MARS

After a few technical nightmares in Autumn semester, from Spring Semester 2023-24 we are moving most of our events back to in-person only, with the exception of the White Rose Medieval Seminars and other one-off or special events. 

Events will take place in person in Regent Court, John Pemberton LT B.

Semester 1, 2023-24

18 October: Nick Evans (Leeds), 'Socially distanced trade and medieval economic anthropology'

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1 November: Graham Williams (Eng), 'Wassail! The origins and development of a medieval English drink salutation'

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15 November: PGR Research Session:

• Lewis Dagnall (Hist), 'The Price of Empire? Subsidies in East Roman foreign policy in the Age of Justinian'

• Eleanor Bailey (Hist), ‘The Pattern of Composite Monarchies: the case of the late-medieval English and French crowns' 

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29 November: John Bennet (Arch), 'A 19th century institution operating in 21st century: Reflections on the activities of the British School at Athens past and present' 

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Semester 2, 2022-23

15 February: John Bennet (Arch), 'A 19th century institution operating in 21st century: Reflections on the activities of the British School at Athens past and present' - To be rescheduled for 2023-2024 due to UCU Industrial Action, Spring 2023

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1 March: PGR Research Session - To be rescheduled for 2023-2024 due to UCU Industrial Action, Spring 2023

• Lewis Dagnall (Hist), 'The Price of Empire? Subsidies in East Roman foreign policy in the Age of Justinian'

• Eleanor Bailey (Hist), ‘The Pattern of Composite Monarchies: the case of the late-medieval English and French crowns' 

For remote/hybrid attendance, sign up by completing this form. (You will be sent a link to join the talk closer to the time.)

8 March: Paul Roberts (Ashmolean Museum), 'Last Supper in Pompeii: The Roman Love Affair with Food and Wine' 

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29 March: Claire Burridge (Hist), 'Food for thought: Dietary advice and medical knowledge in the early medieval West

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3 May: Sanja Vucetic (Arch), 'Sexual art on Roman lamps: a view from the provinces'

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10 May: Decolonising the Study of the Pre-modern World Event/Book Launch for Mirela Ivanova (Hist) & Ben Anderson (Cornell)

For remote/hybrid attendance, sign up by completing this form. (You will be sent a link to join the talk closer to the time.) If you plan to attend this event in person, please sign up by Tuesday 9 May, so that we can arrange catering. 

**Unfortunately, due to the specific nature of this event, it is aimed at current and former staff and students of the university only.

24 May: Alice Hicklin (Hist), 'Family Values? Women and their Priestly Relatives in Western European Charters, 900–1100' - Rescheduled from 15 March due to UCU Industrial Action, Spring 2023

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Semester 1, 2022-23

5 October: MARS Welcome Back Event, University Arms, Dart Room

To give us an idea of numbers, we'd appreciate it if you could fill in this Google Form.

19 October: Justin Winslett (SEAS), 'Changing Foxes: The Shapeshifter in Mediaeval Chinese tales'

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**20 October, 17h00: Martin Ingram (Oxford), 'Anxious Patriarchs? Male complaints of spousal violence in Tudor England'

Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies (SCEMS) talk co-sponsored by MARCUS. Room tbc. Sign up to attend via Eventbrite

Prof. Ingram will stay in Sheffield and host a Masterclass on Friday 21 October, 10h00-12h00, on the topic of 'Regulating sex in Shakespearean London'. If you wish to attend, please register via Eventbrite.

2 November: Graham Williams (English), 'Medieval Goblins and Goblinoid Medievalism' (Postponed to Autumn 2023)

Replacement: Charlotte Steenbrugge (English), 'Master Brundyche of Braban & 15th-century Anti-Flemish Sentiment'

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16 November: Alaric Hall (School of English/Institute of Medieval Studies, Leeds), 'A hairy woman gives birth to a bald child… Eggs, birds, mothers, and more in (mostly) early medieval Arabic, Hebrew, Norse, Latin and Greek riddles' (WRoCAH Medieval Seminar)

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23 November: Christoph Haack (Tübingen) and Charles West (History), 'Feudalism in debate'

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TO BE RESCHEDULED: Paul Roberts (Ashmolean Museum), 'Last Supper in Pompeii: The Roman Love Affair with Food and Wine'

(Joint Session with the Sheffield Classical Association)

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