https://simplecast.com The Premodern Podcast Based in the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, The Premodern Podcast is a cabinet of curiosities for the ears where scholars, librarians, and curators share thematic adventures in the historical humanities. But what do we mean by “premodern”? Try not to think of it primarily as a time period (like medieval, Renaissance, early modern or ancient). Premodern Studies isn’t about collapsing temporal specificity or expertise. Instead, we promote a shared approach to scholarship of the past that is collaborative, inclusive, and cross-disciplinary. Premodern Studies en-us Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:34:56 +0000 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:35:07 +0000 https://cla.umn.edu/premodern The Premodern Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/03d6a82a-f030-46aa-bf59-9b4cec7e1579/48a1f7e8-1219-4547-8170-fe08c7080f59/3000x3000/30842631-1663877877131-7bc52f9850d26.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://cla.umn.edu/premodern episodic Based in the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, The Premodern Podcast is a cabinet of curiosities for the ears where scholars, librarians, and curators share thematic adventures in the historical humanities. But what do we mean by “premodern”? Try not to think of it primarily as a time period (like medieval, Renaissance, early modern or ancient). Premodern Studies isn’t about collapsing temporal specificity or expertise. Instead, we promote a shared approach to scholarship of the past that is collaborative, inclusive, and cross-disciplinary. Premodern Studies no https://feeds.simplecast.com/xZI1Otpw medieval, premodern, renaissance, ancient history, university of minnesota, classics, early modern, archives Premodern Studies premodstudies@umn.edu 9eb80335-8e26-48bc-8042-d11297401d4c “I’ve Got a Thing”: 16th-Century Lawbook Praxis rerum criminalium with Bruno Debaenst & Ryan Greenwood “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Bruno Debaenst and Ryan Greenwood discuss Joos de Damhoudere’s mid-16th century lawbook, the Praxis rerum criminalium, including with its controversial origins, its role in legal history and the humanist movement, and Damhoudere’s adept use of visual media to explain the text. 

Professor Bruno Debaenst is a Belgian legal historian. Since 2018, he has worked as senior lecturer and associate professor in legal history at the Law Faculty of Uppsala and is currently a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He is interested in Belgian, Swedish and comparative legal history with his specialty situated within the history of social law. Professor Ryan Greenwood specializes in rare books and historical legal research. His areas of interest include legal history, Roman and canon law, Anglo-American law, and the history of international law. As curator of rare books and special collections, he is steward of the Law Library's special collections, including the Pulling Rare Books Collection and Law School Archives. They are interviewed by Eli Wallace, graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

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Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:34:56 +0000 premodstudies@umn.edu (Bruno Debaenst, Ryan Greenwood, Katherine Pierpont, Moinak Choudhury, Elijah Wallace, Karen Soto) https://cla.umn.edu/premodern “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Bruno Debaenst and Ryan Greenwood discuss Joos de Damhoudere’s mid-16th century lawbook, the Praxis rerum criminalium, including with its controversial origins, its role in legal history and the humanist movement, and Damhoudere’s adept use of visual media to explain the text. 

Professor Bruno Debaenst is a Belgian legal historian. Since 2018, he has worked as senior lecturer and associate professor in legal history at the Law Faculty of Uppsala and is currently a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He is interested in Belgian, Swedish and comparative legal history with his specialty situated within the history of social law. Professor Ryan Greenwood specializes in rare books and historical legal research. His areas of interest include legal history, Roman and canon law, Anglo-American law, and the history of international law. As curator of rare books and special collections, he is steward of the Law Library's special collections, including the Pulling Rare Books Collection and Law School Archives. They are interviewed by Eli Wallace, graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Images of the Copy of the Praxis rerum criminalium held in the UMN Law Library

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> “I’ve Got a Thing”: 16th-Century Lawbook Praxis rerum criminalium with Bruno Debaenst & Ryan Greenwood Bruno Debaenst, Ryan Greenwood, Katherine Pierpont, Moinak Choudhury, Elijah Wallace, Karen Soto 00:33:15 “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Bruno Debaenst and Ryan Greenwood discuss Joos de Damhoudere’s mid-16th century lawbook, the Praxis rerum criminalium, including with its controversial origins, its role in legal history and the humanist movement, and Damhoudere’s adept use of visual media to explain the text. “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Bruno Debaenst and Ryan Greenwood discuss Joos de Damhoudere’s mid-16th century lawbook, the Praxis rerum criminalium, including with its controversial origins, its role in legal history and the humanist movement, and Damhoudere’s adept use of visual media to explain the text. legal history, premodern, marginalia, praxis rerum criminalium, history, european history, university of minnesota, archives, early modern no full 5 c118a774-e3f9-463c-8656-dc63e1f58174 "I've Got a Thing": Christopher Ludwick's Bowl with Lydia Garver “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Lydia Garver introduces us to Christopher Ludwick and his porcelain bowl and makes an argument for why archaeologists should be opposed to time travel.

