Brought to you by the Department of Classics and Archaeology and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, with support from the Faculty of Humanities
Andrew the Fool and Basil the Younger: Eschatology and Mental Illness in Middle Byzantium
Wednesday March 6, 2024
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET
On campus in RFP214 and Online
Guest Speaker – Julian Yang, Assistant Professor, Kangwon National University
Julian Yang completed his BA degree at Brock University, and his MA and PhD at Queen’s. He is an assistant professor of Ancient and Medieval History of the West at Kangwon National University, South Korea with expertise in Byzantium, Religious History, and Hagiography. Professor Yang is currently researching the creation and transmission of medieval popular literature from the Islamic world to Byzantium.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER
David Sharron (left), the Brock Library’s Head of Archives and Special Collections, and Renee-Claude Breitenstein, Associate Professor of French and Director of Brock’s Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS), examine some of the newest medieval materials in the University’s collection during an end-of-term celebration held by MARS. Recently acquired by Archives and Special Collections, the parchments include two legal documents from the 14th and 15th centuries, intricately illustrated pages from a 13th-century psalter and two 15th-century books of hours. These new additions expand the opportunity for Brock students and researchers engage with medieval artifacts on campus.
