Medieval  &  Early  Modern  Student  Association  

Michaelmas  Term  2011  

M.E.M.S.A  

Seminar  Series  October  12th  

‘Angels,  Embodiment,  and  Ethics  in  Thomas  Aquinas’  

Marika  Rose,  Dept.  of  Theology    

October  26th  ‘Beyond  the  Origins  Debate:  The  

Development  of  Open  Field  Systems,  1000-­‐1700’  

Ronan  O’Donnell,  Dept.  of  Archaeology  

 9th  November  

‘Iona  and  the  Creation  of  a  Social  Identity’  

David  Burke,  Department  of  History    

23rd  November  ‘The  Devotional  Topography  of  Durham  Cathedral  Priory  in  the  

Later  Middle  Ages’  Philippa  Turner,  History  of  Art,  

University  of  York    

7th  December  ‘Aelfrich’s  Translation  of  the  

Latin  Vulgate’  Neal  Brodsky,  Dept.  of  English  

Special  Events  

October  12th:  Post-­‐seminar  welcome  social  at  The  

Victoria,  Hallgarth  Street    

November  18th:  Half-­‐day  workshop  –  ‘Transvestism  in  

Medieval  Icelandic  Literature’.  Details  tbc.  

 November  18th:  Evening  

social  and  Lumière  Light  Festival  

 December  14th:  MEMSA  

Christmas  Social  at  Castle  MCR  

MEMSA  is  a  multi-­‐disciplinary  group  encompassing  MA  and  PhD  students  from  Archaeology,  English,  History,  Modern  Languages,  and  Theology.  Seminars  take  place  in  the  World  Heritage  Site  Visitor  Centre,  7  Owengate,  at  5.30pm,  and  provide  an  informal  and  lively  

forum  in  which  students  and  staff  can  share  their  research  over  tea  and  coffee.    

For  more  information,  visit  www.dur.ac.uk/imrs/memsa/introduction/  or  contact  us  via  email:  imrs.mrpdg@durham.ac.uk  

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