Seminar: Writing the History of a Man from Nowhere

The Chafariz d'El-Rey (King's Fountain) in the Alfama District, Lisbon. Netherlandish, ca.1570-80
September 26, 2024
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Ohio State campus, Hagerty Hall, Room 198, 1775 College Rd., Columbus, OH 43210

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2024-09-26 15:30:00 2024-09-26 17:00:00 Seminar: Writing the History of a Man from Nowhere Alan Verskin, University of Toronto In this seminar Professor Verskin will discuss how and why he, trained as a historian of the medieval Islamic world, came to study the diary of David Reubeni and the society of 16th-century mediterranean Europe in which he operated. He will also discuss the complications of researching and interpreting Reubeni’s own (often unreliable) narrative of his travels that took him from Arabia and Sudan to Portugal and Germany. He will introduce some of the sources that he has used to corroborate Reubeni’s diary and the challenges that they present.This workshop is geared to graduate students and faculty but all are welcome. Cosponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Department of Classics. Supported by the Diane Cummins Community Education fund. Ohio State campus, Hagerty Hall, Room 198, 1775 College Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 Melton Center for Jewish Studies asc-meltoncenter@osu.edu America/New_York public

Alan Verskin, University of Toronto

Alan Verskin

In this seminar Professor Verskin will discuss how and why he, trained as a historian of the medieval Islamic world, came to study the diary of David Reubeni and the society of 16th-century mediterranean Europe in which he operated. He will also discuss the complications of researching and interpreting Reubeni’s own (often unreliable) narrative of his travels that took him from Arabia and Sudan to Portugal and Germany. He will introduce some of the sources that he has used to corroborate Reubeni’s diary and the challenges that they present.

This workshop is geared to graduate students and faculty but all are welcome.

 

Cosponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Department of Classics. Supported by the Diane Cummins Community Education fund.