Institute for Medieval Studies - University of Leeds

If you think you have missed your chance to present at IMC2024, be sad no more!

There are still sessions in our late call for papers that are still seeking speakers. 🥳

Check out the sessions - you might find a title relating to your research interests! But be warned, the late call for papers will close on Wednesday 05 June 2024, 17:00 BST!

https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/proposals/late-cfp/

Leeds IMS alumn, James Tritterton, has published a book on medieval warfare and the art of deception!

Read his article about it in the link below (and learn a thing or two about subterfuge ⚔️🤫)

http://ow.ly/Fgee50I5vaQ

Congratulations to University of Leeds' Dr Fozia Bora on her appointment to Chair of the British Association for Islamic Studies

Wonderful news! 🎈

Dr Fozia Bora appointed Chair of the British Association for Islamic Studies Associate Professor of Islamic History, Dr Fozia Bora, has been appointed as the new Chair of the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS.)

📖Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Brotherton Library📖

We are delighted to have Lisa Fagin-Davis of The Medieval Academy joining us in our next research seminar to present some of the fascinating manuscript fragments in the Brotherton Library collections.

Tuesday 8th Feb 17:30 GMT online
Tickets here👇

Hidden treasures: manuscript fragments at Leeds Join us to find out about fabulous fragments in the Brotherton Library

Reminder 🚨

The Leeds IMS Research Seminar Series resumes TOMORROW with Toshio Ohnuki from Tokyo Metropolitan University presenting research on Cistercian Crisis and the Fourth Lateran Council

25 Jan 12pm GMT online FREE
Tickets available below 👇

The crisis of the Cistercian Order on the eve of the Fourth Lateran Council The first Leeds Institute for Medieval Studies research seminar of 2022! NB the unusual start time of noon UK time.

Hooray! 🎈

The Leeds IMS research seminar series resumes this month with Toshio Ohnuki from Tokyo Metropolitan University presenting research on the Cistercian crisis preceding the Fourth Lateran Council

25th Jan 12pm GMT ONLINE
Free to attend - link to tix below 👇

The crisis of the Cistercian Order on the eve of the Fourth Lateran Council The first Leeds Institute for Medieval Studies research seminar of 2022! NB the unusual start time of noon UK time.

Before Christmas, you may remember mention of the "significant English" saint Æthelgifu in the House of Commons, whose virtues we were called to remember...

IMS PhD student Florence Scott, who researches early medieval women, got to speak on BBC Womans Hour about who this mysterious person really was 🤔 and what we actually know about her.

Link to listen 👇

Woman's Hour - Lucy Chappell; Æthelgifu the Medieval Abbess; Women on Boards; Women and Festive TV. - BBC Sounds Chief Scientific Officer Lucy Chappell and we hear about the medieval abbess Æthelgifu.

Wishing you all a happy new year from Leeds IMS 🎇

The image of Janus, who bids farewell to the year past and welcomes the new, reminds us that even in times of isolation, one can still usher in the new year in style.

Leeds University Union Medieval Society explored the suitably Medieval setting of York for their Christmas/Winter excursion last weekend. 🎇

Read the article below to find out what they got up to and for a link to the Society page if you want to get involved!

Leeds Medieval Society Winter trip to York The Leeds Medieval Society visits York Barley Hall, Jorvik Viking Centre and other York sites for its annual winter trip.

🧑‍🎤Leeds IMS member Dr Kathryn Dutton will be speaking about the Cartulary of Kirkstead Abbey at The University of Lincoln's Medieval Studies Research Group on 16th Dec 18:00 GMT (online).

Follow the link to the Lincoln Medieval Studies research events page to sign up ⬇️

http://ow.ly/jozQ50H1Zkf

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We're delighted to have advertised a lectureship which will facilitate the IMS's long-standing work of supporting and integrating the teaching of Medieval Studies across the faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Cultures at Leeds:

"We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities. The post-holder will work across four of the Schools that currently constitute the Institute for Medieval Studies (History, English, Languages Cultures and Societies (LCS) and Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies (FAHACS)) to support the development of a shared approach to digital humanities and online pedagogies. They will help shape the contribution of Medieval Studies at Leeds to developing inclusive, interdisciplinary pedagogies and enhancing diversity within our curricula. The potential to collaborate with the Special Collections department of the Brotherton Library, or to build fruitful relationships with colleagues teaching the creative industries, performing arts or media studies would be an advantage."

The closing date is Monday 10 January; we especially welcome applications from demographics that are under-represented in the IMS (notably ethnic-minority and disabled scholars).

This is one of a swathe of lectureships being advertised as part of Leeds's new 'curriculum redefined' scheme (https://spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/transformative-educator-jobs), the brainchild of our new deputy vice chancellor for student education (https://forstaff.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/7575/curriculum-redefined-a-once-in-a-career-opportunity-to-build-the-next-generation-of-education). Potential applicants may like to peruse https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx for other positions to which they could also apply.

We have an open mind as to what constitutes 'digital humanities'. Expertise that falls under this banner might obviously include making innovative use of digitised artefacts and texts; databases and social-network theory; or new-media approaches to teaching or to disseminating research; but we are very aware that applicants may have more interesting ideas about what 'digital humanities' entails than we do.

The position is a 'teaching and scholarship' role rather than 'teaching and research'. Teaching and scholarship roles are focused on pedagogy, and at Leeds are part of a well developed career track. The difference between 'research' and 'scholarship' is not necessarily stark, and 'scholarship' can lead to traditional academic publications. But the emphasis in 'scholarship' roles is on scholarly work that purposefully informs teaching, whether to enable teaching informed by cutting-edge knowledge, writing textbooks, or researching pedagogy. One way for potential applicants to get a clearer sense of how 'teaching and scholarship' roles differ from 'teaching and research' roles is to compare the 'student education' and 'research and innovation' criteria for promotion at https://hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/8/promotions/299/promotions_process/3.

We are appointing to one assistant professor post, to which we will appoint at grade 7 (£34,304–£40,927) or grade 8 (£42,149–£50,296); the job has been listed separately at the different grades:

Grade 7: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=AHCHI1044A
Grade 8: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=AHCHI1044B

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⚔️Dust off your war-gear and steel yourself to dive into Joseph St. John (University of Malta)'s article for Leeds Medieval Studies Journal on Beowulf 's Beheading of Grendel's Co**se 👹

Don't forget to check out all the fresh medievalist scholarship going into this first issue of the new online and print series of the LMS Journal

Link Below:

http://ow.ly/yqPj50H1YgP