The aim of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Amsterdam is to facilitate a stable cooperation among and for the benefit of research and teaching staff.
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies was set up in 2010 to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation between archaeologists, historians, art historians etc. As of today (2015) 37 scholars are connected to the Center, which is led by a steering comittee with 10 scholars from seven disciplines. There is an advisory board with ten members from Cambridge, Vienna, Gent, New York, Oslo, Harvard, London, Münster, Princeton and Paris.
CONTACT:
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Director: Prof. dr. Guy Geltner
Telephone: 0031 (0)20 525 4496
E-mail: cmsa-fgw@uva.nl
Facebook – MedievistenMiddagen
Research Projects in alfabetic order:
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Reconstruction of Dorestad by © Wim Euverman (2009) Cultural Memory and Identity in the Late Middle Ages
Cultural Memory and Identity in the Late Middle Ages: The Franciscans of Mt. Zion in Jerusalem and the Representation of the Holy Land (1333-1516) Read more… - Dorestat: Vicus Famosus
Odyssee project Read more… - Eurasian empires
Integration processes and identity formations. A comparative programme Read more… - History of Corruption
History of Corruption is part of a large-scale research project to be funded by the European Read more… - In Touch with the Dead. A study of early medieval reopened graves
- NWO project, from 2012 onwards Read more…
- Law and Drama
How Theatrical Practices are defined by, with, and against the Law in France & French-speaking regions (13th-16th centuries) Read more… - Material Culture, Consumption and Social Change
New Approaches to Understanding the Eastern Mediterranean during Byzantine and Ottoman Times Read more… - Political representation: communities, ideas and institutions in Europe (c. 1200 – c. 1650)
Crosses traditional chronological and geographical boundaries, thus providing a comprehensive and comparative view on political ideas and institutional developments from the 13th to the 17th century. Read more… - Sint Servatius project
Cataloguing all past finds in and around the Servatius basilica in Maastricht. Read more… - Technical analysis of Northern Netherlandish miniatures
Cooperation between University of Amsterdam (Art history, Claudine Chavannes-Mazel), Gent University (Archeometrie, Peter Vandenabeele) and Museum Het Catharijneconvent (Micha Leeflang) Read more… - The Power of Words in Traditional European Cultures
International interdisciplinary research network Read more…
FEATURED PHOTO:
The House of Beguines in Amsterdam.