Please join us for an open discussion of this book with Mark Cruse, Associate Professor of French, Arizona State University, and National Humanities Center Fellow this year. Mark's research turns ...

Robert Pasnau, Duke's Visiting Mahoney Scholar will be giving a talk entitled: "How to Control Your Will and Succeed in Life" ...

Lecture and discussion centered on the second edition of the Cromwell biography by Ian Gentles. Dr. Gentles has taught at York University's Glendon College and is Distinguished Professor of History at ...

A richly illustrated account of how premodern botanical illustrations document evolving knowledge about plants and the ways they were studied in the past. This book traces the history of botanical ...

The idea that the Renaissance witnessed the emergence of the modern individual remains a powerful myth. In this important new book Martin examines the Renaissance self with attention to both social ...

Explores the intersection of modern popular culture and medieval religious culture. Deep dive into how modern creators of mass entertainment use common notions of medieval faith, power, race, ...

Students can get either a major or a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MEDREN). Duke is one of a handful of universities in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate major in Medieval and ...

Michael Cornett (MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the Associate Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Duke's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and he is ...

The history of magic and witchcraft in western culture from the Renaissance to the present, with particular attention to the relationship of supernatural beliefs to religion and science. The renewal ...

The history of the 'book' as physical object from its earliest forms (clay tablets, papyrus scrolls) through to texts in the digital age. Introduction to manuscript and early print culture in the West ...

This class explores conflicting and competing ideas about nature in Shakespeare's plays. We examine creatureliness, human and non-human, in relation to ideas of the natural and the supernatural.