New Directions in the History of Liturgy – 18 May 2024

There will be an in-person one-day study day on Saturday 18^th May, 10-5pm at Senate House, London on New Directions in the History of Liturgy, organised by the Institute of Historical Research. The  study day will  feature themed sessions on the topic of ‘Narratives in and of the Medieval Office’, hosted in collaboration with the AHRC-funded project ‘Music in the Shadows: Staging Medieval Night Worship, 800-1300’ (University of Nottingham), and an open panel discussion on new directions in the field.

Confirmed speakers include Margot Fassler (Notre Dame and Yale), Jesse Billett (Toronto) and Susan Rankin (Cambridge).

All are welcome. Registration is free of charge, but pre-booking is required via https://www.history.ac.uk/seminars/history-liturgy (booking opened on 1 April and closes on 16 May). Refreshments will be provided. Attendees are responsible for funding their own transport and accommodation costs.