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V International Conference “Medieval Europe in Motion” – Materialities and Devotion (5th-15th centuries)

The last decades have witnessed the development of studies on material culture, favouring an inter- and multidisciplinary approach. This has enabled a more cohesive reading of the way in which the medieval Man related to his material environment, manipulating, adapting and transforming it, of the uses given to the objects he produced, the meanings attributed, […]

Workshop “Poderes “de” y “en” la ciudad: Imaginarios, representaciones, realidad”

This doctoral workshop focuses on the various internal and external powers at work in the medieval city. The presence of monarchs, nobles, ecclesiastics, merchants and other agents and institutions, such as the university, transformed the urban space and offered opportunities for political, institutional and cultural dialogue, in which all the elements of the kingdom's political […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: «Un proyecto de autoridad espiritual femenina: beatas y monjas con liderazgo en el Medievo castellano» – Rebeca Sanmartín Bastida

The project La conformación de la autoridad espiritual femenina en Castilla aims to analyze the emergence of female authority in the environment of Castilian convents and "beaterios", as well as in its relationship with the court space, from the early fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth century. The purpose is to investigate the ways in which […]

International Congress “NO MEIO. Recriar a Idade Média na cultura popular”

Highlighting the continuous dialogue between the Middle Ages and the post-medieval world, In the Middle is an international interdisciplinary conference that seeks to explore the ways, methods and motivations in which the medieval period has been imagined, evoked, re-lived, and refashioned in contemporary popular culture.  Hosted by the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM-NOVA FCSH), the conference […]

Seminar in Medieval Studies: “L’universelle compétence et l’universelle autorité: the Paris Parlement and the construction of public power in France in the late Middle Ages” – André Vitória

At one point in his Traité dês seigneuries (1608), Charles Loyseau states the following about the historical importance of the Parlement de Paris to preserving the unity of the French crown: 'It must be acknowledged that it was the Parlement that prevented us from being divided and dismembered in France as in Italy and Germany […]

“La conquista de Antequera (1410). Reflexiones sobre la construcción de la memoria en la Castilla bajomedieval” – Pascoal Martínez Sopena

The third and last session of the IEM 2019 Conference Cycle takes place on 4 December, a regular initiative that invites internationally renowned specialists to constitute privileged moments of contact, learning and scientific interaction with outstanding contemporary researchers. This conference is given by Professor Pascoal Martínez Sopena, speaking on: "La conquista de Antequera (1410). Reflexiones […]

Presentation of the New Archaeological Map of the Castelo de Vide territory

This project consists of carrying out a diachronic analysis of the rural territory of the municipality of Castelo de Vide with a view to creating a New Archaeological Charter. It is a project to be carried out by researchers from the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM - NOVA FCSH), in collaboration with the Castelo de […]