David S. Peterson
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
| 1977-1985 |
Ph.D., Cornell University, History. Dissertation: Archbishop Antoninus: Florence and the Church in the Earlier Fifteenth Century. Directors: Brian Tierney, John M. Najemy. |
| 1975-1977 | M.A., Cornell University, History. |
| 1973-1975 |
M.Litt., Edinburgh University, History. Dissertation: Tradition and Innovation in English Chronicles Down to the Mid-Thirteenth Century. Director: Denys Hay. |
| 1969-1973 |
B.A., College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa, High Honors in History. |
EMPLOYMENT
| 2003- | Washington and Lee University, Chair, Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program. |
| 2002- | Washington and Lee University, Associate Professor, History Department. |
| 1999-2002 | Washington and Lee University, Assistant Professor, History Department. |
| 1997-1999 | Cornell University, Visiting Assistant Professor, History Department. |
| 1994-1997 | Newberry Library, NEH Research Fellow, Scholar in Residence. |
| 1985-1994 | University of Texas at Austin, Assistant Professor, History Department. |
| 1982-1984 | Stanford University, Lecturer, History Department / Western Culture Program. |
| 1982 | Cornell University, Instructor, History Department. |
| 1976-1981 | Cornell University, Teaching Assistant, History Department (six semesters). |
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND PRIZES
| 2005 | Washington and Lee University. Global Stewardship Award. |
| Washington and Lee University. Glenn Faculty Research Grant. |
| 2002-2003 | Washington and Lee University. Hewlett-Mellon Sabbatical Fellowship. |
| 2000-2003 | Washington and Lee University. Glenn Faculty Research Grants (summers). |
| 1998-1999 | National Endowment for the Humanities: Fellowship for Independent Scholars. |
| 1996 | ACLS: Grant for Travel to International Meetings (Italy). |
| 1994-1995 | Newberry Library. National Endowment for the Humanities: Research Fellowship. |
| 1994 | American Philosophical Society. Summer Research Grant. |
| 1989 | Renaissance Society of America. Nelson Prize, Best Article. |
| University of Texas at Austin. Research Grant (travel). | |
| 1987-1988 | National Humanities Center. Mellon Fellowship. |
| University of Texas at Austin. Faculty Research Assignment, 1988. | |
| University of Texas at Austin. Faculty Research Grants (materials). | |
| 1986 | American Philosophical Society. Summer Research Grant. |
| University of Texas at Austin. Summer Research Award. | |
| 1984-1985 | Harvard University, Villa I Tatti. Leopold Schepp Foundation Fellowship. |
| 1980-1981 | Cornell University. George C. Bolt, Jacob and Louise Ihlder Fellowships. |
| 1979 | DAAD, Goethe Institut, Boppard-am-Rhein, Summer Fellowship. |
| 1977-1978 | Cornell University. Theodore Mommsen Traveling Fellowship. |
| 1976 | Renaissance Society of America. Traveling Fellowship, Summer. |
| 1973 | Phi Beta Kappa. |
COURSES:
Washington and Lee University (1999-):
History 100: "European Civilization, 325-1517." Fall, 1999, and every year. Introductory survey, lectures and discussion; textbook, primary texts and documents; three four-page expository essays, three one-hour examinations (identification and essay).
History 114: "The World of Dante." Spring, 2000, 2002, 2005, and alternate years. Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. Readings in translation of Dino Compagni's Chronicle of Florence and Dante's Divine Comedy in their political, social, and artistic contexts. Three hours of discussion per week, two four-page expository essays and one book report.
History 115: "The Machiavellian Moment." Spring, 2001, 2004, and alternate years. Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. Readings in translation of Machiavelli's major writings in their historical contexts, and major secondary analyses. Three hours of discussion per week, two four-page expository essays and one book report.
History 301: "Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 325-1198." Fall, 1999, 2001, 2004, and alternate years. Upper-class survey, lectures and discussion; textbook, primary texts and documents, secondary readings; three four-page expository essays (or book reports, or a term paper), two ninety-minute examinations (identification and essay).
