We had a great time this year! Thanks to everyone who turned out to make our open house such an enjoyable affair. A big thanks to Satik in the Royce…
Read MoreAnnual Open House 2015
Published: October 16, 2015 
News
Sasha Wadman, Program Coordinator
Published: September 28, 2015
UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies has a new staff member! Sasha Wadman is working full-time as the CMRS Program Coordinator, handling the logistics for the Center’s conferences, lectures,…
Read MoreArchitecture for Sound
Published: September 16, 2015
CMRS faculty member Sharon Gerstel studies how Byzantine-era churches enhanced the performance of liturgical chants — read the article from UCLA News. To test her idea that church designs changed to optimize the…
Read MoreClassics 88GE: The Legacy of Ancient Medicine
Published: September 16, 2015
This class aims to provide a better understanding of the foundations of modern medicine by investigating how the traditions of ancient Greek medicine were passed down through the centuries from antiquity to…
Read MoreCall for Papers | Comitatus Volume 47
Published: September 15, 2015
COMITATUS: A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES, published annually under the auspices of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, invites the submission of articles by graduate students…
Read MoreClassics 220A: Virgil in the Middle Ages
Published: September 11, 2015
“Virgil in the Middle Ages: Poet, Prophet, and Necromancer” Justin Haynes PhD, Instructor In this course, we will examine medieval creativity from many angles by using Virgil, the man and…
Read MoreHistory 200C: The Mediterranean in History
Published: August 24, 2015
This year’s CMRS Seminar is History 200C: The Mediterranean in History taught by Jessica Goldberg, Associate Professor of History, on Mondays from 2–4:50 pm in Royce 306. Syllabus (preliminary) For more than a…
Read MoreFall 2015
Published: June 25, 2015
Welcome students! Fall Quarter classes begin on September 24, 2015.
Read MoreThe Origins of Valentine’s Day
Published: February 3, 2015
St. Valentine’s Day as a feast for lovers has been researched by Andy Kelly, a former director of CMRS and now Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA Department of English, in his book…
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