The Medieval Forum

Please join us on November 3, 6-8pm, in 301 Silver Center, for a talk by Emily Steiner!

"...the ways that many present-day Americans are pushing back on modern living arrangements closely resemble what came centuries, even millennia, before in other parts of the world. Family members, relatives, neighbors, and strangers are coming together to live in groups that work for them—a bit like medieval Europe. "

The Hot New Millennial Housing Trend Is a Repeat of the Middle Ages Communal living is hardly a departure from tradition—it's a return to how humans have been making their homes for thousands of years.

Happy Friday! Who's excited for the Medieval Festival this weekend? Members of the Medieval Forum will be making a "pilgrimage" uptown:

Medieval Festival - At Ft. Tryon Park New York The 2016 Festival will be held on Sunday September 18th, 2016 from 11:30AM to 6 PM. Average attendance of the Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park has been sixy thousand(60,000) people for the past five(5) years When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Washington He...

Huzzah! The Medieval Forum's Wordpress has been updated! Check out what we have planned for Fall 2016:
https://nyumedievalforum.wordpress.com/
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We're excited to start a new academic year! We'll be updating soon, so stay tuned. Until then, enjoy this classic article from "Chaucer"...

Advyce For The Sesoun Of Returninge To Scole All hail the return of our favorite medieval advice columnist, who is here to get us through the back-to-school season, including helping us dress for photos and pull all-nighters.

Deadline to submit to this conference is TOMORROW NIGHT! https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/65264

MAKING EARLY MIDDLE ENGLISH - Conference - 23-25 September 2016 | cfp.english.upenn.edu Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Susanna Fein (Kent State University), Delbert Russell (University of Waterloo), Pinchas Roth (Bar-Ilan University), Jennifer Miller (University of California, Berkeley)

Co-chairs Carla María Thomas and Jamie Staples are busy planning events for the 2015-2016 academic year! The Fifth Annual Medieval Manuscripts Workshop ("Three Faiths: The Making of Medieval Holy Books") will be on Friday, October 9, so watch this space for a call for registration (maximum number of participants will be 30!).

We also have the following speakers lined up for other events throughout the year: Stacy Klein, Sarah Elliott Novacich, and Robert Mills!