Crossing Borders: New Directions in German Studies - Medievalist Workshop

Join us for a series of short research presentations by distinguished scholars in the field of German Studies. Each speaker will present a 15–20 minute talk introducing their current research project. These presentations will highlight how their work contributes to knowledge building and interdisciplinary practice within the broader scope of German Studies—not limited to medieval studies. Each session will be followed by a Q&A.

Featured Speakers:

  • Alison L. Beringer
    Professor of Medieval Studies, Montclair State University
    National Humanities Center Fellow, 2025–26
    Project: Virgil as Sculptor: Premodern Literary Perceptions of the Art of Sculpting
  • C. J. Jones
    Professor of Medieval Studies and German, University of Notre Dame
    National Humanities Center Fellow, 2025–26
    Project: Binding Ritual: Enclosed Women, Cultural Authority, and Liturgical Books in Late Medieval Germany
  • Lisa Wolverton
    Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Projects:
    • The Medieval Elbe: Slavs and Germans on the Frontier (digital humanities project)
    • Current research on re-envisioning medieval Central Europe as a site of colonialist conflict and cultural exchange

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