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Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses

Congratulations to our director, Zrinka Stahuljak, as she and Professor Shannon Speed (Director of UCLA American Indian Studies Center) have received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support their project called “Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses.”

Axis-Based Research

UCLA’s world-class research hub promotes and sustains transdisciplinary studies of the periods from the 3rd to the 17th century CE across the globe. More than a half-century after its founding, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) is now known as CMRS Center for Early Global Studies (CMRS–CEGS).

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Publications at CMRS-CEGS

The volumes published under the CMRS-CEGS 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.

CMRS Publications

Student Support

CMRS-CEGS supports graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in their academic and research activities through fellowships, travel grants, research assistantships, research funds, publication projects, and classes.

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Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses

Axis-Based Research

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News at CMRS-CEGS

Introducing Diego Pirillo, Charles Speroni Endowed Chair

This Spring quarter, we are pleased to introduce Professor Diego Pirillo as the 2025 Charles Speroni Endowed Chair in Medieval Renaissance Literature and Culture. This endowed visiting...

In Memoriam of Marianna D. Birnbaum

We were saddened to hear that Professor Emerita Marianna D. Birnbaum passed away on February 26, 2025. Marianna was a long-time member of CMRS-CEGS and an active...

Fowler Museum Special Event: Fire, Tradition, and Cultural Survival in the Central Andes

CMRS-CEGS is pleased to share the Fowler Museum Special Event: Fire, Tradition, and Cultural Survival in the Central Andes April 6, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM...

CMRS-CEGS announces sponsorship of 5 panels at upcoming annual meeting of RSA Boston 2025

We are proud to share that UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies (CMRS-CEGS) is sponsoring five panels at the upcoming annual meeting of the Renaissance Society...

Comitatus 56: Call for Book Reviews

The books in the list below are available for review in Comitatus 56 (2025), the graduate-student journal published by the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies....