Medieval English @MedEngOxon
News from the medievalists in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford. english.ox.ac.uk/medieval Oxford, UK Joined March 2015-
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Such a pleasure to be in conversation with artist Daisy Harcourt at her Women & Word exhibition at the Townhouse in Spitalfields this eve. Lovely audience and so nice to see some of my former students! 💞 (And yes, that’s Daisy’s portrait of me in the background!)
A new term brings an exciting new Medieval Research Seminar lineup: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series/i… Join us at 12.15 on Tuesdays (Weeks 1-6) in St Cross Building, LT2.
Call for papers for three ECR workshops on Old English prose in Oxford, February, May and October 2025. Apply by 1st July 2024!
On our blog today, Dr Laura Varnam @lauravarnam writes about her collection of poems for the women of Beowulf. Read the fantastic post (and poems!) at medieval.ox.ac.uk/2024/03/04/poe… @MedEngOxon @engfac
Summer ‘24 UNIQ+ research internships open to UK undergrads from under-represented / disadvantaged backgrounds: ox.ac.uk/admissions/gra…. 7 wks, free accom, £3K stipend. One of these involves editing Middle English lyrics from MS, with me.
Another great review for the #Chaucer: Here & Now exhibition @bodleianlibs, curated by Prof Marion Turner. This time in the @Telegraph: "The Bodleian's superb new exhibition upends the medieval author's staid reputation as the father of English literature" telegraph.co.uk/art/reviews/ch…
Congratulations to Dr Laura Varnman @lauravarnam who has been selected as one of the three winning poets for the @NineArchesPress ‘Primers’ competition. She submitted poems from her ‘Women in Beowulf’ project, focusing in particular on Grendel’s Mother. drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/beowulf/
Congratulations to Dr Laura Varnman @lauravarnam who has been selected as one of the three winning poets for the @NineArchesPress ‘Primers’ competition. She submitted poems from her ‘Women in Beowulf’ project, focusing in particular on Grendel’s Mother. drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/beowulf/
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Ennius @red_loeb
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Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn
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Dr Laura Varnam @lauravarnam
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International Confere.. @imcv2324
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Eli Magnanti @Eli_RMagnanti
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Holly @hxllygott
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Emma Yeager @EmmaYeager03
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Katherine Churchill @kchurchie
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cc @evasiveproblem
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC
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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis
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Dr Laura Varnam @lauravarnam
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Anthony Bale 📚🐈.. @RealMandeville
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Sebastian Sobecki �.. @SebSobecki
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Prof Diane Watt @Diane_Watt
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Henrike Lähnemann �.. @HLaehnemann
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Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes
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Dr Francesca Brooks @Frangipancesca
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Henry Bradshaw Soc @HenryBradshawS
228 Followers 115 Following The Henry Bradshaw Society promotes the study of medieval and early modern liturgies through the publication of scholarly editions and studies.Such a pleasure to be in conversation with artist Daisy Harcourt at her Women & Word exhibition at the Townhouse in Spitalfields this eve. Lovely audience and so nice to see some of my former students! 💞 (And yes, that’s Daisy’s portrait of me in the background!)
Okay, it's getting real 😍! Our conference now has its own logo!🥳 And thank you very much @TORCHOxford for the amazing website! Have a look at both! 🔗 torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medieval… Quick reminder, the deadline for abstract submissions (250-300 words) is March 31st 2024.
Amazing work from my Old English colleagues! 👏
Our Old English scholars have been busy! A little🧵 of what they got up to in 2023... (1/13) @engfac @OxMedStud
We are delighted to announce that Caroline (Caz) Batten of the University of Pennsylvania has won the SMSF Best Article Prize 2022-2023 with the article entitled 'Dark Raiders: Disease, Sexual Violence, and Gender Performance in the Old English Maere and Old Norse Mara'.
Another great review for the #Chaucer: Here & Now exhibition @bodleianlibs, curated by Prof Marion Turner. This time in the @Telegraph: "The Bodleian's superb new exhibition upends the medieval author's staid reputation as the father of English literature" telegraph.co.uk/art/reviews/ch…
Congratulations to Dr Laura Varnman @lauravarnam who has been selected as one of the three winning poets for the @NineArchesPress ‘Primers’ competition. She submitted poems from her ‘Women in Beowulf’ project, focusing in particular on Grendel’s Mother. drlauravarnam.wordpress.com/beowulf/
📢 Thrilled to announce our 3 PRIMERS finalists. Congratulations to @JadeCuttle @AntoniaTaylorPR & @lauravarnam Thanks to everyone who shared poems with us and to selecting editor @halekatie. Look out for Primers Vol. 7 publishing summer 2024 buff.ly/3qxgju8
Such a pleasure to give a talk on Tolkien’s legacy as a Beowulf scholar today! Here I am in the lecture theatre and with my Dad, who got me into Lord of the Rings in the first place! (Also feat. my dragon dress!! 🐲)
Hello @engfac @EnglishAssoc @MedEngOxon @TORCHOxford ! Would you be able to retweet the above CFP please?
