Call for Papers: Medieval Celebrations

9th Annual Pearl Kibre Medieval Study Graduate Student Conference CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY February 28, 2014 “Medieval Celebrations” The Pearl Kibre Medieval Study, CUNY Graduate Center’s student-run organization for medieval studies, is hosting their ninth annual graduate student conference: Medieval Celebrations. We invite grad students to submit proposals about celebrations of all kinds. […]

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Call for Papers: Medieval Congress 2014

The Pearl Kibre Medieval Study is currently accepting abstracts for its panel at the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo (May 8 – 11, 2014) titled: “New Media and the Medieval Ages.” The field of medieval studies has a relatively long and recognized history of scholarship assisted by technology. One of the first […]

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Symposium: Christ Among the Medieval Mendicants

Friday August 23, 2013 8:30am-6:30pm We would like to invite everyone to a symposium at the Graduate Center on August 23, commemorating the 750th anniversary of Corpus Christi as a feast day and in conjunction with the Morgan Library’s exhibit “Illuminating the Faith” www.eventbrite.com/event/7450226829

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8th Annual PKMS Conference: “New Media and the Middle Ages”

Friday, March 1 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Room 9205 Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10016 8th Annual PKMS Conference “New Media and the Middle Ages” 10:00 Registration 10:30 Panel 1: Sacred Technologies: Media and Memory Moderator: Debra Hilborn, Graduate Center, CUNY “Office Prayer as Technology-use” Paul Holchak, English Program, Graduate Center, […]

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Dec. 7, Film Screening: “Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine”

Please join us for a screening of the 2010 film “Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine,” on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:30 pm in the Segel Theater of the Graduate Center, CUNY.* After the film, Marcia Colish (Yale University) will be the respondent. Seating is limited, so we recommend that you RSVP to [email protected]. […]

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Medieval Holiday Feast – Dec. 2, 2pm

The feast season is at hand, and the Pearl Kibre Medieval Study intends to celebrate like it’s 1099! Our Medieval Feast with be Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2pm here at the GC in room 5414. Because this is a weekend event, be sure to bring your ID. (And if you bring a guest, have them […]

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CFP: New Media and the Middle Ages

*Deadline extended to December 7, 2012.* “New Media and the Middle Ages” 8th Annual Pearl Kibre Medieval Study Graduate Student Conference CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY March 1, 2013, 10am-4pm The field of medieval studies has a relatively long and recognized history of scholarship assisted by technology. The 2013 PKMS Graduate Student Conference aims […]

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Caroline Walker Bynum Lecture

Please join us for a lecture by Caroline Walker Bynum on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm in the Segel Theater of the Graduate Center, CUNY.* Dr. Bynum is Professor emerita of Medieval European History at the Institute for Advanced Study, and University Professor emerita at Columbia University. “The Anthropomorphic and the Other: Medieval […]

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Grant Workshop Resources

Thanks to all of our presenters at the PKMS Grant Workshop that was held on Friday, September 7 and to all who attended. Below is a list of resources from the workshop. Professor Anne Stone recommends Scholarly Pursuits, an ebook by Cynthia Verba, available online from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. […]

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Grant writing workshop

The PKMS will host a Grant Writing Workshop on Friday, September 7 at 3:30 pm in GC room 5409. Speakers will give short talks about their own grant writing experience or advice for grad students; there will be a short demonstration of a grant database that is available to GC students; and there will be […]

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PKMS tentative schedule of events

Welcome to the PKMS blog. PKMS tentative schedule of events for Fall 2012: Aug. 23, 12:30pm DSC Open House (room 5105) Sept. 7, 3:30pm Grant writing workshop (room 5409) Oct. 19, 6:00pm Pizza & Movie (room 5409) Nov. 9, 4:00pm Guest speaker: Caroline Walker Bynum (Segal Theatre) Dec. 2, 2:00pm Medieval Feast (room 5414; ID […]

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