CONTACT INFORMATION:
Professor of Medieval Studies
Institute for Medieval Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT UK
| Office Telephone: | +44 (0) 113 343 3620 |
| Office Fax: | +44 (0) 113 343 3616 |
| Active email: | a.v.murray@leeds.ac.uk |
| Relevant Webpage: | http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cms/Staff%20and%20Research%20Students/alanvmurray.html |
SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
The Crusades and the early history of the crusader states
Warfare and chivalry of the High and Later Middle Ages
Middle High German literature
Medieval historiography
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
Recent publications include The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History, 1099-1125 and the edited volume Crusade and Conversion on the Baltic Frontier. Current projects include editorship of the 4-volume Encyclopedia of the Crusades and a volume of papers on historiography of 12th-century Flanders.
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
Cultural interactions in Outremer/Holy Land.
History of the Medieval Book:
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
Chronicles of crusades and also of Germany and Low Countries - esp. 11th-13th centuries.
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in exchange of PhD students, in staff exchanges with WUN partner institutions (if research/teaching matches), and in conducting a videoconferencing seminar or course.
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
Please see Institute of Medieval Studies URL: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cms/
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