News and Events  concerning the French of Outremer

Fordham Medieval Studies 34th Annual Conference ,March 28 2014 The French of outremer: communities and communications in the Crusading Mediterranean Click here for the CFP New ForDham Course, Spring 2013 Writing East: Outremer and the Identity in the Middle Ages Dr. Nicolas Paul & Dr. Suzanne Yeager Course Description: As the stage for the central events of the Gospel narrative, the lands of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean long occupied a central place in the collective imagination of Latin western Europe. Over the course of the Middle Ages, however, increasingly frequent encounters resulting from trade, pilgrimage, and crusade not only enriched the European image of the East, but vastly enhanced the significance to how medieval Christians approached the Other. This course will trace the rise of a discourse of difference centered in what was called, in England and France, "Outremer," the land beyond the sea. Together with medieval literary productions, histories, letters, and travel narratives, we will read works from the growing body of scholarship on this important topic. Round Table Discussion at Kalamazoo, May 2013 French Letters to an English King: the Hospitallers in Outremer This is Dr. Morreale's contribution to the round table discussion entitled: Anglo-French Cultural Exchange: Translation in Theory and Practice  Place and time TBD. If you would like to recommend an event on the French of Outremer, Please contact Dr. Laura Morreale