Posted by Edward Mills
23 October 2024After spending the last couple of weeks looking back, we’re casting our eyes firmly into the future in this week’s post, as we share nows of three upcoming events outside of the Centre that nevertheless involve Centre members. While we host a wide range of events within the Centre, we’re always delighted to be able to share our work with wider audiences, and all three of these events — while aimed at different publics — do exactly that. Do make sure to follow the links below to find out more.
Coming up very soon is the Bishop Bubwith Sixth Centenary Symposium, taking place at Wells Cathedral. The Symposium will run over two days, and features a vast array of talks and exhibitions exploring the collection of manuscript materials at the Cathedral; the Centre is well-represented, with Nicholas Orme, James Clarke, and Desmond Atkinson all speaking.
We’ve written before on the blog about the Devon and Exeter Institution on Cathedral Green, and its usefulness for medievalists in the Exeter area. Many of us have strong connections with the DEI, and this week on the blog, we’re delighted to be able to share the news that one of our MA graduates, Viktor J. Speredelozzi, will be speaking there in November as part of the ‘Turning the Page’ lecture series. Viktor’s talk is scheduled for 21st November, and is entitled Necromancer Monks: The Cultural Context of Monks Summoning Demons and Using Ritual Magic. Tickets (priced at £10) include a drinks reception beforehand.
It’s PhD application season coming up, and colleagues across the Department of History and Archaeology will be running an online masterclass in the morning and afternoon of 4th December, with advice on all steps of the application process. While not a medieval-specific event, there’s plenty on offer for budding medievalists. If you can’t make it on the day, do take a look at the asynchronous MOOC that’s also on offer, which you can complete in your own time.
We’ll be staying with our ‘events’ theme next week, when we’ll be looking back on Ben Pohl’s recent visit to the Centre, courtesy of Prof. Tom Hinton.