Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Faculty
Kathryn Babayan
Medieval and early-modern Persianate world, focusing on the cultural, social and political histories of Iran, Iraq, Anatolia, and parts of Central Asia, Persian-speaking regions in which Islam was diversely “translated” in the processes of conversion.
Medieval and early-modern Persianate world, focusing on the cultural, social and political histories of Iran, Iraq, Anatolia, and parts of Central Asia, Persian-speaking regions in which Islam was diversely “translated” in the processes of conversion.
Eric Beuerlein
History of French and Romance languages, particularly sound change during the medieval period.
History of French and Romance languages, particularly sound change during the medieval period.
Gabriele Boccaccini
Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins; history and theology of Jewish-Christian relation from ancient times to the present.
Second Temple Judaism and Christian origins; history and theology of Jewish-Christian relation from ancient times to the present.
Gina Brandolino
Late medieval English literature; religious narratives, especially saints’ lives and miracle stories; early English literature and canonicity.
Late medieval English literature; religious narratives, especially saints’ lives and miracle stories; early English literature and canonicity.
djbrick@umich.edu
Asian Languages and Cultures
202 South Thayer Street
5139 STB
202 South Thayer Street
5139 STB
Erin Brightwell
Director, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 2023-2025
Medieval Japanese literature, language and identity, and the circulation of texts, motifs, and intellectual traditions.
Director, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 2023-2025
Medieval Japanese literature, language and identity, and the circulation of texts, motifs, and intellectual traditions.
mcbrown@umich.edu
Residential College / Comparative Literature
812 East Washington Street 734-647-2680
812 East Washington Street 734-647-2680
Miranda Brown
Premodern China, especially antiquarianism and the history and historiography of science.
Premodern China, especially antiquarianism and the history and historiography of science.
nachiket@umich.edu
120A Tappan Hall
paroma@umich.edu
History of Art
Tappan Hall
Tappan Hall
Cameron Cross
Classical Persian literature, especially the epic, lyric, panegyric, romantic, and didactic verse of the tenth to fifteenth centuries.
Classical Persian literature, especially the epic, lyric, panegyric, romantic, and didactic verse of the tenth to fifteenth centuries.
Christian de Pee
Tang-Song-Yuan China; representations of imperial power, text and writing; archaeology.
Tang-Song-Yuan China; representations of imperial power, text and writing; archaeology.
Basil Dufallo
Latin literature; Roman culture; text and image; performance studies; Classical reception.
Latin literature; Roman culture; text and image; performance studies; Classical reception.
Yaron Eliav
Cultural environment of Roman Palestine with emphasis on the encounter between Jews and Graeco-Roman culture.
Cultural environment of Roman Palestine with emphasis on the encounter between Jews and Graeco-Roman culture.
Benjamin Fortson
Greek and Latin language and literature, Indo-Euorpean comparative philology, and historical linguistics.
Greek and Latin language and literature, Indo-Euorpean comparative philology, and historical linguistics.
frenchk@umich.edu
Department of History
1733 Haven Hall
1733 Haven Hall
enriqueg@umich.edu
4402 MLB
Romance Languages & Literatures; Tenure-track; Spanish; Faculty
Romance Languages & Literatures; Tenure-track; Spanish; Faculty
Elliot Ginsburg
Jewish mysticism; ritual studies; emotion and the senses; Hasidism; medieval and modern Jewish thought; notions of time and sacred time.
Jewish mysticism; ritual studies; emotion and the senses; Hasidism; medieval and modern Jewish thought; notions of time and sacred time.
Linda Gregerson
Early modern English drama; lyric and narrative poetry; Reformation nationalism; subject formation; colonialism; conversion.
Early modern English drama; lyric and narrative poetry; Reformation nationalism; subject formation; colonialism; conversion.
Gottfried Hagen
Ottoman historical, political, geographical writings; Ottoman Islam and Muslim religiosity; pre-19th century Ottoman history; Ottoman-Turkish language; Turkish history.
