Brian Catlos (Religious Studies/ Humanities Core Faculty) has received an Innovative Seed Grant from the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø for the academic year 2011-12. ÌýThe award will fund a program which will include two visiting scholars, a reading group, and a three-day event in the spring.
Gerard Wiegers (Religious Studies, University of Amsterdam), an expert in Spanish, Arabic and Aljamiado literature, Islamic law, and ethno-religious identity in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Maghrib and Europe, and author ofÌýA Man of Three Worlds : Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant EuropeÌý(Hopkins, 2003)ÌýÌýwill visit the University of Colorado 15-17 November for a talk and seminar (details TBA).
A major event is planned for 5-7 April 2012, including a one-day conference featuring CU and outside scholars, the spring session of theÌý, and a round-table event featuring a discussion with scholars engaged in theorizing Mediterranean Studies.
The ISG will provide crucial support for theÌý(co-convened by Catlos and Claire Farago, Art & Art History) — an inter-disciplinary group including faculty and graduate students from 12 departments at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø and at neighboring institution — that is Ìýaffiliated withÌý.
Interested faculty and graduate students may contactÌýBrian Catlos, and look for upcoming announcements and calls for participants. ÌýFor more information see the Mediterranean Seminar website ().