Medieval Institute

Events

The Medieval Institute sponsors visiting lectures and social events throughout the year, as well as workshops on pedagogy and professional development for MA students. We work in collaboration with The Medieval Research Group and the Goliardic Society, which organize events open to all interested medievalists in a variety of venues.

We also seek to foster fellowship and intellectual exchange among students and faculty at WMU and with members of the Kalamazoo community interested in Medieval Studies. If you have questions regarding any of the events listed, please contact us.

Spring 2025 Events

Workshops

All workshops meet on Fridays from 1:00pm–2:30pm in the RRC, unless otherwise noted.

January 12
- Spring advising meetings with Professor Berkhofer
- Required for all Medieval Institute MA students
February 7
- Expressing Values through Practice: Teaching Philosophies in the Classroom with Professor Lofty Durham
- Required for all GAs assigned to teaching, but open to others who would like to attend
February 21
- Applying for PhD Programs with Professors Schulman and Berkhofer
- Open to all Medieval Institute MA students, alumni, and graduate students in affiliated departments
March (date TBD)
- Loew Series Workshop
- Digital Humanities and Teaching Old French Literature with Professors Lynn Ramey and Jake Abell
- Required for all GAs assigned to teaching, but open to others who would like to attend

Medieval Research Group Schedule

January 24, 2025
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
February 28, 2025
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
March 28, 2025
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
April 25, 2025
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus

Fall 2024 Events

Institute Events

August 23, Medieval Institute Graduate Student Orientation
- 9:00am–4:30pm, Walwood Hall
- New MAs and all TAs
August 30, Graduate Handbook review
- 1:00pm–2:30pm, RRC
- New MAs only, followed by individual advising meetings
September 6, Welcome Reception
- 5:00pm–7:00pm, Walwood Lobby & RRC
- All students, staff, faculty, and friends
November 1
- Goliardic Society* Fall Lecture, 6:00–8:00pm, Alfred B. Connable Board Room
- Dr. Joseph Derosier, “From Colonial Fantasies to Trans Protagonists: Ethics and Practice in Medieval Romance”
- *This event is organized and sponsored by the Goliardic Society

Workshops

All pedagogy workshops meet on Fridays from 1:00pm–2:30pm in the RRC.

September 6
- Subject: Grading, part 1
- All first-time MDVL 2000 TAs
September 13
- Subject: Grading, part 2, and discussion of plagiarism
- All first-time MDVL 2000 TAs
October 4
- Subject: Designing and writing prompts and exams
- All first-time MDVL 2000 TAs
October 11, Groundwork for Effective Teaching Practices
- All TAs, led by Prof. Lofty Durham
November 8, Best Practices in Teaching: Ideas and Implementation
- All TAs, led by Prof. Lofty Durham

Medieval Research Group Schedule

August 30
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
  - Presentation by Will Rogers and Alisa Heskin
September 6
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
September 13
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Quaestio, 3:00pm–4:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
  - Presentation by Molly Lynde-Recchia and Marjorie Harrington on a new facsimile of MS Bodley 264 from the Zhang Special Collections
September 20
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
  - Presentation by Hunter Morgan
September 27
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
October 4
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
  - Presentation by Paige Clark and Katarina Rexing
October 11
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Quaestio, 3:00pm–4:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
  - Presentation by Jana Schulman
October 25
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
November 1
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Colloquium, 1:00pm–2:30pm, Alfred B. Connable Board Room (112E Walwood)
  - Presentation by Luigi Andrea Berto
November 8
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Quaestio, 3:00pm–4:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
  - Presentation by Nathan Tabor
November 15
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
- Colloquium, 6:00pm–8:00pm, Off-campus
  - Book Review Workshop with Emily Brown, Alisa Heskin, Kylie Owens, and William Rogers
November 22
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
December 6
- Studium, 10:00am–12:00pm, Zhang Legacy Collections Center

Community Events

November 4
- Kalamazoo College Dept. of Classics Lecture Series, 4:30pm, Olmsted Room, Mandelle Hall
- Dr. Katherine Krauss, "Rereading the Past: Virgil in Late Antiquity"