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1 | Medieval libraries of Great Britain - The Lyell Lectures 2019 (1) | Professor Richard Sharpe, Lyell Reader in Bibliography 2018-2019, gives the first of the 2019 Lyell lecture series. Part of the lecture series; Libraries and books in medieval England: the role of libraries in a changing book economy. | Richard Sharpe | 30 Apr 2019 | |
2 | Creative Commons | Like Ink on the Water: Examining a Medieval Genealogical Document from | Part of the International conference on Maharashtra in September 2021 - Durga Kale, University of Calgary, Canada | Durga Kale | 18 Jan 2022 |
3 | Studying Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College | Helen Swift talks to Lucia Nixon, Tutor for Admissions, about why to study Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College. | Helen Swift, Lucia Nixon | 04 Apr 2014 | |
4 | Tolkien and Medieval Literature | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider scheme Tolkien worked on linking his mythology to historical and other mythical events. | Elizabeth Solopova | 21 Mar 2011 | |
5 | Medieval Song | Oxford students discuss medieval songs. | Aled Walker, Meghan Quinlan, Joseph Mason | 13 May 2016 | |
6 | Live Event: Imagined Journeys: Pilgrimage, Diplomacy, and Colonialism in Medieval Europe | TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events!. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. | Marion Turner, Matthew Kneale | 21 Oct 2020 | |
7 | Revelation and Rediscovery: Early Medieval Indian Origin Myths of the Tantras | David Gray talks about revelatory or "treasure" texts from Indian and Tibetan perspectives in a comparative framework. | David Gray | 06 May 2022 | |
8 | Creative Commons | Why should we study medieval romance? | Dr Nicholas Perkins of St Hugh's College, Oxford, discusses his current research and proposes why we should still study medieval romance. | Nicholas Perkins, Sarah Wilkin | 12 Aug 2013 |
9 | Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam | A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Science, University of Oxford. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies. | Emilie Savage Smith | 06 Apr 2011 | |
10 | Merchants’ Marks in Medieval English Books | Merchants’ marks were used initially as a tool of commerce, on consignments of goods, in the Middle Ages. In the sixteenth century, however, they became more like a coat of arms for people who didn’t have one – a form of professional identity. | Thomas Kittel | 03 Apr 2017 | |
11 | 'The Lady Collationers': women and the study of medieval manuscripts in the Bodleian Libraries | A look at the careers of the Parker sisters known as the Lady Collationers | Hope Williard | 02 Mar 2021 | |
12 | Medieval Romance and the Gift of Narrative | Dr Perkins gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. | Nicholas Perkins | 14 Oct 2013 | |
13 | Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Modern Perspectives - Preface | Preface to the Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Modern Perspectives conference, delivered by conference organiser Daniel Nicolae. | Daniel Nicolae | 11 Oct 2010 | |
14 | Learning new physics from a medieval thinker: Big Bangs and Rainbows | Physics Colloquium 24 February 2017 delivered by Professor Tom McLeish FRS, Department of Physics and Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Durham University, UK | Tom McLeish | 27 Apr 2017 | |
15 | Core Course: Architects or Artisans? The Builders of the Medieval Cathedrals | This lecture forms part of series entitled Introduction to the History of Art, a core course taught to the first year undergraduate History of Art students. | Gervase Rosser | 07 Dec 2017 | |
16 | Meet the Manuscripts: hidden treasures of medieval illumination | Matthew Holford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts, and Martin Kauffmann, Head of Early and Rare Collections, in conversation about the artists, patrons and significance of three extraordinary manuscripts. | Martin Kauffmann, Matthew Holford | 28 May 2021 | |
17 | Creative Commons | Language and Medieval literature. | The President of St John's College, Professor Margaret Snowling, in conversation with Dr Carolyne Larrington, Supernumerary Fellow in English at St John's. They discuss Carolyne's interest in medieval English literature. | Dr Carolyne Larrington | 23 Aug 2013 |
18 | Talking Tolkien: The influences of Medieval Literature on the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien | Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova discuss the influences of medieval literature on the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien. | Stuart Lee, Elizabeth Solopova, Tara Mulholland | 25 Mar 2010 | |
19 | Medieval Welsh | Tolkien once termed Welsh 'the elder language of the men of Britain'; this talk explores how the sounds and grammar of Welsh captured Tolkien's imagination and are reflected in Sindarin, one of the two major Elvish languages which he created. | Mark Williams | 31 Oct 2018 | |
