by Jannis Jakobs.
They say almost anything is really interesting if you look at it closely enough, and I put this claim to the test by writing a whole master's thesis about a few hundred unremarkable strokes of the pen...
Want to know what it's like at Oxford University? Read about this outsider's impressions from his three-month visit in the city of dreaming spires.
by Eileen.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to study a term abroad in a Welsh seaside town?
by Annie.K Röseler.
This is a short guide to hosting, organizing, and realizing your own Students’ Conference.
by Niamh Kehoe.
Ever wondered why universities host conferences? Thinking of organising your own conference but don’t know where to begin? Read on . . .
by Carina Becker.
This blog post is centered around motivation and productivity. If you feel like your current method of dealing with deadlines, writing, and studying might need some input, the following suggestions might give you some ideas!
by Moritz Draschner.
Missed the first-ever medieval students’ conference at HHU? Here’s a quick roundup of everything that happened and why you should be there the next time!
by Eileen Foy.
What made me write an adaption of Chaucer´s Prologue to The Legend of Good Women as it might have looked like if Keats would have written it and how did I go ahead doing it?
by Celina Tillack.
How can the crazy-sounding 15th-century report of a woman who does little else but cry and weep feel relatable today?
by Anna Rogel.
Last time I told you a bit about the popularity of Yiddish in Medieval Europe.
I’m currently working on a Yiddish Romance called Bovo D’Antona written in Middle Yiddish.
by Simon Thomson.
In my last blog entry, I shared what I’ve learned about some of the ways the Christian religion functioned in early medieval western Europe.
This week I have been mostly looking at liturgies.
You might be unaware, but Jewish communities around the world have just started celebrating Hanukkah.
by Lucie Kaempfer.
In my last blog entry, I set out to tell you about my new research project on medieval romance translation but instead got carried away talking about words and emotions, which is typical of me!
Check out the creative pieces by some of our students on the Old English Judith!
My new research project, which I started at HHU, deals with the study of medieval texts in translation. I work with one piece of literature written in Old French and its later translation into Middle English.
by Mary Bateman.
In the first part of this blog series, I discussed the absenting effect that illness can have on the knights of medieval romance.
by Jannis Jakobs
When as a student you first encounter an actual Old English manuscript, it may come as quite a shock.
A quick look at anything written about gender and film in the past decade or so will tell you that narrative presence, whether in terms of speech time or screen time, often has a lot to do with gender.
In the first part of this blog entry, I have provided a short introduction to Arthurian romance and Role-Playing Games (RPGs). In this second and final part, I will speculate on some of their similarities.
Today's interview is with the fantastic Niamh Kehoe! Niamh works with early and later medieval texts in English and Latin; her primary interest lies in hagiographic narratives (saints' lives). This year she is running and teaching on the Basismodul.
This blog post is an attempt to vocalise some similarities I observed specifically between romances about King Arthur and/or his knights and Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Late on your BN? Or sad that no-one ever sees your creative BNs? Well, here’s your chance to get inspired or share these wonderful pieces of art with your friends and fellow students.
by Tizian Overgoor.
Congratulations! You have successfully entered the state program for self-loathing, procrastination and “Please, kill me know”-s.
This week we have an interview with the amazing Mary Bateman for you!
In my last entry, I discussed some useful (and not so useful) ways of thinking about a couple of medieval English Christian texts and practices.
This week we have a special treat for you – an interview with Dr Simon Thomson!
As I’ve just recently joined HHU and Anglistik 1, much of my time these past few weeks has been spent getting to grips with new systems (how do I use Webex? And Ilias?) and meeting wonderful new colleagues...
