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The Medieval and Early Modern Collaborative Network

Uncovering aspects of the medieval and early modern period

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We explore the historical, literary, linguistic, musical and artistic history of the medieval and early modern world.

About us

The Medieval and Early Modern Collaborative Network (MEMC) is a cross-disciplinary research centre that fosters collaboration, training, and research across disciplines. We host a regular seminar series, student reading groups, workshops, and special events. Our affiliates belong to a wide range of departments and faculties across the university.

We also support postgraduate students and early career researchers in a community that encourages intellectual range and exploration. 

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Our research

  • Global Middle Ages in Sydney: A regular seminar series that explores the medieval from a non-Eurocentric perspective, led by Hélène Sirantoine
  • Pico della Mirandola’s Virtual Library Project: A digital humanities project to recreate the now-lost library of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94), led by Francesco Borghesi
  • Skaldic Project:  An international project to edit the corpus of medieval Norse-Icelandic skaldic poetry, convened by Margaret Clunies-Ross.
  • Shakespeare Reloaded: The website of the Better Strangers project, developing fresh approaches to the teaching and learning of Shakespeare and Literary Studies at school and university, led by Liam Semler.
  • Sydney Spanish Liturgical Music Manuscript Project: A number of manuscripts of Spanish liturgical chant are currently being studied by an international group of scholars led by Jane Morlet Hardie. 
  • ARC Centre for the History of Emotions: Using historical knowledge from Europe, 1100-1800, to understand the long history of emotional behaviours. The funded activities of the Centre have ended, but a lively group of scholars continue as “Sydney Emotions Scholars,” led by Alan Maddox.
  • Rare Books & Special Collections: Ongoing collaborations to investigate, valorise, and publicise the exceptional holdings of the University of Sydney’s libraries and museums.

Our events

The collaborative network holds lectures, workshops and reading groups throughout the year to showcase our academics and their work. 

Visit the School of Art, Communication and English event calendar for our upcoming events and seminars.

  • 30 November 2018: Nicola Parsons on Jane Barker’s Patchwork Screen Novels and Domestic Material Cultures 
  • 26 October 2018: Kate Flaherty (ANU) Shakespeare and the Suffragettes 
  • 27 September 2018: Colloquium Celebrating the Work of Bev Sherry and Ursula Potter 
  • 31 August 2018: Renaissance Literature and Visual Arts
  • 22 June 2018: Early Modern Literature and Culture group presents Early Modern Music 
  • 25 May 2018: Literary Studies in the 21st Century 
  • 6 April 2018: Editing Early Modern Texts 
  • 25 February 2018: Food and Drink in Early Modern Greece – Alfred Vincent 
  • 15 February 2018: Acord Medieval Ensemble Concert, Medieval and Early Modern Centre

To find out more about these past events, please contact us.

Our people

Our collaborative network is made up of academics and researchers from the University of Sydney. We welcome the opportunity to connect with other researchers in various and similar disciplines. 

- Dr John Gagne

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