Ottoman historical, political, geographical writings; Ottoman Islam and Muslim religiosity; pre-19th century Ottoman history; Ottoman-Turkish language; Turkish history.
David J. Hancock
Business and Economic History; Atlantic World;Early-Modern Britain and Empire; Early-Modern Portugal and Empire; Colonial America
Business and Economic History; Atlantic World;Early-Modern Britain and Empire; Early-Modern Portugal and Empire; Colonial America
Clement Hawes
Restoration and eighteenth-century satire; early modern novel; eighteenth-century visual caricature; 'madness' and early modern political rhetoric; travel and travelogues; early imperialism and resistance.
Restoration and eighteenth-century satire; early modern novel; eighteenth-century visual caricature; 'madness' and early modern political rhetoric; travel and travelogues; early imperialism and resistance.
cchawes@umich.edu
734.936.2700
Megan Holmes
Italian Renaissance social and cultural history; monasticism and the arts; sacred images in the Renaissance.
Italian Renaissance social and cultural history; monasticism and the arts; sacred images in the Renaissance.
holmesml@umich.edu
734.763.0517
Reginald Jackson
Premodern Japanese culture via three fields: literature, art history and performance studies.
Premodern Japanese culture via three fields: literature, art history and performance studies.
raevinj@umich.edu
2518 Haven Hall
S.E. Kile
Early modern Chinese literature, especially texts as material objects and technological innovations: as things that can enfold imagined worlds and transport those lively and inventive worlds across time and space.
Early modern Chinese literature, especially texts as material objects and technological innovations: as things that can enfold imagined worlds and transport those lively and inventive worlds across time and space.
Valerie A. Kivelson
Medieval and early modern Russia; history of cartography; comparative witchcraft, religion, politics and culture.
Medieval and early modern Russia; history of cartography; comparative witchcraft, religion, politics and culture.
vkivelso@umich.edu
734.763.2049
Alexander Knysh
Social and religious history of South Arabia, especially the Cult of Saints; local manuscript traditions; teaching institutions; social stratification; tribal organization.
Social and religious history of South Arabia, especially the Cult of Saints; local manuscript traditions; teaching institutions; social stratification; tribal organization.
Victor B. Lieberman
Political, economic and cultural change in mainland SE Asia c. 800-1850, with an emphasis on Eurasian comparisons in this period.
Political, economic and cultural change in mainland SE Asia c. 800-1850, with an emphasis on Eurasian comparisons in this period.
eurasia@umich.edu
734.763.4771
Karla Mallette
Medieval Mediterranean literature in Italian, Arabic, Latin; translation between Greek, Arabic and Latin during the Middle Ages.
Medieval Mediterranean literature in Italian, Arabic, Latin; translation between Greek, Arabic and Latin during the Middle Ages.
Peggy McCracken
Director, Institute for the Humanities; Medieval French and Occitan literature, gender and sexuality, women's studies.
Director, Institute for the Humanities; Medieval French and Occitan literature, gender and sexuality, women's studies.
bcmcmaho@umich.edu
120B Tappan Hall
Stefano Mengozzi
Lute; modal and hexachordal theory in the late middle ages and Renaissance, as well as on the musical repertory from that period.
Lute; modal and hexachordal theory in the late middle ages and Renaissance, as well as on the musical repertory from that period.
millsken@umich.edu
1029 Tisch Hall
Farina Mir
Colonial South Asia; Islam in South Asia; history of the British Empire; language and society.
Colonial South Asia; Islam in South Asia; history of the British Empire; language and society.
Rafael Neis
Director, Interdepartmental Program in Ancient History; Professor, Department of History and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Director, Interdepartmental Program in Ancient History; Professor, Department of History and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
rneis@umich.edu
734.647.4616
sozbey@umich.edu
6139 STB
202 S Thayer St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
202 S Thayer St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
Susan Scott Parrish
Colonial American literatures, 1500-1800; history of science; nature writing; gift and epistolary theory; gender; ecocriticism.
