Endowed Lectures

Sheppard Lecture

The Sheppard Lecture is an annual medieval art history lecture in honor of the late Carl Sheppard, former professor of medieval European art history here at the University. Begun in 2012 and held every fall, the “Carl Sheppard Memorial Lecture in Medieval Art History” is a scholarly public event. To view a complete list of current and former Sheppard Lectures, visit the "Lectures" page of our updated CPS website. 

2022 Speaker (Oct 20, 7 PM CST)

Larry Silver (Art History, University of Pennsylvania): "The 'Last' Knight?": Maximilian I on the Threshold of Early Modernity"

Aris Lecture

The Rutherford Aris Memorial Lecture in Medieval Communication Technologies is an annual lecture organized by the Center in honor of renowned paleography and chemical engineering professor Rutherford “Gus” Aris. The focus of this lecture is “communication technologies” (codicology, paleography, early print culture, diplomatics, numismatics, epigraphy, and the digital study of manuscript culture). This focus offers an intellectual space where Digital Humanities and many of the most exciting projects utilizing the web and digital technologies meet Medieval Studies and scholars of the Middle Ages. To view a complete list of current and former Aris Lectures, visit the "Lectures" page of our updated CPS website. 

2023 Aris Lecturer

Roland Betancourt (Art History, University of California Irvine): "Between Wonder and Omen: Conjoined Twins from Constantinople to Norman Sicily"