Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium, 2012
Yesterday I attended the 14th Medieval Dublin Symposium—the first one I’ve been able to attend in a while, and indeed the first time I’ve set …
Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting, 2012
This was my first time to attend the Medieval Academy of America’s Annual Meeting—my first time in Missouri, too!—and while my experience with attending large …
Iowa Forum for Graduate Medievalists – Relaunch
The Iowa Forum for Graduate Medievalists is an organisation whose goal is to support the scholarship and professionalization of graduate students at the University of …
Humanities Story Corps
Humanities Story Corps is a joint initiative of the University of Iowa and Humanities Iowa, which seeks to promote community dialogue while demonstrating the value …
A Conversation About Sacred Trash – 24 January 2012
One of the wonderful things about the University of Iowa is the variety of fascinating guests which it attracts to this little corner of the …
Local History
I’ve long been aware that my family’s homeplace in Ireland is situated in the midst of a rich archaeological landscape—our fields lie on top of …
Ida Beam Lecture, 25 March 2011
Teaching responsibilities prevented me from attending much of this week’s Ida Beam lectures, given by visiting scholar Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, professor of English at George …