20 | Singing together; apart: drama and medieval chant | As both audience members and actors, you will learn to sing the classic Easter sequence hymn 'Victimae paschali laudes' ('Praises to the paschal victim') and see how it formed part of a medieval play. | Henrike Lähnemann, Andrew Dunning, Zachary Guiliano, Nick Swarbrick, Marlene Schilling, Carolin Gluchowski | 17 Jun 2021 | |
21 | Testimony, Error, and Reasonable Belief in Medieval Religious Epistemology | Richard Cross (Notre Dame) gives a talk in the New Insights in Religious Epistemology International Conference, held in Oxford in June 2015. The commentator is Christina Van Dyke, Calvin | Richard Cross, Christina Van Dyke | 14 Jul 2015 | |
22 | Learning and Work in Medieval England | Did Medieval people go on learning through their adult life? If so, what kind of things did they learn about, who taught them, and how was it done? This lecture was delivered 23rd May 2013 as part of national Adult Learners' Week. | Elizabeth Gemmill | 29 May 2013 | |
23 | Defence of Women and Imagination in French Medieval Literature | Interview with St Hilda's College Fellow and teacher of Medieval French Literature Dr Helen Swift about her book; Gender, Writing, and Performance: Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France as well as other developments in Medieval Literary Studies. | Helen Swift, Landon Newby | 07 Apr 2009 | |
24 | Trailer: Medieval Manuscripts in the Bodleian | A film of a class for 'Publication Beyond Print', the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Centre. Filmed at the Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, by Natascha Domeisen. | Daniel Wakelin, Henrike Lähnemann | 27 Mar 2019 | |
25 | Werewolves in Medieval Literature vs Modern TV | A discussion of werewolves in medieval and modern representations. | Minjie Su | 06 Jul 2021 | |
26 | Shining Light on Medieval Manuscripts | Prof. Andrew Beeby, Durham University and Keble Senior Academic Visitor, discusses his current project on the chemical analysis through Raman spectroscopy of Medieval manuscripts, and how his work can contribute to the historical record. | Andrew Beeby | 02 Mar 2015 | |
27 | Learning and Work in Medieval England | Did Medieval people go on learning through their adult life? If so, what kind of things did they learn about, who taught them, and how was it done? This lecture was delivered 23rd May 2013 as part of national Adult Learners' Week. | Elizabeth Gemmill | 29 May 2013 | |
28 | St Hilda's College: Medieval and Modern Languages | Experiencing St Hilda's College: Helen Swift talks to Lucia Nixon, Tutor for Admissions, about why study Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College. | Lucia Nixon, Helen Swift | 09 Mar 2009 | |
29 | Art and Political Thought in Medieval England | Book at Lunchtime: Art and Political Thought in Medieval England c.1150-1350 | Laura Slater, Pippa Byrne, Jessica Berenbeim, Tim Farrant, Wes Williams | 20 May 2019 | |
30 | The Byland Abbey ghost stories: using the dead to bring a medieval monastery to life | Michael Carter (English Heritage) gives the second talk for the seminar. | Michael Carter | 26 Jul 2021 | |
31 | Medieval Storytelling | An AHRC funded workshop for Early Career researchers | Hannah Ryley, Gareth Evans, Jenny Moon, Daniel Morden | 17 Apr 2014 | |
32 | Colloquium Week 2: Myths about the Medieval World | There are some standard modern myths (e.g. "medieval people thought the earth was flat"; "they were considered old at the age of 30", etc.) which historians are always encountering in their audiences, and I will try to de-bunk some of these. | Emilie Savage-Smith | 05 Jun 2009 | |
33 | Constructions of Armenian Identity in the Early Medieval Period | Tim Greenwood gives a talk as part of the The Long History of Identity, Ethnicity, and Nationhood workshop | Tim Greenwood | 04 Jan 2016 | |
34 | English medieval library catalogues - The Lyell Lectures 2019 (2) | Professor Richard Sharpe, Lyell Reader in Bibliography 2018-2019 gives the second lecture in the 2019 Lyell series. Part of the series; Libraries and books in medieval England: the role of libraries in a changing book economy. | Richard Sharpe | 02 May 2019 | |
35 | Creative Commons | Circulation of thought processes as reflected in medieval temple sculptures in Maharashtra. | Part of the International conference on Maharashtra in September 2021 - Kumud Dileep Kanitkar, Independent Scholar, Mumbai | Kumud Dileep Kanitkar | 18 Jan 2022 |
36 | Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France | An interview with Dr Helen Swift about her book; Gender, Writing, and Performance: Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France as well as other developments in Medieval Literary Studies. | Helen Swift, Landon Newby | 04 Apr 2014 | |
37 | Creative Commons | Shakespeare and Medieval Romance | Professor Helen Cooper, University of Cambridge, speaks about the continuities between the Romance of the middle ages and Shakespeare's plays. She looks at textual features from his plays (including King Lear) which may indicate his influences. | Helen Cooper | 12 Apr 2012 |
38 | Creative Commons | The Materiality of Medieval Manuscripts | Henrike Lähnemann’s Inaugural Lecture for the Chair in German Medieval Literature and Linguistics. | Henrike Lähnemann, Richard Ovenden, Sally Mapstone, kristin püttmann | 15 Feb 2016 |