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Axis-Based Research
CMRS’s mission is to promote and sustain transdisciplinary studies of the periods from late antiquity to the mid-seventeenth century. Five main research axes structure the work of the Center.
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Podcasts
Recordings of past lectures and conferences are posted on our podcasts page. Stay tuned for new media as we comb through our archives.
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Publications at CMRS
The volumes published under the CMRS aegis include the highly-regarded journal Viator, the graduate student journal Comitatus, the Cursor Mundi book series, and the proceedings from many of our conferences.
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Student Support
CMRS supports graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in their academic and research activities through fellowships, travel grants, research assistantships, research funds, publication projects, and classes.
News at CMRS
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Call for Papers VIATOR
Amidst this unique and shared journey, we at Viator continue to believe that looking to the past is an opportunity to shape our present and future. As the journal fills...
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A Portrait of CMRS Director Zrinka Stahuljak
French magazine L'Histoire features an article about our formidable director in its current issue, offering a look at the interesting influences and intersections that led her to...
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CMRS Faculty Update – Javier Patiño Loira
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has awarded Javier Patiño Loira (UCLA, Spanish & Portuguese) a fellowship to complete his book Sharp Minds: Metaphor and the...
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CMRS Faculty Update – Luke Yarbrough
UCLA Professor Luke Yarbrough, of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, has received a fellowship from the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew...
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LAMAR Summer Fellowships 2020 – Due May 1
Applications are now being accepted for LAMAR Summer Fellowships for 2020. The maximum amount of the LAMAR summer fellowship is $5000. Applications from LAMAR participants who have not...
Mission
CMRS’s mission is to promote and sustain transdisciplinary studies of the period from late antiquity to the mid-seventeenth century. Five main research axes help structure the polyvalent and multi-faceted inquiry of the Center’s diverse faculty: Sustainability/Repurposing, Fluidity/Permanence, Bodies/Performance, Conversion/Mobility, and Communication/Archive. All research axes are open to the widest variety of historical and methodological approaches.
The Center has three primary goals: 1) To stimulate and support the scholarship and research activities of its affiliated faculty, associates, students, and scholars; 2) To foster and prepare the next generation of scholars and researchers by providing educational opportunities, financial, and other support; and, 3) To disseminate knowledge, encourage intellectual exchange, and promote Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies at the campus, local, regional, national, and global levels.