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The University of Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies hosts one of the largest interdisciplinary medieval studies programs in the world. https://www.medieval.utoronto.ca/
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · Aug 12
We're Hiring! The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity.
www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 12h
👏 Congratulations to Lisa Cruikshank, PhD Candidate at CMS, who was awarded the Historical Studies Teaching Assistant Award from the Department of Historical Studies, UTM.
www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/lisa-cr...
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Mark Sundaram @alliterative.bsky.social · 12h
The surprisingly connected origins of "climate" and "lid". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #climate #climatechange #lid
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Climate/Lid #Etymology
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 13h
📺 Watch @jacquelinemurray.bsky.social on The Brian Crombie Hour's "Masculinity" episode.
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Jacqueline Murray | Masculinity
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 1d
🎉 Congratulations to Bard Swallow, who has successfully defended their thesis entitled "Formal Functions of Latin Poetry in Fourteenth-Century England," which studies the choices made by poets in the multilingual environment of late medieval England. 👏
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Helen Marshall @manuscriptgal.bsky.social · 2d
Catch me Thursday at the Brisbane Writers Festival for “Dark Imaginings”!

Fairytales and historical myths are often readers’ first encounter with the darkness of human nature. In these stunning novels, fable and archetype are reworked in dazzling ways.

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Dark Imaginings - Brisbane Powerhouse
Fairytales and historical myths are often readers’ first encounter with the darkness of human nature. Explore more at Brisbane Writers Festival.
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Cdn Society of Medievalists/Société Canadienne des médiévistes @canmedievalists.bsky.social · 2d
The CSM Online: Tune in Wednesday 5 Nov. 2025, at 11am EST to hear 2025 Boyle Prize Winner Laura Moncion talk about her dissertation, "Being a Recluse is No Small Thing: Late Medieval Women’s Reclusion in Theory and Practice."

Register for the Zoom link: forms.gle/n6LJh7JYKvRD...
Laura Moncion – Boyle Prize Presentation / Colloque du prix Boyle - REGISTRATION / INSCRIPTION
On 5 Nov. 2025 at 11h00 (EST), the Canadian Society of Medievalists will hold its second annual Boyle Prize Online Presentation, when Laura Moncion, the winner of the Society's Leonard E. Boyle Prize ...
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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 2d
✨ Join the Jackman Humanities Institute’s Circle of Fellows in 2026-27!

Apply for our Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellowship

🧩 Annual Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 Details & FAQs: uoft.me/vph26-27
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 2d
Today! Graduate English Speaker Series talk by Marion Turner, J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at University of Oxford, "Premodern Fictionality: Aristotle, Ibn Rushd, Chaucer”.
www.english.utoronto.ca/events/gradu...
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 12d
"Medieval East Central and Eastern Europe" is a new book by Florin Curta and Sébastien Rossignol - who recently visited CMS to open our Convivium series with a lecture on Medieval Silesia.
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Medieval East Central and Eastern Europe - University of Toronto Press
An excellent teaching resource and a first-of-its-kind textbook in English, Medieval East Central and Eastern Europe by Florin Curta and Sébastien Rossignol focuses on medieval history in East Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 12d
This weekend at the Oxford Renaissance Festival!
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Toronto School of Theology @torschtheology.bsky.social · 16d
And another book sale!

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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 16d
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Dante's Musical Journey in the Divine Comedy: SMC Annual Dante Lecture
Professor Ciabattoni will speak about Dante's Musical Journey In The Divine Comedy.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 16d
Read the Hidden Stories Summer 2025 Newsletter!
hiddenstories.library.utoronto.ca/files/origin...
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 19d
Magnificent news: Brianna Daigneault has successfully defended her thesis entitled, "De homine et portentis: Humanising the Monster in the Early Medieval British Isles". Congratulations, Dr. Daigneault! 🎉
www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/brianna...
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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 19d
📖 Our 2024-25 Year in Review has arrived! Browse this overview of activities that took place during our theme year "Undergrounds/Underworlds", including our Art Exhibition, Fellows, Research Communities, Working Groups, Program for the Arts, and so much more!

👉 https://uoft.me/YiR
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 20d
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The official logo of Daniele Cybulskie, aka The Five-Minute Medievalist. Daniele is a historian, author and host of The Medieval Podcast.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 20d
Next Friday, September 26, Lisa Fagin Davis - @medievalacademy.bsky.social - presents "The Materiality of the Voynich Manuscript" at the CMS Convivium. Register to attend online or in person! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/events/lisa-...
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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 28d
RBS is happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for:

𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

Details: rarebookschool.org/2025-scholarships-fellowships/
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 21d
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The Dictionary of Old English. Interview with Stephen Pelle.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 21d
September 27: Annual Library Talk by Dr Stephanie Lahey (Mark Andrews Postdoctoral Fellow in Book Science at the University of Toronto’s Old Books New Science Lab) @ Girton College
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Book Science: New Methods for Investigating Old Books by Dr Stephanie Lahey
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 22d
premodernity.net/strong PLS, JHI, and the CRRS present
in a new translation from the 15th / 16th-century Welsh by Morgan Moore: THE STRONG MAN (and SOUL AND BODY)!
September 27 / 28 - Oxford Renaissance Faire; September 30-October 4 - Toronto (visit premodernity.net/strong for more details!)
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 22d
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The Second Established Religion of the Caliphate: The Church of the East in Ninth Century Baghdad - University of St. Michael's College
The Church of the East (sometimes known as ‘Nestorians’) was the largest Christian confession in Iraq, which, in the ninth century, lay at the heart of the Abbasid caliphate. Their […]
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 22d
Read "The Case against English Elements in 'Hebban olla uogala'" by CMS Alum, Paul S. Langeslag in 'Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik' Volume 85: Issue 2.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 22d
Please join us for the 2025 edition of the Toronto Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy this Friday / Saturday, September 19-20!

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2025 Toronto Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy - Department of Philosophy
Join us for a two-day colloquium comprising talks and workshops in ancient and medieval philosophy.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 26d
The September issue of the Chronica is now available! Read it online at uoft.me/bPG, or visit CMS to pick up a printed copy. Thank you to our wonderful contributors who have made Chronica IX an amazing publication!
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