[SCA-BMDL] Medieval and Renaissance lectures at Pitt

[Jennifer Strobel]

These lectures are free and it's a wonderful opportunity for learning
something new or learning more.

The contact information for these lectures is at the bottom of the
forwarded email.

Odriana vander Brugghe
A&S Minister

"Do not dismiss the dish saying that it is just, simply food. The blessed thing is an entire civilization in itself!"
- Abdulhak Sinasi


The University of Pittsburgh’s Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program

Presents a lecture by


Dr. Klaus Vogelgsang (Universität Augsburg)

“The Late-Medieval German Passion Play”



Thursday, October 13, at 4 pm in CL 501



Dr. Vogelgsang teaches German language and the literature of the Middle Ages
at Universität Augsburg. His work focuses on the Teutonic Order, and he is
currently at work on an electronic edition of Minnesang. In addition to his
scholarly research, he also engages in dramaturgical activities in
cooperation with the drama ensemble and opera of Theater Augsburg.

There will be a reception following Dr. Vogelgsang’s lecture.

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Please also mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:

Tuesday October 18, at 5 p.m.

A Lecture by David Summers, "A Discussion of Real Spaces."

University Art Gallery.

David Summers is the William R Kenan Jr. Professor of Art Theory and Italian
Renaissance Art at the University of Virginia. He will discuss his book,
Real Spaces: World Art History and the Rise of Western Modernism, a landmark
work which argues that current formalist, contextual, and post-structural
approaches to art cannot provide the basis for a truly global and
intercultural art history. Summers proposes to replace the modern Western
notion of the "visual arts" with that of the "spatial arts," comprising the
fundamental categories of "real space" and "virtual space."

This event has been organized by the Department of HAA and co-sponsored by
the Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

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Friday, October 21, at 4 p.m. in FFA 202

Jesse Gellrich, Louisiana State University (English and Comparative
Literature)
“Oral Tradition and Illustrated Manuscripts from the Middle Ages”

This event has been co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the
Department of English.


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Our annual Open House for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Certificate
Students will take place on Monday, October 24, from 5-7pm (location to be
announced).

This event is held in conjunction with the Department of French and Italian.

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A Reception honoring the release of

Chartres:  Cathedral of Notre Dame
(http://images.library.pitt.edu/c/chartres)

on Tuesday, October, 25, 2005 from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the University of
Pittsburgh Frick Fine Arts Building Cloister

This event is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh University Library
System and the History of Art and Architecture Department.


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Wednesday, 9 November, at 4:30 in FFA 202

Maureen Miller, University of California, Berkeley (History)
“Why There Was No Renaissance Bishop's Palace: Residential Architecture,
Residency, and Reform in Northern Italy, 1400-1600”


This event has been co-sponsored by the Departments of History and the
History of Art and Architecture.

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A symposium honoring Jonathan Scott and his new book, COMMONWEALTH
PRINCIPLES.  REPUBLICAN WRITING OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION (Cambridge
University Press, 2004).

Friday, November 11, at 3:00 in the Pitt History Dept. Lounge (3rd floor of
Posvar Hall)

Commenting on the book will be John Morrill, University of Cambridge; and
Mark Kishlansky, Harvard University.

This event is sponsored by the Department of History.

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Please join us! If you have questions or would like more information, please
contact:

Kellie Robertson
Director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning 526
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-0001
(vox) 412. 624. 6532
(fax) 412. 624. 6639
krobert at pitt.edu