The
CSULB Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies seeks to advance the
interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, by offering an
environment for academic exchange. The Center’s events are open to scholars at
CSULB and beyond, students of any discipline, and to interested individuals
from outside the university.
The
CMRS sponsors a regular lecture series featuring speakers from on and off
campus. We organize special seminars or workshops and regularly host the CSU Shakespeare
Symposium. The Center also offers courses on a wide range of medieval and
Renaissance issues, supports faculty research, and is associated with most of
the local and national societies relevant to research in these fields, while
sponsoring panels at the annual International Congress on Medieval Studies at
The
CMRS has established interdisciplinary programs that offer students interested
in these periods the opportunity to pursue a course of study leading to a Minor
or a Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Courses that are used to
meet the certificate requirements may be counted, where applicable, toward the
General Education requirements, the major, and minor requirements.
Interested
students may request information from the Directors of the Center, located in
the Macintosh Humanities Building 512, or may turn to members of the supporting
faculty for further information. Check the relevant links for further information.
Center for Medieval and Renaissance
Studies
c/o English Department
lkermode@csulb.edu,
mvanelk@csulb.edu