CONTACT INFORMATION:
Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Simon Building
Brunswick Street
Manchester University
Manchester M13 9PL England
| Office Telephone: | 00 44 (0) 161 275 5919 |
| Office Fax: | 00 44 (0) 161 275 3098 |
| Active email: | clarepilsworth@yahoo.co.uk |
| Relevant Webpage: | www.man.ac.uk/CLA |
SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Early medieval manuscripts in continental Europe; sanctity; early medieval medicine
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
'Miracles, manuscripts and missionaries in eighth-century Southern Germany', Studies in Church History, forthcoming 2004
'Medicine and hagiography in Italy c.800-1000' in P. Horden and E. Savage Smith eds., The Year 1000: medical practice at the end of the first millennium, Social History of Medicine 13.2 august 2000
'The Roman martyr narrartives and the dating game', in K. Cooper ed., The Roman Martyrs as icons of memory and exchange, Early medieval Europe, 9.3 dec 2000
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
For the past three years the Centre for Late Antiquity (of which I am a member) has been collaborating with medieval linguists in a bi- weekly research reading group on Late Latin and the development of Romance languages.
History of the Medieval Book:
I have taught an MA course on the history of the Book in the early middle ages, and the central focus of my research is on early medieval manuscript miscellanies
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in staff exchanges with WUN partner institutions, in particular in relation to the medieval Book theme.
There is also an interest in possible exchange of PhD students with WUN partner institutions: in the Centre for Late Antiquity we have at least 2 graduate students who may be interested in exchanges.
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
I am currently a Wellcome Research Fellow and teach only on a course on Early modern Medicine.
I am interested in seeing a course developed on: History of the Book in the early middle ages
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