Medieval Colloquium

Welcome! 

Welcome to the Harvard English Department's Medieval Colloquium! The Colloquium brings together students and faculty from Harvard and other universities to discuss current research on medieval literature and its contexts. If you have any questions or suggestions, or would like to be added to the Medieval Colloquium's email list, please contact our graduate student coordinators Sofía Carbonell Realme and Fernanda Garcia-Oteyza.

 Stay tuned for upcoming events!

Harvard Medieval English Colloquium - Calendar of Events - Fall 2025

Thursdays at 5:00pm (unless otherwise noted)

Sept 11 - Ad Bibendum (graduate social hour)

Sept 25 - Hannah Weaver, Columbia University, “Philomela’s Dark Web”

Oct 2 - Ad Bibendum

Oct 9 - Holly Crocker, Boston College, “Boundless Subjects and the Literary Downfalls of Eleanor Cobham,” co-sponsored by the Renaissance Colloquium

Oct 16 - Amy Hollywood, Harvard University, "Medieval Studies and Feminist Theory: A Workshop"

Oct 24, Friday afternoon - MFA Tapestry Event (details TBA)

Oct 30 - Halloween Bibendum

Nov 6 - Sam Puopolo, Harvard University, “Coitus Interruptus: Fabliau and Frustrated Reproductive Futurism in England and Wales” & Sofía Carbonell Realme, Harvard University, “Glamour Theory”

Nov 13 - Ad Bibendum

Nov 20 - Haruko Momma, NYU/Radcliffe Institute, “Names, Emotions, and Selfhood: A Personal Approach"

Medieval Studies at Harvard

The Standing Committee on Medieval Studies is a great place to start for resources in interdisciplinary medieval studies at Harvard. Here, you can:

• • View current medieval studies course offerings at Harvard

  • Learn about the Secondary PhD Field in Medieval Studies

  • View a calendar of upcoming events in medieval studies in and around Boston, including meetings of the Harvard Humanities Center Medieval Studies Seminar, which meets on Mondays at 4:15 pm

Inter Libros offers a great overview of electronic resources available for scholars in medieval studies; for more electronic resources, see below.

Houghton Library holds a wealth of incredible medieval manuscripts and related materials. Don't miss their collection of Digital Medieval Manuscripts, and be sure to check out their Search Strategies for locating other manuscripts in the collection.