History 302: "Europe in the Late Middle Ages, 1198-1500." Winter, 2000, 2002, 2005, and alternate years. Upper-class survey, lectures and discussion; textbook, primary sources and documents, secondary readings; three four-page expository essays (or book reports, or term paper), two ninety-minute examinations (identification and essay).
History 303: "The Italian Renaissance in Its Historical Setting." Fall, 2000, 2003, 2005, and alternate years. Upper-class survey, lectures and discussion; textbook, primary texts and documents, secondary readings; three four-page expository essays (or book reports, or term paper), two ninety-minute examinations (identification and essay).
History 304: "The Age of Reformation." Winter, 2001, 2004, and alternate years. Upper-class survey, lectures and discussion; three four-page expository essays (or book reports, or term paper), two ninety-minute examinations (identification and essay).
History 305: "Religion and the Church in Medieval Politics and Society." Winter, 2000, 2002, 2005, and alternate years. Upper-class seminar; primary texts, documents, and secondary readings from the rise of Christianity to the Reformation. Three hours discussion per week; two four-page expository essays, two book reports (or a term paper) presented to the class.
History 306: "Medieval and Renaissance Political Thought." Winter 2001, and alternate years. Upper-class seminar; primary texts, documents, and secondary readings on political thought from Augustine to Machiavelli. Three hours discussion per week, two four-page expository essays, two book reports (or a term paper) presented to the class.
History 395a: "The World of Dante." Spring, 2000, 2002, 2005, and alternate years. Seminar for juniors and seniors. Readings in translation of Dino Compagni's Chronicle of Florence and Dante's Divine Comedy, and secondary literature on their political, social, and artistic contexts. Three hours of discussion per week, two four-page expository essays and a book report (or one expository and a term paper).
History 395b: "The Machiavellian Moment." Spring, 2001, 2004, and alternate years. Seminar for juniors and seniors. Readings in translation of Machiavelli's major writings in their historical contexts, and major secondary analyses. Three hours of discussion per week, two four-page expository essays and a book report (or one expository and a term paper).
Senior Honors Theses:
Director:
Courtney Catherine Yevich, “Cultural History and Cultural Encounters: The Case of New World Travelogue Illustrations," (MRST 493) 1999-2000.
Robert Policelli, "Machiavelli and the Theater of Politics," (MRST 493) 2001-2002.
Kara Coen, "Death to Tyrants. The Evolution of Political Thought Regarding Tyrannicide from Cicero to Salutati," (Hist. 493) 2003-2004.
Matthew McDermott, “Republicanism with Results. The Imperial Sway of Leonardo Bruni's Utilitarian Humanism as Demonstrated by His Laudatio Florentinae Urbis,” (Hist. 493) 2003-2004.
Natalie Deibel, "Power for Power's Sake. Margaret of Anjou's Motivations for the Use of Political Power During England's Wars of the Roses,” (MRST 493) 2003-2004.
Rory Gray, "The Elizabethan Succession Crisis 1558-1700: Dynastic Conflict and Parliamentary Power," (MRST 493) 2003-2004.
Second Reader:
Melanie Baker, "St. Augustine's Theory of the Will," (MRST 493) 2000-2001. (Dir. Prof. Alexandra Brown, Department of Religion.)
Tatum Jones, "Morgan Le Fey," (MRST 493) 2001-2002. (Dir. Prof. Edwin Craun, Department of English.)
Matthew Petrusek, "Poverty in the Middle Ages," (MRST 493) 2001-2002. (Dir. Prof. Harlan Beckley, Shepherd Poverty Program.)
Eric Witt, "The Election of 1860 in Virginia," (Hist. 493) 2003-2004. (Dir. Prof. J. Holt Merchant, Department of History.)
Richard Busby, Jr, "Franciscan Art as Propaganda: The Conventuals and the Chapel of Saint Martin in San Francesco at Assisi," (MRST 493) 2004-2005. (Dir. Prof. Kathleen Schowalter, Department of Art.)
Independent Study (History 403):
Hillary Everist, "Renaissance Religion," Winter, 2000.
