CONTACT INFORMATION:
Reader in Medieval English
Department of English
Utrecht University
Trans 10
3512 JK Utrecht The Netherlands
| Office Telephone: | +31.30.253 6187 |
| Office Fax: | +31.30.253 6000 |
| Active email: | erik.kooper@let.uu.nl |
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SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Middle English Romance
Middle English chronicles
Heraldry
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
History of the Medieval Book:
I regularly teach a course on editing medieval manuscripts, and am myself actively engaged in editing Middle English texts (e.g. for the TEAMS series, and a selection of Middle English tracts on heraldry)
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
I have organised the first three international conferences on the medieval chronicle, established the Medieval Chronicle Society, and published two volumes of "The Medieval Chronicle" (vol. 3 is almost finished)
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
Mr Geert van Iersel, Status Symbols in Middle English romances
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in exchange of PhD students, and in the development of online research resources, especially a database for detailed information on manuscripts.
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
Middle English romance
MEDIEVAL COURSES WOULD LIKE TO SEE DEVELOPED:
A medieval chronicles course taught by both a historian and a literary specialist
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