Mellon Lecture in the Humanities and Other Lectures on Campus

On Wednesday, January 20,  12:00-1:00 PM, in Hamilton 569, Ellen Welch, Assistant Professor of French, Department of Romance Languages, will give a talk in the MEMS Lunch Colloquium Series titled “Playing Indian in Colonial New France: Marc Lescarbot’s Le Theatre de Neptune (1606).”

Announcing MEMS Graduate Seminar for Spring 2010

In spring 2010 Prof. Ellen Welch will offer a course specifically designed for the MEMS program: “Writing the Mediterranean: Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Early Modern World” (French 830).

Announcing Early Modern Travel Literature course (in German)

In spring 2010 Prof. Ruth von Bernuth will offer a course designed to provide an insight into early modern German literature and culture through travel reports and travel related texts from the 15th to the 18th century: “Der Amerikaner, der den Kolumbus zuerst entdeckte, machte eine böse Entdeckung (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg). TH 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM. Perkins Library, Duke Campus. This course is part of the joint program with Duke University.

Congratulations 2008-2009 MEMS Grant and Award Winners

This year the Program in MEMS recognized the outstanding work of thirty five faculty and graduate students! Click here to see a list of our award recipients.