Dr. Thomas Robisheaux is Professor of History at Duke University. In this interview, he discusses what he describes as the “most exciting and rewarding” teaching experience he has had in his career at ...

How to do Microhistory: Using Carlos Ginzburg's "The Cheese and the Worms" as a guide. Tom Robisheaux is Professor of History in the Duke History Dept. He is an historian of early modern Europe with ...

Last summer you participated in a research project led by Professor Astrid Giugni (English and Information Science + Studies) called “Reconstructing Utopia in Restoration London.” What was this ...

The Duke Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies presents the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA, Inc.), a 501(3)(c) educational organization that will put on a "living history" exhibition of ...

An educational project looking for up to 6 students to teach how to use digital mapping to understand 17th century London. The project is designed and led by Dr. Astrid Giugni, Lecturing Fellow of ...

Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies 340B Trent Hall Campus Box 90656 Durham, NC 27708 (919) 681-8883 jmems@duke.edu ...

The idea that the Renaissance witnessed the emergence of the modern individual remains a powerful myth. In this important new book Martin examines the Renaissance self with attention to both social ...

Professor Emeritus of English Office location 127 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 Mailing address Box 90068, Durham, NC 27708-0068 (919) 681-1559 ldn@duke.edu ...

Students can get either a major or a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MEDREN). Duke is one of a handful of universities in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate major in Medieval and ...

You have all probably seen them: online reading lists created expressly for the bored souls forced to stay indoors because of the restrictions on movement imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The book captures a moment when the competing ambitions of the Mughal Empire and the English East India Company brought them into armed conflict. The central document is a previously unpublished diary ...