Fall 2022 News

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Apply for an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship

Applications due to CPS by October 16th!

Two scenes of medieval craft. On the left, a man kneels tending the fire in a modern experimental bloomery smelt. On the right, a medieval manuscript shows a scribe at work.

Medieval Experiential Learning Series

Join the Center for Premodern Studies for a series focused on learning about the medieval world through primary documents and hands-on experimentation with weaponry, armor…

Manuscript of Poema de Yúçuf, Biblioteca Nacional Madrid

Call for CPS 2023-24 Research Workshops

Apply by June 16, 2023

Statue of Alfonso X of Castile, seated with scroll in hand. Outside on steps leading up to Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.

Apply for a 2023-24 CPS Fellowship

CPS is now accepting 2023-24 applications for Saltus, McNally, Union Pacific, and Dissertation Development Fellowships

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International Congress of Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University

The Center for Premodern Studies will host panels and provides transportation to the International Medieval Congress of Medieval Studies/Kalamazoo in May 2023.

Apply for a CPS Dissertation Fellowship

Apply to be a CPS Dissertation Fellow! Applications are Due February 13, 2023.

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CFP: Diasporic Legacies of the Mediterranean

The Diasporic Legacies Conference will be held on the UMN campus 27-28 April, 2023.

Black and white print of a 17th C. cabinet of curiosities featuring natural history and ethnographic objects.

Introducing the Premodern Podcast!

Introducing the Premodern Podcast by the Center for Premodern Studies.

Now accepting 2022 Union Pacific Research Grant Proposals

Apply by March 25!

Alchemist at table with examples of everyday transformations--bread, wine, cut stones, metal objects, and cooked chicken.

Transformation is in the Works

The Center for Early Modern History, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World become the new Center for Premodern Studies.

COVID Through the Eyes of Historians: Kathryn Reyerson

Professor Kathryn Reyerson discusses COVID-19 and its relation to pandemics through the ages

McNally Graduate Fellowship

McNally Graduate Fellowship Applications for Summer 2020 Now Open!

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CSPW supports IDFs through our partner centers CEMH and CMS

Applications for IDFs for the 2020-2021 school year are now OPEN. Applications are due to CEMH/CMS via premod@umn.edu by Monday, October 21.

Faculty Highlights: Prof. Hamilton Talks About Her New Book

Michelle Hamilton offers a new perspective in the field of medieval studies in her new book The Study of al-Andalus: the Scholarship and Legacy of James T. Monroe. This volume…

2019 Call for Applications: Union Pacific Dissertation Research and Research Services Grant

Now accepting applications! Deadline: March 15, 2019.

CSPW and DASH win $95,000 NEH Grant

CSPW wins NEH money

CMS is accepting IDF Applications!

The Center for Medieval Studies is accepting IDF proposals. Deadline: October 22, 2018.