Have you ever come across mysterious references to medieval heretics and their violent repression and wished to know more?Ā Have you ever wondered about those signs welcoming you to the pays cathare as you travel through the south of France? If so, you may be interested in my recent conversation with Dr Sophie Ambler of […]
Since I have the dubious honour of being the most active member of staff (here at Exeter) on social media, I’m periodically asked how students and scholars new to this brave new world should navigate it. Ultimately, there’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to go about social media engagement; but here are a few rather […]
Iām at the beginning of a new project on āPopular Healing: Christian and Islamic Practices and the Roman Inquisition in Early Modern Maltaā (not medieval, but you canāt have everything), funded by a British Academy Small Grant.Ā Itās a joint project, conducted by me and Dionisius Agius, in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies […]
In June and July 2018, Julia Hopkin, an MA student in experimental archaeology at Exeter, spent some timeĀ inĀ Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives, funded by the university as part of the College of Humanities’ student internship scheme.Ā Her job was to create a guide for students (at all levels) who might be interested in using the […]
Last July Cheryl Cooper, who had just completed a History degree at Exeter,Ā did a studentĀ internship (funded by the College of Humanities and the Widening Participation scheme) looking at resources for medieval research in the Devon and Exeter Institution.Ā She sums up her findings here.Ā Now that we’re gearing up for the new academic year it […]
Last July Cheryl Cooper, who had just completed a History degree at Exeter,Ā did a studentĀ internship (funded by the College of Humanities and the Widening Participation scheme) looking at resources for medieval research in the Devon and Exeter Institution.Ā She sums up her findings here.Ā Now that we’re gearing up for the new academic year it […]