Matthew McDermott, "Renaissance Politics," Fall, 2001.
Suzanne LaFleur, "Medieval Ireland," Winter, 2005.
Robert E. Lee Summer Scholars:
Tatum
Jones, "Religion and Gender in Renaissance Italy," 2001.
Robert
Ludwig, "Religion and Politics in Renaissance Italy," 2001.
Katharine Muscalino, "Church-State Relations in Renaissance Italy," 2002.
Matthew Miller, "Heresy and Religious Deviance in the Late Middle Ages," 2005.
Cornell University (1997-1998):
History 151: "Introduction to Western Civilization," Fall, 1997. Introductory survey, lecture course for 50 students. Near Eastern origins to the Reformation. Combined lectures, discussion sections, textbook, primary texts and documents, two four-page expository essays, three one-hour examinations (identification and essay).
History 450: "Power and the Sacred in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe." Senior (and graduate) seminar for 15 students. Combined primary texts and secondary literature addressing topics in rough chronological order. Emphasized urban contexts, gender, and recent approaches to the history of religion. Four-page expository essay, four-page book report, and a ten-page term paper (or take home final examination).
University of Texas at Austin (1985-1994):
History 309K: "European Civilization from Late Antiquity to the Reformation." Fall, 1985-86, 1988-93. Introductory survey, lecture course with discussions for 100 students. Three one-hour examinations (identification and essay).
History 362L: "The Italian Renaissance in its Historical Setting." Spring, 1986, 1989-94. Upper-class survey, lecture course with discussions for 50 students. Three seventy-five minute examinations (identification and essay).
History 343: "Politics and Religion in the Age of Reform." Spring, 1987. Upper-class survey, lecture course with discussions for 50 students. Three one-hour examinations (identification and essay).
History 350L: "Religion, Politics, and the Church in the Middle Ages and Renaissance." Fall, 1985-86, 1988-93. Upper-class seminar, open to graduate students. Texts and contexts, topics arranged in rough chronological order; strong writing component.
History 383: "The History of Political Thought from Thomas Aquinas to Machiavelli." Spring, 1986, 1988-91, 1993. Graduate seminar. Analysis of scholastic, humanist, and canonistic texts.
History 397L: "Medieval and Renaissance Historiography." Spring, 1992, 1994. Graduate seminar. A bibliographic introduction to the origins of recent trends and methods.
Doctoral dissertation directed: Alan Cottrell, "Calliope and Clio: The Influence of Historical Context on Angelo Poliziano's Classical Scholarship," 1995. Candidate is now published and employed.
Doctoral dissertation committees: 5.
Master's field examinations: 16.
Stanford University (1982-1984):
History 1, 2, 3: "European History from the Middle Ages to the Present." Great texts in historical context from Plato to Freud. Seminar leader and grader, four sections of 15 students each quarter.
Cornell University (1975-1982):
History 150, "The Individual and Society: Perfectibility and History in the Western Tradition." Instructor, Spring, 1982. Undergraduate seminar surveying major political theorists from Plato to Marx.
History 369, "Renaissance Culture." Teaching assistant, Fall, 1981. Upper-class interdisciplinary survey.
History 151, "Western Civilization to 1715." Teaching Assistant, Fall 1976.
History 152, "Western Civilization since 1715." Teaching Assistant, Spring, 1977, 1979, 1980.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Manuscript in Preparation (2 volumes):
Power and the Sacred in Renaissance Florence: Religion, Politics, and the Church, 1375-1460. I: Religion and the Republic in the Age of Schism and Territorial Expansion, 1375-1427 (5 chapters, 4 appendices.). II: Church Reform and the Politics of Legitimacy, 1415-1460 (7 chapters).
Book Translation:
Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani. The Pope's Body. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, pp. xxii + 373. (Il corpo del papa. Turin: Einaudi, 1994, pp. xxii + 348).
"Conciliarism at the Local Level: Florence's Clerical Corporation in the Early Fifteenth Century." Gerald R. Christianson, Thomas M. Izbicki, and Christopher Bellito, eds. Reform and Obedience: The Authority of Church, Council and Pope from the Great Schism to the Council of Trent. Washington, DC: Catholic University Press, forthcoming (32-page typescript).