Colonial American literatures, 1500-1800; history of science; nature writing; gift and epistolary theory; gender; ecocriticism.
Adela Pinch
Eighteenth-century British literature; lyric poetry; the novel; women’s studies; feminist criticism.
Eighteenth-century British literature; lyric poetry; the novel; women’s studies; feminist criticism.
David Porter
Literary trends in China and England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, involving excursions into world literature, translation theory, comparative political and economic history, and Ming dynasty philosophy.
Literary trends in China and England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, involving excursions into world literature, translation theory, comparative political and economic history, and Ming dynasty philosophy.
dporter@umich.edu
435 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
Helmut Puff
German literature, culture, history of the 15th and 16th centuries; Reformation; northern Renaissance; gender studies; crime and society; humanism; materiality of textual transmission; history of printing.
German literature, culture, history of the 15th and 16th centuries; Reformation; northern Renaissance; gender studies; crime and society; humanism; materiality of textual transmission; history of printing.
Catherine Sanok
Middle English literature; women's textual traditions; hagiography; religious narrative; 15th century literature and culture.
Middle English literature; women's textual traditions; hagiography; religious narrative; 15th century literature and culture.
tschmalt@umich.edu
734.764.6285
Michael Schoenfeldt
Early modern English literature; early modern history; courtesy literature; history of medicine; religious literature.
Early modern English literature; early modern history; courtesy literature; history of medicine; religious literature.
Elizabeth Sears
European representational arts of the High and Later Middle Ages, especially manuscript illumination, religious and secular iconography and historiography.
European representational arts of the High and Later Middle Ages, especially manuscript illumination, religious and secular iconography and historiography.
esears@umich.edu
734.763.6110
pasqua@umich.edu
734.647.4897
Louise Stein
Early modern music, theater, and society; theater and opera; Latin American colonial music and literature; Spanish music and culture; baroque and Renaissance music.
Early modern music, theater, and society; theater and opera; Latin American colonial music and literature; Spanish music and culture; baroque and Renaissance music.
Ryan Szpiech
Cultures and literatures of medieval Iberia, especially interaction, exchange, and conflict; the concept of translation as a tool for defining the relations between Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
Cultures and literatures of medieval Iberia, especially interaction, exchange, and conflict; the concept of translation as a tool for defining the relations between Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
szpiech@umich.edu
734.647.2334
Theresa Tinkle
Medieval English and Latin literature, drama; medieval and early modern Bible reception; gender and religion; manuscript and early print culture; Christian images of Islam and Judaism.
Medieval English and Latin literature, drama; medieval and early modern Bible reception; gender and religion; manuscript and early print culture; Christian images of Islam and Judaism.
Hitomi Tonomura
History, society, and cultures of premodern Japan through the 18th century; sexuality; birth-giving; gender relations; masculinity; property relations; autobiography.
History, society, and cultures of premodern Japan through the 18th century; sexuality; birth-giving; gender relations; masculinity; property relations; autobiography.
Thomas Toon
Old English, early Middle English; early English paleography and manuscript studies; regional and social dialectology.
Old English, early Middle English; early English paleography and manuscript studies; regional and social dialectology.
Valerie Traub
Early modern cultural studies, especially Renaissance drama; gender studies, queer studies, and the history of sexuality.
Early modern cultural studies, especially Renaissance drama; gender studies, queer studies, and the history of sexuality.
Gustavo Verdesio
Colonial Latin America; pre-Columbian cultures; the conquest and colonization of the Americas.
Colonial Latin America; pre-Columbian cultures; the conquest and colonization of the Americas.
verdesio@umich.edu
Surface Mail: 812 East Washington Street | 4108 MLB, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1275
734.647.2645
Trent Walker
Buddhism, literature, and music in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, from the medieval period to the present.
Buddhism, literature, and music in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, from the medieval period to the present.
