Eva Dema elected to the Harvard Society of Fellows

Eva Dema has been awarded a Junior Fellowship in the Harvard Society of Fellows. Supported by this three-year research award (2025-28), she will aim to publish her doctoral thesis as a monograph, before starting work on a new research project. While her thesis constitutes the first book-length study of Thomas Hardy’s poetry manuscripts, her second […]

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Anthony Bale’s ‘A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages’ appears in Czech translation, February 2025

A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: the World through Medieval Eyes by Professor Anthony Bale appears in Czech translation on 12 February, as Středověký turista: Poutníci, učenci a špioni na cestách.  The translator is Marek Sečkař and it is published by Host. Details: https://www.hostbrno.cz/bale-anthony/ This adds to the various languages it has already appeared […]

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On 4 February, the British Library Eccles Institute hosts a Webinar to celebrate publication of ‘Matoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca: Her Atlantic Identities and Afterlives’, co-edited by Dr Amy Morris

Want to learn more about Matoaka/Pocahontas and Her story, people & legacy Her captivity, conversion & London trip The archive & its limits Indigenous art & expression? Join us on Tuesday 4 February 5pm UK/12pm NYC/9am PST for an online panel discussion and Q & A about the life and legacy of Matoaka/Pocahontas to celebrate […]

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‘Medieval Women and Curating Manuscripts in the 21st Century’: Anthony Bale in conversation with Julian Harrison of the British Library, 30 January 2025

‘Medieval Women and Curating Manuscripts in the 21st Century’ Thursday 30 January 5.30pm-7pm Stanley Library, Girton College Julian Harrison (Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the British Library and Co-curator of the current Medieval Women exhibition at the BL) and Professor Anthony Bale explore the possibilities and challenges of using digital technology to bring medieval authors […]

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