"Religion and the Church." John M. Najemy, ed. Short Oxford History of Italy: Italy in the Age of the Renaissance, 1300-1550. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 59-81, 271-272.
"The War of the Eight Saints in Florentine Memory and Oblivion." William J. Connell, ed. Society and the Individual in Renaissance Florence. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002, pp. 173-214.
"La chiesa e lo stato territoriale fiorentino (1375-1460)." Andrea Zorzi and William J. Connell, eds. Lo stato territoriale fiorentino (secoli XIV-XV). Ricerche, linguaggi, confronti. Pisa: Pacini Editore, 2002, pp. 135-159.
"The Cathedral, the Florentine Church, and Ecclesiastical Government in the Early Quattrocento." Timothy Verdon and Annalisa Innocenti, eds. Atti del VII centenario del Duomo di Firenze: La cattedrale e la città: Saggi sul Duomo di Firenze. Florence: Edifir, 2001, I: 55-78.
"State-Building, Church Reform, and the Politics of Legitimacy in Florence, 1375-1460." William J. Connell and Andrea Zorzi, eds. Florentine Tuscany: Structures and Practices of Power. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, pp. 122-143.
"Out of the Margins: Religion and the Church in Renaissance Italy." Renaissance Quarterly 53 (2000) 835-879.
"Antoninus." Paul F. Grendler, ed. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 6 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999, I: 79-80.
"An Experiment in Diocesan Self-Government: The universitas cleri in Early Quattrocento Florence." Giuseppina De Sandre Gasparini, Grado G. Merlo, and Antinio Rigon, eds. Quaderni di Storia Religiosa 4: Il prete tra individualità e solidarietà. Verona: Cierre Edizioni, 1997, pp. 195-220.
"Religion, Politics, and the Church in Fifteenth-Century Florence." Donald Weinstein and Valerie R. Hotchkiss, eds. Piety, Prophesy and Politics in Renaissance Florence. Dallas: Bridwell Library Publications, 1994, pp. 75-85.
"Electoral Politics and the Florentine Clergy: A Meeting of the Maius Concilium in 1424." Renaissance Studies 5 (1991) 359-397.
"Conciliarism, Republicanism and Corporatism: the 1415-1420 Constitution of the Florentine Clergy." Renaissance Quarterly 42 (1989) 183-226. Winner of the Renaissance Society of America's Nelson Prize for the Best Article of 1989.
"An Episcopal Election in Quattrocento Florence." James Ross Sweeney and Stanley Chodorow, eds. Popes, Teachers, and Canon Law in the Middle Ages. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989, pp. 300-325.
"Florence's universitas cleri in the Early Fifteenth Century." Renaissance Studies 2 (1988) 185-196.
Article translation:
Laura De Angelis. "Territorial Offices and Office-Holders." William J. Connell and Andrea Zorzi, eds. Florentine Tuscany: Structures and Practices of Power. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, pp. 165-182.
Reviews:
Kathleen M. Comerford and Hilmar M. Pabel, eds. Early Modern Catholicism: Essays in Honor of John W. O'Malley, S.J. Renaissance Quarterly 52 (2003) 506-509.
Cynthia L. Polecritti. Preaching in Renaissance Italy: Bernardino of Siena and His Audience. Church History 71 (2002) 408-410.
Angelo da Vallombrosa, Lettere, ed. Loredana Lunetta. Speculum 75 (2000) 668.
Peter Francis Howard, Beyond the Written Word. Preaching and Theology in the Florence of Archbishop Antoninus. Renaissance Quarterly 52 (1999) 868-869.
Diana Webb, Patrons and Defenders. The Saints in the Italian City-states. Catholic Historical Review 83 (1997) 809-810.
Lorenzo Polizzotto, The Elect Nation: The Savonarolan Movement in Florence 1494-1545. Church History 66 (1997) 809-810.
John Henderson, Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence. Renaissance Quarterly 50 (1997) 262-264.
