Undergraduate program for students studying or interested in medieval history, literature, language, culture, or religion at the University of Chicago
The undergraduate Program in Medieval Studies offers an interdisciplinary major and minor that allow students to explore the history, philosophy, theology and cultural production of the Middle Ages in an integrated and nuanced fashion, through engagement with a diverse array of textual and material artifacts. For more information on the major, minor, courses, or events, please see our website: htt
07/01/2022
A recent feature on Medieval Studies faculty member Prof. Kris Trujillo from Tableau magazine
Two perspectives on q***ring the text | Tableau Kris Trujillo is an assistant professor in Comparative Literature. He specializes in medieval Christian mysticism, Latinx literature, and q***r theory.
05/26/2022
Congratulations to Medieval Studies faculty member Julie Orlemanski for receiving the University’s Quantell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching!
University announces 2022 winners of Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards Ten faculty members recognized for exceptional teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students
06/09/2021
Congratulations to our 2021 Medieval Studies graduates and the winners of our BA thesis prize, Samual Hebert and Isabella Jackson-Saitz (pictured here with program director Jonathan Lyon)!
Isabella’s thesis is entitled “Above the Urban Crowd: Negotiations of Elite Urban Masculinity in Fourteenth-Century Paris,” while Samual’s boasts the longest title our faculty members have seen yet - "'Good night sweet Prince,' the Rood whispered in its Dream: Christ and the Rood’s suffering without terror, riddle-objects’ dual natures in the Exeter Book, and the case against an anthropocentric reading of Old English Treatments of the Anthropomorphic and Natural domains”!
05/27/2021
Congratulations to Medieval Studies faculty members Jonathan Lyon and Ada Palmer!
UChicago announces 2021 winners of Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards Awards recognize faculty for exceptional teaching, mentoring amid unique year
10/06/2020
Join us over Zoom for our annual open house to find out more about what the Medieval Studies program has to offer. Current and prospective Medieval Studies majors and minors welcome!
06/10/2019
Congratulations to Julia Martinez (BA'19) for winning the 2019 St. Margaret of Scotland Prize for her thesis: "The Spiritual Consequence of Grendel's Onslaught in Beowulf"! We are constantly amazed by the work of our Medieval Studies students.
To learn more about this award, check out our website at this link: http://medieval.uchicago.edu/prizes.shtml
04/30/2019
Hello Medievalists! News about an exciting event coming up. Professor Patrick Boucheron, one of the leading historians in France today, will be giving a public lecture next Tuesday. Come to Social Sciences 224 on May 7th at 4:30 to hear his talk: "France in the World: A Medievalist Reflects on the 'Master Narrative'"
04/13/2019
Wow! Thank you to everyone who turned out to Modern Medievalism: A Game of Thrones Screening+Discussion! It was a great evening of pizza, discussion, and medieval nerding out. What a great way to prepare for the Season 8 premiere!
04/12/2019
Come tonight at 6:00PM to Cobb 107 for pizza and our Game of Thrones screening+discussion! No GoT knowledge required!
03/28/2019
Join the Medieval Studies Program on April 12 from 6:00-7:30 for a Game of Thrones Screening+Discussion (and pizza)!
From the jousts at Medieval Times restaurants to the dancing knights of Spamalot, modern pop culture's fascination with the middle ages comes in many different forms. As the 8th and final season of HBO's Game of Thrones series is set to premiere, it's an excellent time to debate the "medieval fantasy" setting of George R. R. Martin's fictional world. Join Medieval Studies professors Jonathan Lyon and Alexandra Locking for a screening of Episode 1 of Season 1, followed by a discussion of medieval politics and culture—and their place in the modern imagination.