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

All lectures are in Woodward Hall, Room 101; the concert is in Keller Hall, UNM Center for the Arts

Monday, April 16, 7:15 p.m.
Twelfth-Century Masterpieces of Illumination: The Giant Bibles of Romanesque England
Christopher de Hamel, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Tuesday, April 17, 5:15 p.m.
Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” and Its Influence in the Middle Ages
Philip Edward Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University

Tuesday, April 17, 7:15 p.m.
The Bayeux Tapestry: A Medieval Network
Martin Foys, Drew University

Wednesday, April 18, 5:15 p.m.
Beowulf: Not Just Legends in the Named Lands of the North
Michael Drout, Wheaton College, Massachusetts

Wednesday, April 18, 7:15 p.m.
Illuminated Animals and God in Medieval England
Christopher de Hamel

Thursday, April 19, 5:15 p.m. (in Keller Hall)
Masterpieces of Medieval Music
Concert by the UNM Early Music Ensemble, directed by Colleen Sheinberg

Thursday, April 19, 7:15 p.m.
The Mysterious Maker of a Medieval Masterpiece: Gislebertus of Autun—Doer or Donor?
Linda Seidel, University of Chicago

2012 Spring Lecture Series Poster

2012 Spring Lecture Series Flyer

Past Spring Lectures

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

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