John Martin, Venice's Hidden Enemies. Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City. Renaissance Quarterly 49 (1996) 853-854.
Daniel E. Bornstein, The Bianchi of 1399. Popular Devotion in Late Medieval Italy. Renaissance Quarterly 49 (1996) 854-856.
George Dameron, Episcopal Power and Florentine Society, 1000-1320. Renaissance Quarterly 45 (1992) 540-542.
Daniel R. Lesnick, Preaching in Medieval Florence: The Social World of Franciscan and Dominican Spirituality. American Historical Review 96 (1991) 154-155.
Roberto Bizzocchi, Chiesa e potere nella Toscana del Quattrocento. Renaissance Quarterly 42 (1989) 293-297.
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND INVITED LECTURES
Interlocutor: "Reassessing Past and Contemporary Italy." Congress on International Educational Exchange, Ferrara, Italy, 6-13 June, 2005.
Invited Lecture: "Conciliarism at the Local Level: Florence's Clerical Corporation in the Early Fifteenth Century." 2004 Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary International Conference on Pre-Reformation Theology, "Reform and Obedience: The Authority of the Church, Council, and Pope from the Great Schism to the Council of Trent." Gettysburg, PA, 10 October, 2004.
Invited Discussant: Round-table on "The Historical Legacy of Hans Baron." History Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 24 April, 2004.
Chair: "Charity and Power in Renaissance Florence;" "Neglected Works of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini;" "Preaching, Rhetoric, and Art in Renaissance Florence." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, New York, 3-4 April, 2004.
Invited Lecture: "Religion and the Church in the Italian Renaissance, 1300-1550." Edinburgh University, Denys Hay Seminar, 25 November, 2003.
____. Glasgow University, History Department Research Seminar, 26 November, 2003.
Interlocutor: Medieval Academy of America Annual Conference on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA), University of Toronto, 26-28 September, 2003.
Chair: "Preaching, Rhetoric and Art in Renaissance Florence." International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 16 July, 2003.
Invited Lecture: "Firenze e la chiesa, 1380-1420 (Florence and the Church, 1380-1420)." Third Annual International Summer Seminar "Jacopo da Bologna," Dozza, Italy, 11 July, 2003.
Chair: "Issues for Women in the Italian Renaissance." Thirteenth Biennial New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, Sarasota, FL 15 March, 2002.
Conference Organizer: Mid-Atlantic Renaissance and Reformation Seminar, Annual Meeting. Hosted at Washington and Lee University, 6-7 April, 2001. Plenary speaker: Gene Brucker. Banquet, six presenters in two sessions, thirty participants.
Presenter: "Local Religion and Institutional Religion in the Renaissance." Conference on "Religion and Transnationalism," Washington and Lee University, 2 April, 2000.
Chair: "Italian Studies VIII: Italian History." Twelfth Biennial New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, Sarasota, FL, 11 March, 2000.
Paper, session organizer: "Religion, Politics, and Ecclesiastical Institutions," in the session on "Religion and the Church in Renaissance Italy: Recent Trends." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 23 March, 2000.
Paper: "Religion and the Church in Renaissance Italy: Recent Approaches." American Historical Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, 7 January, 2000.
Presenter: "The Future of the Renaissance." Early Modern Studies Colloquium, Cornell University, 15 September, 1998.
Presenter: "The War of the Eight Saints in Florentine Memory and Oblivion." European History Colloquium, Cornell University, 10 September, 1998.
Chair: "Schism in Image and Fact in Early Modern History." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, College Park, MD, 26 March, 1998.
Presenter: "Power and the Sacred in Renaissance Florence, 1375-1460." Early Modern Studies Colloquium, Cornell University, 2 March, 1998.
Invited Lecture: "The Cathedral, the Florentine Church, and Ecclesiastical Government in the Early Quattrocento." International Symposium on "La cattedrale e la città. Settimana di studi interdisciplinari," Florence, Italy, 21 June, 1997.