Dr. Lydia Garver is the Associate Director of the Center for Premodern Studies. She is a historical archaeologist by training and has worked primarily on Pennsylvania German sites. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Professor of French and Director of the Center for Premodern Studies, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Three quick notes from Lydia: 1) In this episode, when I mention printed ceramics, I say screen -printed which perhaps seemed accessible at the time, but isn’t representative of the production process which was a transfer printing technique. Here is a brief overview of the process from the National Park Service. 2.) I intentionally don’t want to include images of porcelain bowls with this episode since we don’t know what Ludwick’s looked like, but a cookie board believed to be associated with Christopher Ludwick is in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution. The object notes say the board was donated by Ludwick’s descendants. The Rush biography does not indicate that Ludwick had any children, but perhaps it was donated by members of Ludwick's extended family. 3) Apologies to folks who know things about naval history and terminology for my likely flagrant misuse of the phrase “merchant marine.”

Link to Christopher Ludwick’s Biography by Dr. Benjamin Rush “An Account of the Life and Character of Christopher Ludwick, Late Citizen of Philadelphia, and Baker-General of the Army of the United States During the Revolutionary War  Ludwick’s bowl is featured on pages 16 and 17.

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:17:09 +0000 premodstudies@umn.edu (Lydia Garver, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto, Juliette Cherbuliez) https://cla.umn.edu/premodern “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Lydia Garver introduces us to Christopher Ludwick and his porcelain bowl and makes an argument for why archaeologists should be opposed to time travel.

Dr. Lydia Garver is the Associate Director of the Center for Premodern Studies. She is a historical archaeologist by training and has worked primarily on Pennsylvania German sites. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Professor of French and Director of the Center for Premodern Studies, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Three quick notes from Lydia: 1) In this episode, when I mention printed ceramics, I say screen -printed which perhaps seemed accessible at the time, but isn’t representative of the production process which was a transfer printing technique. Here is a brief overview of the process from the National Park Service. 2.) I intentionally don’t want to include images of porcelain bowls with this episode since we don’t know what Ludwick’s looked like, but a cookie board believed to be associated with Christopher Ludwick is in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution. The object notes say the board was donated by Ludwick’s descendants. The Rush biography does not indicate that Ludwick had any children, but perhaps it was donated by members of Ludwick's extended family. 3) Apologies to folks who know things about naval history and terminology for my likely flagrant misuse of the phrase “merchant marine.”

Link to Christopher Ludwick’s Biography by Dr. Benjamin Rush “An Account of the Life and Character of Christopher Ludwick, Late Citizen of Philadelphia, and Baker-General of the Army of the United States During the Revolutionary War  Ludwick’s bowl is featured on pages 16 and 17.

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> "I've Got a Thing": Christopher Ludwick's Bowl with Lydia Garver Lydia Garver, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto, Juliette Cherbuliez 00:28:01 “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Lydia Garver introduces us to Christopher Ludwick and his porcelain bowl and makes an argument for why archaeologists should be opposed to time travel. “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Lydia Garver introduces us to Christopher Ludwick and his porcelain bowl and makes an argument for why archaeologists should be opposed to time travel. porcelain, philadelphia, american revolution, archaeology, premodern, pennsylvania, christopher ludwick, german americans, 18th century, time travel, early modern, gingerbread no full 4 1f90d53e-d929-42fe-bdac-b334a78a9432 "I've Got a Thing": Lathe-Turned Ivories with J.B. Shank “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, JB Shank discusses lathe-turned ivories as a lens for thinking about early modern European courts and elite engagement with the arts and sciences. 

Dr. JB Shank is a Morse Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor of History at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as well as affiliate faculty in Art History, French and Italian, Religious Studies, and the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. He is interviewed by Elijah Wallace, a graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Link to Images

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:35:55 +0000 premodstudies@umn.edu (JB Shank, Moinak Choudhury, Elijah Wallace, Karen Soto) https://cla.umn.edu/premodern “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, JB Shank discusses lathe-turned ivories as a lens for thinking about early modern European courts and elite engagement with the arts and sciences. 

Dr. JB Shank is a Morse Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor of History at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as well as affiliate faculty in Art History, French and Italian, Religious Studies, and the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. He is interviewed by Elijah Wallace, a graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Link to Images

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> "I've Got a Thing": Lathe-Turned Ivories with J.B. Shank JB Shank, Moinak Choudhury, Elijah Wallace, Karen Soto 00:46:28 “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, JB Shank discusses lathe-turned ivories as a lens for thinking about early modern European courts and elite engagement with the arts and sciences. “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, JB Shank discusses lathe-turned ivories as a lens for thinking about early modern European courts and elite engagement with the arts and sciences. premodern, science, lathe-turning, european history, ivory, university of minnesota, early modern, cabinet of curiosity no full 3 6685b832-6e5c-4216-9e53-6970d24ecbf8 "I've Got a Thing": The Good Shepherd with Jennifer Awes Freeman “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Jennifer Awes Freeman traces the shapes and forms of the Good Shepherd motif and explains why people in the past had very different ideas about this common pastoral image.

Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman is Associate Professor and Program Director of Theology and the Arts at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities as well as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her recent book, The Good Shepherd: Image, Meaning, and Power (2021), traces the visual and textual depictions of the Good Shepherd motif from ancient Mesopotamia to late medieval Europe. She is interviewed by Elijah Wallace, a graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

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Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:32:05 +0000 premodstudies@umn.edu (Jennifer Awes Freeman, Elijah Wallace, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto) https://cla.umn.edu/premodern “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Jennifer Awes Freeman traces the shapes and forms of the Good Shepherd motif and explains why people in the past had very different ideas about this common pastoral image.

Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman is Associate Professor and Program Director of Theology and the Arts at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities as well as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her recent book, The Good Shepherd: Image, Meaning, and Power (2021), traces the visual and textual depictions of the Good Shepherd motif from ancient Mesopotamia to late medieval Europe. She is interviewed by Elijah Wallace, a graduate student in History, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Link to Images

Link to Transcript for this Episode

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies 

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

Transcript by Karen Soto

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

]]> "I've Got a Thing": The Good Shepherd with Jennifer Awes Freeman Jennifer Awes Freeman, Elijah Wallace, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto 00:28:05 “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Jennifer Awes Freeman traces the shapes and forms of the Good Shepherd motif and explains why people in the past had very different ideas about this common pastoral image. “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premodernists just can’t stop thinking about. In this episode, Jennifer Awes Freeman traces the shapes and forms of the Good Shepherd motif and explains why people in the past had very different ideas about this common pastoral image. premodern, medieval, ancient mesopotamia, art history, university of minnesota, good shepherd, art no full 2 04202ac5-d088-49e4-b702-6e7ce13c5b99 "I've Got a Thing": Medieval Manuscripts of Self-Enslavement with Marguerite Ragnow “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premoderists just can’t stop thinking about. Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota, has got a thing–-manuscripts of self-enslavement from medieval Iberia. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Director of the Center for Premodern Studies and Professor of French at the University of Minnesota. Ragnow’s featured manuscripts are a new acquisition of the James Ford Bell Library. The thin strips of parchment spark conversation about unfreedom in the Middle Ages and the process and significance of curation.

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

Resources:

Link to View a Picture of the Iberian Self-Enslavement Manuscripts (Coming Soon)

Link to a Transcript of this Episode

Link to Learn about the James Ford Bell Library

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:11:36 +0000 premodstudies@umn.edu (Juliette Cherbuliez, Marguerite Ragnow, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto) https://cla.umn.edu/premodern “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premoderists just can’t stop thinking about. Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota, has got a thing–-manuscripts of self-enslavement from medieval Iberia. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Director of the Center for Premodern Studies and Professor of French at the University of Minnesota. Ragnow’s featured manuscripts are a new acquisition of the James Ford Bell Library. The thin strips of parchment spark conversation about unfreedom in the Middle Ages and the process and significance of curation.

The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates.

Resources:

Link to View a Picture of the Iberian Self-Enslavement Manuscripts (Coming Soon)

Link to a Transcript of this Episode

Link to Learn about the James Ford Bell Library

Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies

Link to Support this Podcast

Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza.

Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood.

This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury.

]]> "I've Got a Thing": Medieval Manuscripts of Self-Enslavement with Marguerite Ragnow Juliette Cherbuliez, Marguerite Ragnow, Moinak Choudhury, Karen Soto 00:40:26 “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premoderists just can’t stop thinking about. Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota, has got a thing–-manuscripts of self-enslavement from medieval Iberia. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Director of the Center for Premodern Studies and Professor of French at the University of Minnesota. Ragnow’s featured manuscripts are a new acquisition of the James Ford Bell Library. The thin strips of parchment spark conversation about unfreedom in the Middle Ages and the process and significance of curation. The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates. Resources: Link to View a Picture of the Iberian Self-Enslavement Manuscripts (Coming Soon) Link to a Transcript of this Episode Link to Learn about the James Ford Bell Library Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies  Link to Support this Podcast Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza. Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood. This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury. “I’ve Got a Thing,” the first season of The Premodern Podcast, is a series of conversations about the objects, documents, and stories that premoderists just can’t stop thinking about. Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota, has got a thing–-manuscripts of self-enslavement from medieval Iberia. She is interviewed by Juliette Cherbuliez, Director of the Center for Premodern Studies and Professor of French at the University of Minnesota. Ragnow’s featured manuscripts are a new acquisition of the James Ford Bell Library. The thin strips of parchment spark conversation about unfreedom in the Middle Ages and the process and significance of curation. The conversations on this podcast represent the framing and views of individual scholars which are not necessarily shared by the Center for Premodern Studies, the University of Minnesota, and their staff and affiliates. Resources: Link to View a Picture of the Iberian Self-Enslavement Manuscripts (Coming Soon) Link to a Transcript of this Episode Link to Learn about the James Ford Bell Library Link to Learn about the Center for Premodern Studies  Link to Support this Podcast Our theme music is “Dangerous Diamonds” by Rogue Valley written by Chris Koza. Our intermission music is "Summer is icumen in" by Anya Badaldavood. This episode was produced by Moinak Choudhury. james ford bell library, premodern, medieval, manuscripts, libraries, university of minnesota, archives, slavery no full 1