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MEDIA CONTACT: Alan Lupack (585) 275-0110 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
September 29, 1999
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in the Gamble Room (361) of Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Caroline Walker Bynum, a renowned scholar of medieval history, will give a lecture titled "Miracles and Marvels: How 'Other' was the Middle Ages?" at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in the Gamble Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester River Campus.
Bynum is Schapiro Professor of History at Columbia University and the author most recently of Jesus as a Mother and Holy Feast and Holy Fast. She has taught all aspects of medieval history, ranging from the political, military, social, economic, religious, and intellectual. She was a John D. and Catherine MacArthur Fellow from 1986-91 and was the 1996 president of the American Historical Association.
This event is free and open to the public and is part of the Helen Ann Robbins Medieval Lecture Series, an annual event that brings leading scholars in medieval studies to the University. This series is sponsored by the Rossell Hope Robbins Library for Middle English and medieval studies.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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