Defining ‘Europe’ in Medieval European Geographical Discourse

Publications

Presentation at “La Formule au Moyen Âge” Conference, Poitiers, 13-15 June 2018

  This paper, introducing the recent results of the project, was presented at the international conference “La Formule au Moyen Âge” held at the Centre d’Etudes Supérieures de Civilisation at Poitiers University on 13-15 June 2018. An abstract of the paper is available in the abstracts booklet of the conference here. The presentation file can be accessed by…

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Translatio and Translation

New article: Natalia Petrovskaia, “Translatio and Translation: The Duality of the Concept from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period”, Doshisha studies in English 99 (2018), pp. 115-136 Translatio studii et imperii (translation/movement of learning and empire), a medieval theory describing the westward movement of civilization, is intricately connected to geography. Texts refering to the concept…

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Project Poster: March 2018

The present poster, introducing the project, was presented at the conference organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Oxford, UK, in March 2018.

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Earlier Presentations

The research results of this project were presented at a number of conferences. These presentations will be made available here. ‘Europe and the Non-European Other in the Medieval Geographical Tradition’, International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Monday 3 July 2017: 11.15-12.45. Information on the session may be accessed at the International Medieval Congress website,…

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