Institute for Medieval Studies

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

The University of New Mexico offers a variety of Medieval Studies programs dedicated to university and civic outreach, as well as to the enrichment of scholarship, teaching, and research in the civilizations of medieval Europe and its neighbors from 500-1500. Through undergraduate and graduate degree programs, special student opportunities, and advanced research activities, UNM's Medieval Studies programs are committed to furthering the transmission and preservation of our rich heritage from the Middle Ages. Our programs operate under the philosophy that the study of medieval culture provides a powerful vantage point from which to evaluate our own and other cultures and to reflect on the complexity of human behavior and institutions.

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News and Updates

Harvey Stahl Lectureship for 2011/2012: Jaroslav Folda

Monday February 27
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) - host: Justine Andrews
Public Lecture "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Christian Multiculturalism in the Levant"
5:30 pm Science and Math Learning Center Room 102
Reception hosted by UNM Institute for Medieval Studies to follow

Tuesday February 28
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) - host: Justine Andrews
UNM Institute for Medieval Studies - Work-in-Progress series
"Chrysography on the Drapery of the Virgin -- Icon to Altarpiece in the 13th Century"
12:30 pm  History Commons

Guest Lecture in ARTH 432/532 Islamic Art and Architecture
"Crusader Holy Places and 12th century Pilgrimage Art in the Holy Land"
2pm Center for the Arts, Room 1020

“Twelfth-Century Masterpieces of Illumination: The Giant Bibles of Romanesque England”
Christopher de Hamel, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

“Illuminated Animals in Medieval England”
Christopher de Hamel

“Beowulf: Not Just Legends in the Named Lands of the North”
Michael Drout, Wheaton College

“The Bayeux Tapestry: A Medieval Network”
Martin Foys, Drury University

“Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy and Its Influence in the Middle Ages”
Philip Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University

“The Mysterious Maker of a Medieval Masterpiece: Gislebertus of Autun—Doer or Donor?”
Linda Seidel, University of Chicago

Past Spring Lectures

Institute for Medieval Studies
University of New Mexico
2045 Mesa Vista Hall | (505) 277-2252 medinst@unm.edu