 18 Oct., 4:30 P.M – Elizabeth Hyde, Professor, History (Kean University,) “French Botanical Diplomacy and the Natural History of the Atlantic World.” There is a pre-circulated paper for this event. French Botanical Diplomacy Hyde. Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St.
15 Nov., 2011 – Maureen Miller
MEMHS: 15 Nov., 4:30 P.M., – Maureen Miller, Professor, History (University of California at Berkeley,) “Clerical Clothing and Ecclesiastical Change in the 11th and 12th centuries: Women, Men, and Reform.” There will be a pre-circulated paper for this event. Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St.
28 Feb., 2012 – Jonathan Conant
MEMHS: 28 Feb., 4:30 P.M – Jonathan Conant, Assistant Professor, History (Brown University.) “Slavery and Roman Identity in the Fifth‐Century Mediterranean.” There is a pre-circulated paper for this talk. Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St.
20 March, 2012 – Sayema Rawof
MEMHS: 20 March., 4:30 P.M – Sayema Rawof (PhD Candidate in History, Brown University). “Between Materia Medica and Faith Healing: Morisco medicine in Sixteenth-Century Spain.” Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St. There is no pre-circulated paper for this talk.
17 April, 2012 – Adam Teller
MEMHS: 17 April., 4:30 P.M., – Adam Teller, Associate Professor, Judaic Studies and History (Brown University); “At the Altar: Print, Power, and Religious Authority in Northern European Jewish Culture, 1500-1800.” Pavilion Room, Department of History, 79 Brown St.
15 May, 2012 – Maud Kozodoy
MEMHS: 15 May., 4:30 P.M., - Maud Kozodoy, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Judaic Studies (Brown University.) “Magic, Memory and Jewish Identity in Late Medieval Iberia.” NOTE: Change of venue. Annmary Brown Memoral, 21 Brown St. A small reception will follow the seminar.
Due to technical difficulties a pre-circulated paper could not be uploaded on this site. Please contact Maria_Sokolova@brown.edu to obtain a copy.