The Unruly Tongue: Speech and Violence in Medieval Italy
News and Announcements
Short news items relevant to the Institute and current or past fellows including award announcements, calls for papers, new fellowship offerings, new publications, and changes at the IRH.
Announcement of Summer Humanities Grant Writing Workshop Participants 2025
Supervised by IRH Director Steven Nadler, participants will meet regularly throughout the summer to discuss their grant proposals.
Marla Ramírez wins Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
IRH congratulates Marla on this achievement!
Jeremy Phillip Brown to publish book and co-authored monograph this fall
A World of Piety: The Aims of Castilian Kabbalah and Light is Sown: The Cultivation of Kabbalah in Medieval Castile (co-authored with Avishai Bar-Asher)
Elizabeth Athens receives tenure
Betsy is now Associate Professor of Art History, University of Connecticut.
Josephine Lovejoy wins Oliver Prize in Philosophy
The essay prize is given annually to a UW–Madison philosophy graduate student.
Event Wrap-Up: Space City Medievalism with Daniel Davies
This workshop series was held between April 8–10 in Houston.
IRH alumni fellow Marla Ramírez’s first book to be published this fall
The book, Banished Citizens, will be available on October 14, 2025.
Call for Applications: Summer Humanities Grant Writing Workshop
Applications are due on May 12
Elizabeth Athens Wins Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award
IRH congratulates Betsy on this tremendous achievement!