Such a joy to talk to @MedEngOxon on Tuesday about writing historical fiction. Such a warm, welcoming atmosphere and such engaged, interesting questions! Thank you for inviting me! 🖋📚☺️
Today we're excited to welcome @forthygreatpain to discuss "For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain". 📜Medieval English Research Seminar, MT 23 🗣️'Imagining Margery and Julian: A Reading and Q&A' (Victoria MacKenzie) 📅Tues 10/10 ⏰12.15 🏫Lecture Theatre 2, English Fac
@katgvsmith @malu_schilling @LinacreCollege @maryhitchman @LincolnOutreach @MedEngOxon @MedGermOx @LuciaAkard @sumner_braund @medhistbee @StephenHSM @BodCons @HMCOxford @OxfordHistory Margaret Bent and @mpthomson1 and hosting three seminars in Medieval and Renaissance Music, with @DrSamBarrett1, @AndrewWathey, and many more! 📅 19 Oct, 2 Nov, 30 Nov ⌚️ 5-7pm 📍 Zoom @OxMusicFaculty
HWÆT! Thanks for sharing!
@lauravarnam welcomes students to the study of Beowulf with a new poem, 'Gæsthus'. Laura draws on her own experiences with this glorious, coiling poem, which may feel so alien on a first encounter: anniejournal.com/g%C3%A6sthus-w…
Booking open for the Tolkien Anniversary talks this Michaelmas in Oxford! I’ll be talking about Tolkien and Beowulf 🐉🔥⚔️ @engfac @MedEngOxon tolkien50.web.ox.ac.uk/event/tolkien-…
A wonderful turnout for a terrific presentation by Nicholas Perkins. Thank you @bodleianlibs @anjdunning @JesusOxford @StHughsCollege @richardovenden @ArtsFestOxford @OxMedStud @MedEngOxon @OxHist @HistoryInbooks @OxfordHistory @TORCHOxford @OxHumanities @BibSoc @Ox_Medieval_Soc
Always proud to collaborate w/ @bodleianlibs & a joy to work w/ @anjdunning @JesusOxford. Gifts & Books: from early myth to the present w/ curator, Dr Nicholas Perkins @StHughsCollege. @ArtsFestOxford @OxMedStud @MedEngOxon @OxfordHistory @TORCHOxford artsfestivaloxford.org/events/gifts-a…
Had the best time chatting to @MedEngOxon today about Chaucer, Chaumpaigne, and life records @UkNatArchives in general. Great to meet the faculty and students and to catch up with a few old acquaintances as well!
We're looking forward to welcoming @euanroger tomorrow! 📜 Medieval English Research Seminar, TT 2023 🗣️ 'Life Records and the National Archives' (Euan Roger, National Archives) 📅 Tues 30 May ⏰ 12.15 pm 🏫 Lecture Theatre 2, English Faculty
This one looks particularly exciting for all Oxford medievalists!
We're looking forward to welcoming @euanroger tomorrow! 📜 Medieval English Research Seminar, TT 2023 🗣️ 'Life Records and the National Archives' (Euan Roger, National Archives) 📅 Tues 30 May ⏰ 12.15 pm 🏫 Lecture Theatre 2, English Faculty
Congrats to my @MedEngOxon colleagues Hannah Bailey and Daniel Thomas, and to Karl Kinsella on the publication of this fantastic edited volume, 'Architectural Representation in Medieval Textual and Material Culture' #medievaltwitter degruyter.com/document/doi/1…
Feeling very grateful (and perhaps a little smug) that my first article has been awarded the Paul E. Szarmach Prize at this year's ICMS! Glad to see my reassessment of Old English and Old Saxon Biblical epics is being well received: doi.org/10.5406/jenglg…
Congratulations to @M_L_Angerer, winner of the 2023 Paul Szarmach First Article Prize for "Beyond 'Germanic' and 'Christian' Monoliths: Revisiting Old English and Old Saxon Biblical Epics," published in @JEGPtweets 120, no. 1 (2021): 73–92! #kzoo2023 wmich.edu/medievalcongre
Great session yesterday @bodleianlibs w/ Ana López & Amanda Marín, winners of the SELIM Bruce Mitchell Award, showcasing their work incl. the fascinating Peterborough Chronicle. Thx @anjdunning for making this possible! medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manusc…
For those in Oxford next week, I'm giving a paper on 'Contemplating Criticism' @MedEngOxon at 12-1pm on Tuesday 25 📅 I'll be talking about HE crisis discourse, how/why we study the past, and what we can learn from medieval contemplative literature! @Ox_Medieval_Soc @OxMedStud
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