Save the Date: November 18 - "From Photographing Life to Saving Souls After Death": A Workshop with Nicole Liao and Ariana Sider Mésenge at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy uoft.me/bYZ

C. P. Lesley's 3 favourite reads in 2025 include Lucy Pick's "The Queen's Companion" shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...

Jack McCart awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship on SGS News 🎉 www.sgs.utoronto.ca/article/jack...

"How frogs were used as medicine in the medieval age" - Greti Dinkova-Bruun speaks to Emile Donovan for Radio New Zealand. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

@utoronto.ca Celebrates: @uoftcms.bsky.social PhD Candidate Jack McCart's academic achievement. www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/j...

The full-time tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity closes this Thursday, November 6!

There's still time to register to hear Laura Moncion talk about medieval recluses! Wednesday at 11 EST on Zoom, 👇

Il est encore temps de vous inscrire pour écouter Laura Moncion parler des reclus médiévaux ! Mercredi à 11 h EST sur Zoom, 👇

A reminder that next week, CMS will hold two Open Houses - one in person, one virtual - for prospective students wishing to learn more about our MA and PhD Programming. Register your spot for November 4 or November 6! uoft.me/bWp

I've written some of my very favourite essays for @longreads.com (and worked with some great editors). You can read the rest here: longreads.com/author/idumi...

Halloween is the perfect time to learn more about Canada's first documented 'demon possession' case. Check out this interview with Mairi Cowan about her book The Possession of Barbe Hallay.

Latin America History Month Open House Woodblock from "The Puerto Rican War Collection" Tomorrow, October 31, Maclean Hunter Room, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto; 12pm-5pm fisher.library.utoronto.ca/fisher-event...

The latest issue of "Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies" includes contributions by two CMS Students! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55786

Publication – « The Cambridge Guide to Global Medieval Travel Writing », éd. Sebastian Sobecki rmblf.be/2025/10/26/p...

Check out my new single “Interesting Times” on your platform of choice! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

BOOK LAUNCH: 📖 Join David Townsend online or in person at CMS for "Historical Fiction and Its Discontents," an introduction to and reading from his new book, "The Ram in the Thicket, A Novel of Medieval Norwich." www.medieval.utoronto.ca/events/david...

#NewSong “Interesting Times”! 🎸 distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Applications are open for: 𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.) rarebookschool.org

A new episode of The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : The Two Hundred Years’ War with Michael Livingston www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #medievalsky #podcasts

"Partition Truces in the Crusading Period" - CMS Alum, Bogdan Smarandache joins CrusadingHistory for a deep dive into the fascinating world of partition truces. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t1Y...

I’ve been reflecting on independent and assertive Catholic religious women. #medievalsky religionnews.com/2025/10/23/n...

The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto is holding an Open House for prospective Students! Visit us in person on November 4 - or virtually via Zoom on Thursday, November 6 - to learn about MA and PhD programming directly from current students, faculty, and alumni! uoft.me/bWp

"In a new study published in Mediaeval Studies, Greti Dinkova-Bruun explores how the frog leapt between the worlds of healing and storytelling, showing how this humble amphibian embodied both physical and moral meaning."

Congratulations to CMS PhD Candidate, Jack McCart, recipient of this year's Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship! 🎉

PhD Candidate, Jack McCart discovered an illumination predicting Toronto's big win! Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 78r depicts fans celebrating a Blue Jay! Go Jays Go! @torontobluejays.bsky.social

"Too Catholic, Too Medieval" by CMS Professor Emeritus, David Townsend. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The Battle of Nisa (1062) - an episode of Bow and Blade youtu.be/CKrH5gexwmM?... #medievalmilitaryhistory

This week on The Medieval Podcast with @5minmedievalist.bsky.social : Medieval Animal Names with Ben Parsons www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #medieval #animals #animalnames

My short article, "Hiding in Plain (Digital) Sight: A Previously Unnoticed Copy of a Middle English Testamentary Lyric," is now officially published in the latest issue of Notes & Queries: academic.oup.com/nq/article/7...

The surprisingly connected origins of "bicycle" and "wheel". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #bicycle #wheel youtube.com/shorts/UsRge...

New book! So pleased to get my author copies of our edition, translation, and study of Gregorio Dati's "La Sfera", a fifteenth-century Florentine poem on cosmology and geography. This was the brainchild of the unstoppable Carrie Beneš. It's profusely illustrated and will be great for students.

In this week's @thetls.bsky.social, I write about class and food -- both modern and medieval www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...

Do you work at a small U.S. liberal arts college or at a university with 5,000 or fewer undergrads? If so, check out Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀! Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 rarebookschool.org

Published today! Facsimile: Making, Likeness, and Medieval Manuscripts, by Siân Echard. Siân is not on here to promote it, but I will! #medievalsky #manuscripts #bookhistory www.pennpress.org/978151282705...

A new episode of Bow & Blade: The Sieges of Rome (410 & 455) www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #MilitaryHistory #Rome #SackofRome

Friday, October 24: "Gaelic Ireland: Revising the Narrative with Archaeology and Digital Humanities" with Saint Louis University's Thomas J. Finan. Register now to attend in person or virtually via Zoom! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/events/thoma...

An essay I wrote for @thewalrus.ca on facing my fears. thewalrus.ca/i-spent-my-l...

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is HARVEST/SCARCE #wotd #harvest #scarce #thanksgiving #CanadianThanksgiving #ThanksgivingCanada

New to Transkribus? Then our upcoming Beginners' Webinars are just what you need. Tues 21 Oct: Webinar for Beginners in English Wed 22 Oct: Grundlagen Webinar auf Deutsch Both sessions start at 17.00 CET. Register at www.transkribus.org/events

Very cool! This reminds me that Siân Echard has a book coming out NEXT WEEK on 18-19c facsimiles of medieval manuscripts: www.pennpress.org/978151282705...

RBS is now accepting applications for: 𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 (𝗦𝗼𝗙𝗖𝗕) 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.) rarebookschool.org

Deadline TODAY!

Ok, people, here's my @utoronto.ca Medieval Studies #Voynich lecture! I've got BIG NEWS to report about the potential original structure of the manuscript. Check it out! (new material starts around minute 14) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH28...

"A renaissance at CRRS: Interview with Prof. Ethan Matt Kavaler" arthistory.utoronto.ca/news/renaiss...

👏 Congratulations to Lisa Cruikshank, PhD Candidate at CMS, who was awarded the Historical Studies Teaching Assistant Award from the Department of Historical Studies, UTM. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/lisa-cr...

The surprisingly connected origins of "climate" and "lid". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #climate #climatechange #lid youtube.com/shorts/eaCWn...

📺 Watch @jacquelinemurray.bsky.social on The Brian Crombie Hour's "Masculinity" episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq2u...

🎉 Congratulations to Bard Swallow, who has successfully defended their thesis entitled "Formal Functions of Latin Poetry in Fourteenth-Century England," which studies the choices made by poets in the multilingual environment of late medieval England. 👏 www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/bard-sw...