We are so pleased to invite you to this year’s scheduled lectures. In light of the current pandemic, all lectures for the 2020-2021 academic year will be held remotely as Zoom webinars. We have used this as an opportunity to invite speakers from across the US and abroad, who would not normally be available to speak in person in the forum. We have also expanded our series to include six speakers, three in each semester. The variety of speakers' locations has led to several mid-day lectures, so please note the times of each event.

Our first talk will take place on Tuesday, October 27, at 11:00am: Paul Binski will present, "Mood and Magniloquentia: The Emotional Lives of Gothic," followed by a short Q&A.

Our 2020-2021 line-up also includes the following lectures:

Roland Betancourt, "Queer Desire and the Senses in Byzantium"

Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6:00pm

Isabelle Dolezalek

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 12:30pm

Michele Bacci

Friday, February 19, 2021, 12:00pm

Jennifer Ball and Thelma Thomas, "Collaborative Research on Byzantine Silk: Two Case-Studies from Aachen"

Thursday, March 11, 2021, 6:00pm

Elizabeth James

Thursday, April 1, 2021, 12:00pm

We kindly ask those interested in attending lectures to please fill out this form. This information will allow us to circulate Zoom links to those attending each lecture. If any questions arise, please contact Whitney Kite (wak2115@columbia.edu) and Sarah Cohen (sfc2112@columbia.edu).