Premodern Connections Series
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About the Series
Premodern Connections is a home base for the many at 51成人动漫 who study the premodern deeply, and for the many more who are simply drawn to it.
Boston College is home to an extraordinary concentration of premodern expertise 鈥� scholars, students, and staff whose work spans the centuries before 1800. That expertise threads through nearly every corner of the university: the McMullen Museum and Burns Library, English, History, and Law, Music and Theology, Romance Languages, Art History, and Classics. Premodern Connections aims to weave us together a little more tautly, providing a series of events at which we can see old friends, meet new ones, and share work more or less informally!
For more information, contact either Sarah G. Ross (History) or Esteban Crespo (Romance Languages and Literatures), co-conveners of Premodern Connections.
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Calendar of Events
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Fall 2026
This is a community-driven series. Some presenters鈥� details will be updated closer to the events鈥� date.
Do you want to be one of the lucky scholars who presents? Contact us or fill out the forms!
Come join any event, even if you did not RSVP!
Meet & Greet Our Research
Thu, Sept 10 | 5:30-7:00 pm |
Connolly House (Boston College, 300 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA)
Refreshments Served
Pieter Claesz, Breakfast with Ham (1647), oil on panel / wood 16 脳 24 in, State Hermitage Museum
Join us in celebrating the new academic year! Bring a thought or two about your current scholarly pursuits. We will provide light refreshments to fuel the evening鈥檚 interactions, as well as a rather premodern surprise! (Now you really have to attend and find out what that is, don鈥檛 you?)
The Tale of a Medieval Survivor: Book Talk
Thu, Sept 17 | 4:30-6:00 pm |
History Department Seminar Room (Stokes Hall South S376, 307 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA)
Light refreshments
A conversation with Professor (CUNY Graduate Center) about her latest book, 听 (Princeton UP, 2026).
From the publisher: 鈥淎 spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women鈥檚 lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justice鈥�
Workshop Lunch
Fri, Oct 16 |听 1:30-3:00 pm |
Burns Library
Lunch served
Sofonisba Anguissola, Game of Chess (1555), oil on canvas, 72 脳 97 cm, National Museum in Poznan
Come share a bite while reading and discussing the research of two precirculated pieces at the most inspiring library on campus. Sign up to be one of the lucky scholars whose written piece will receive feedback! Lunch served.
Happy Hour Talks
Wed, Nov 11 | 5:30-7:00 pm |
Burns Library
Refreshments served
Wine Cup (Kylix) with Symposium Scene (480 51成人动漫E), Carlos Collection of Ancient Art, acquired in honor of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, 5 1/4" (13.4 cm).
Let鈥檚 toast! Sign up to deliver a short lighting talk, or just come to mingle and connect with our thriving community. A book exhibit from Burns Library鈥檚 vault will complement the lightning talks!
Holiday Soir茅e
Wed, Dec 9 | 5-7 pm |
Burns Library
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Gerrit van Honthorst, detail of Musical Group on a Balcony (1622), oil on panel, 122 脳 85 3/16 in., The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 70.PB.34.
Let鈥檚 celebrate the end of the semester and our scholarly achievements! Grab a bite, take a sip, and toast while exploring the small book exhibit.
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Spring 2027
More to come soon!