Welcome to the Crusade Studies Forum
The Crusades Studies Forum at Saint Louis University is an international venue for the presentation of current research, the discussion of recent scholarship, and the exploration of new directions in topics relating to the Crusades. Participants include those local to the Saint Louis region as well as distinguished scholars from across the globe. All are welcome to attend and participate in the forum.
See below for details on our upcoming events, and stop by our Resources page for links to online resources for the study of the crusades and the Latin East.
See below for details on our upcoming events, and stop by our Resources page for links to online resources for the study of the crusades and the Latin East.
Upcoming Events
This summer, the Crusades Studies Forum will be hosting a series of workshops for graduate students at Saint Louis University with the intention of developing research and preparing for participation at the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE) Early Career Conference. More details will be posted soon.
Current Schedule
Spring 2021 Schedule
Fridays, 3:00-4:00pm (Central Standard Time)
Topic: Art and Material Culture of the Latin East
This semester, the Crusade Studies Forum will focus our discussion on the art and material culture of the Latin East. We will consider the use of these sources as tools for historical analysis via group discussions and a masterclass-style session hosted by Dr. Cathleen Fleck of Saint Louis University. Articles and Zoom links will be sent out a week prior to each meeting via email. To be added to the email list, send us your information by filling out our contact form.
Fridays, 3:00-4:00pm (Central Standard Time)
Topic: Art and Material Culture of the Latin East
This semester, the Crusade Studies Forum will focus our discussion on the art and material culture of the Latin East. We will consider the use of these sources as tools for historical analysis via group discussions and a masterclass-style session hosted by Dr. Cathleen Fleck of Saint Louis University. Articles and Zoom links will be sent out a week prior to each meeting via email. To be added to the email list, send us your information by filling out our contact form.
26 February
Discussion: Norman J. Housley, “Crusading Responses to the Turkish Threat in Visual Culture: 1453-1519,” in The Crusades and Visual Culture, 2015, p. 201–22.
Moderator: Evan McAllister, Saint Louis University
12 March
Discussion: Jaroslav Folda, “The Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Design, Depiction and the Pilgrim Church of Compostela,” in Tomb and Temple: Re-Imagining the Sacred Buildings of Jerusalem, 2018, p. 95–119.
Moderator: George Summers, Saint Louis University
26 March
Discussion: David Jacoby, “Cypriot Gold Thread in Late Medieval Silk Weaving and Embroidery,”in Deeds Done beyond the Sea: Essayson William of Tyre, Cyprus and the Military Orders Presented to Peter Edbury, ed. Susan Edgington, Helen J. Nicholson, and P. W. Edbury (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2014), p. 101–14.
Moderator: Thomas Morin, Saint Louis University
09 April
Discussion: John Haines, “The Songbook for William of Villehardouin, Prince of the Morea (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Fonds Français 844): A Crucial Case in the History of Vernacular Song Collections,” Viewing the Morea: Land and People in the Late Medieval Peloponnese, 2013, p. 57–109.
Moderator: Samantha Cloud, Saint Louis University
16 April
CSF Masterclass: Cathleen Fleck, Saint Louis University “The Use of Material culture as a Primary Source.”
30 April
Guest Lecture: Rabei G. Khamisy, University of Haifa, “A Wine-Making Revolution: Viticulture and Vinification in Crusader Galilee, 1099-1291.”
