Obermann Center for Advanced Studies The University of Iowa

Seminars and Events

CIC Meeting of Humanities Centers - This spring, the Obermann Center will host the first ever meeting for directors of humanities centers affiliated with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is a consortium of 12 research universities, including the 11 members of the Big Ten Conference and the University of Chicago. The Director of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas and the Executive Director of the CIC will also attend.

June 2-13 2008 Summer Seminar - Medieval Manuscript Studies
and Contemporary Book Arts: Extreme Materialist Readings of Medieval Books

The Obermann Center in collaboration with the Center for the Book will offer participants an exciting new research opportunity by bringing book artists and medieval scholars together in a two-week seminar that integrates scholarly study and engaged artistic practice. Seminar discussions will be anchored through the involvement of key participants from the UI Center for Book: Tim Barrett (papermaking), Gary Frost (binding and structures), and Cheryl Jacobsen (calligraphy). The Seminar was designed and will be directed by Jon Wilcox, Department of English, The University of Iowa.


Past Seminars and Events