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Meeting in the Middle Ages Meeting in the Middle Ages
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Meeting in the Middle Ages is the Medieval Institute of Notre Dame's podcast. Our goal is to answer the questions "what do medievalists do, and how do they do it?" Episodes—a new one each month—are built around informal conversations between our hosts, Ben and Will, and medievalist scholars and graduate students. We discuss how they became medievalists, what led them to their current research, the resources they use, and how they use them.
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Finding Bede with Dr. Michelle P. Brown (Pt. 2)
This month we continue our conversation with Dr. Michelle P. Brown, professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the University of London and former curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. We talk about bringing medieval England to the general public, preparing mentally for working with manuscripts, and (possibly) finding Bede's very own handwriting.
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Uncovering Bede's Theory of Everything with Michelle P. Brown
This month we sit down with Dr. Michelle P. Brown, professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the University of London and former curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. We speak with her about her new book, Bede and the Theory of Everything (published by Reaktion Books), the challenges of working with shy medieval authors, and saving civilization by becoming a librarian.
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Trial by Combat with Dr. Mireille J. Pardon
This week we're sitting down with Dr. Mireille J. Pardon, Assistant Professor of History at Berea College and 2022-2023 Mellon Fellow at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute. We learn about murder trials in medieval Flanders, pursuing postdoctoral fellowships, and what it's like to be in the world of medieval TikTok.
https://berea.academia.edu/MireillePardon
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Touring through Centuries of Philosophy with Dr. Peter Adamson
This week we're chatting with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College, London. His latest book, Don't Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy has just been released in paperback with Notre Dame Press.
We speak with him about how to decide who to believe, Islamic medieval philosophers, and what it takes to produce over 400 episodes of his popular podcast, The History of Philosophy without Any Gaps.
https://www.historyofphilosophy.net/
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Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits with Dr. Emily Mahan
This month we chat with Dr. Emily Mahan, who recently received her PhD from Notre Dame's Medieval Institute. We talked with her about the power of medieval fables, the value of a postdoctoral fellowship, and how writing poetry led her to writing creatively in her dissertation.
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Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language with Dr. Ryan Szpiech
This month we continue our conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech,
associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan. We talk about parallel histories, the world of medieval Spain, and the creation of a documentary on the beginning of the Spanish language.
The Birth of Spanish in 3D:
https://birth-of-spanish.rll.lsa.umich.edu/
Dr. Szpiech's personal website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ryanszpiech/
Dr. Szpiech's lecture at the Medieval Institute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHN9-qcOCg&t=3987s&ab_channel=MedievalInstitute