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Medieval Research Seminar

The Centre runs a fortnightly seminar series throughout the first two terms of the year, incorporating two public events (the Barton Lecture in the autumn, and the Orme Lecture in the spring, the latter of which is accompanied by a postgraduate seminar). If you would like to attend any of the other seminars and are not on the Centre for Medieval Studies mailing list, please contact the convenors, Thomas Hinton and Gregory Lippiatt.

We're excited to announce the programme for the autumn 2025 Medieval Research Seminar. Individual events are listed below, and the entire programme can also be downloaded as a PDF.

Posters from previous years' seminar series are also available for summer 2025, spring 2025, autumn 2024, spring 2024, autumn 2023, spring 2023, autumn 2022, and spring 2022.

For the latest news from the Centre, see our regularly-updated blog.

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Reading Groups

Members of the Centre run a number of reading groups in their areas of study, to which any and all members of the University (and anyone with an interest in the field) are more than welcome. We currently run the following groups; anyone interested in getting involved is warmly invited to email the convenors.

  • The Medieval Occitan Reading Group (convened by Thomas Hinton) meets to explore and translate collaboratively a work written in Occitan, best-known as the language of the troubadours. All are welcome! 
  • The Medieval Latin Reading Group (convened by Gregory Lippiatt and Naomi Howell) likewise focuses on developing attendees' experience and familiarity textual material -- in this case, Latin material -- that met with popularity during the Middle Ages, ranging from the short Disticha Catonis ('Distichs of Cato') to the longer Somnium Scipionis ('Dream of Scipio') and texts of monastic hours.

Other Seminars and Events

Other events will be advertised here as they are announced. If you'd like to publicise your medieval-themed event in Exeter, please don't hesitate to contact Edward Mills with more information.

Contact

If you have details of any other relevant seminars or events that you wish to be displayed on this page, please e-mail the webmaster for the Centre, Edward Mills.