The Medieval Studies DUG is group of concentrators that plans events and activities intended to build a sense of community within the Medieval Studies concentration.
The Medieval Studies DUG is group of concentrators that plans events and activities intended to build a sense of community within the Medieval Studies concentration.
Like other DUGs (Department Undergraduate Groups) at Brown, the Medieval Studies DUG organizes events ranging from study breaks, meals or teas with faculty members, field trips to relevant sites (such as museums or documentary screenings), and more!
For the 2023-24 Academic Year, the Department Undergraduate Group leader is Markus Joerg.
Annual Medieval Studies Halloween Soirée - readings from the medieval "spooky" texts by the faculty and concentrators. Performance by the Chatterbox group and also by the MS faculty. Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Pembroke 202.
Annual Medieval Studies Halloween Soirée - A fun night of medieval readings, music, and food - Friday, October 29 at 6 PM. Pembroke Hall, 202.
Met Cloisters Field Trip - Field trip to NYC to visit the Spain 100-1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith exhibition - Saturday, November 20th.
Cloisters Museum
The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500
Herb Garden at the Cloisters Museum
Cloisters Museum Trip - Virtual tour of the Cloisters Museum (Metropolitan Museum of Art). April 3, 11:00 AM
Get-to-know-you Activity - September 22, 4:00 PM
Annual Medieval Halloween Soirée with Professors: J. Pucci and E. Bryan - October 31, 6:00 PM
Meeting the Former MS Concentrators - Sonja Drimmer (Sonja Drimmer, Ph.D. Associate Prof., UMASS Amherst) and James Rowan (Director, Higher Education Strategy & Operations) - November 9, 6:00 PM
Worcester Art Museum Trip - Saturday, March 8
Field trip to the Worcester Art Museum.
Field trip to the Worcester Art Museum.
Field trip to the Worcester Art Museum.
Annual Medieval Studies Halloween Soirée - October 30th - Medieval Studies and English DUGs had a joint event titled "Medieval Halloween Soirée," an afternoon of fantastic dramatic readings from faculty and musical performances with a reception to follow.
Mystic Seaport Museum Trip - Field trip to see the exhibition: "The Vikings Begin: Treasures From Uppsala University, Sweden." - September 29th
Prof. Jonathan Conant explaining Viking warfare.
Prof. Lesley Jacobs and the students observing the shield.
Prof. Jonathan Conant explaining Viking warfare.
"Halloween Event" with the English Department - October 30th
DUG Halloween: MS Concentrators: Flannery McIntyre, Charles Steinman, Amanda Morton, and Aubrey DeRonde
Medieval Studies Concentration Declaration Day - April 8th