Invited Lecture: "The Church and the Florentine Territorial State, 1375-1460." International Symposium on "Lo stato territoriale fiorentino, secoli XIV-XV." Centro di Studi sulla Civiltà del Tardo Medioevo, San Miniato, Italy, 6-7 June, 1996.
Presenter: Workshop on "Gender and Religion." Center for Renaissance Studies, Newberry Library Symposium, "Teaching Gender in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance." Newberry Library, 13-18 May, 1996.
Paper: "Religion and the Church in Renaissance Italy: Recent Trends." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, Bloomington, 18 April, 1996.
Comment: "Lay Spirituality, Confraternities, and Civic Control in Renaissance Italy." Sponsor: Renaissance Society of America. American Historical Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 6 January, 1996.
Paper, session organizer: "Church and Religion, State and the Florentine Reggimento during the Schism" in the session on "The Place and Presentation of the Clergy in Fifteenth Century Italy." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, New York, 1 April, 1995.
Presenter: "Politics, Religion, and the Church in Renaissance Florence." Guest seminar, History Department, Northwestern University, 2 March, 1995.
Paper: "Politics and Religion in Renaissance Italy: The Florentine Case." Guest Lecture, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Louis University, 22 January, 1995.
Paper: "Issues and Problems in the Religious History of Renaissance Italy." Newberry Library Fellow's Seminar, Chicago, 19 December, 1994.
Paper: "Civic Religion, Legitimation Strategies, and the Church." Plenary Session: "Florentine and Italian Civic Religion: A Reassessment in Honor of Donald Weinstein." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, Dallas, 8 April, 1994.
Comment: "Representations of Religion in Renaissance Italy." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, Dallas, 8 April, 1994.
Comment: "Religion and Culture in Renaissance Italy." South-Central Renaissance Conference, San Antonio, 26 March, 1993.
Comment: "Politics and Statecraft in Early Modern Europe." Graduate Student Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, 20 November, 1991.
Presenter: "An Episcopal Election in Quattrocento Florence." National Humanities Center, Olin Seminar, 26 October, 1987.
Comment: "Pirates and Avengers in Renaissance Italy." Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, Dallas, 20 March, 1987.
Presenter: "Episcopal Elections in Fifteenth Century Florence." Seminar in Early Modern Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 23 April, 1986.
Paper: "The History of Florence in History." Symposium on "The City as Social Crucible," University of Texas at Austin, 9 April, 1986.
Paper: "Public Finance and Ecclesiastical Administration in Early Quattrocento Florence." Renaissance Society of America, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 21 March, 1986.
_____. New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, Sarasota, FL, 8 March, 1986.
Paper: "Conciliarism, Republicanism and Corporatism in the 1415-1420 Constitution of the Florentine Clergy." American Historical Association, Annual Meeting, New York, 28 December, 1985.
Comment: "The Florentine Church." International Symposium on "Christianity and the Renaissance." Florence, Italy, Convent of San Marco, 6 June, 1985.
Paper: "The Church in Florence in the Early Fifteenth Century." Invited lecture, Harvard University, Villa I Tatti, Florence, 28 May, 1985.
Paper: "Clerical Corporatism in Early Fifteenth Century Florence." Invited lecture, Johns Hopkins University, Villa Spelman, Florence, 25 March, 1985.
Paper, session organizer: "Archbishop Antoninus: Church Reform and Church-State Relations in Early Fifteenth Century Florence," in the session on "Bishops, Politics, and Reform in Renaissance Italy." American Historical Association, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 28 December, 1983.
Paper: "Church and State in Fifteenth Century Florence: The Conflict over Non-Supportantes." Northern California Renaissance Association, University of Santa Clara, 14 May, 1983.
_____. International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 6 May, 1983.
DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE: Washington and Lee University (1999-).
Public Lectures:
"Research on the Florentine Church." Marshall Institute, Virginia Military Institute, 4 December, 2001.
"Post res perditas: The Invasion of 1494 and the End of Italian Independence." Alumni College: Passport to Italy, 13 July, 2001.
"Libertas! Quattrocento Florence and the Vindication of Republican Liberty." Alumni College: Passport to Italy, 11 July, 2001.
"Into the Inferno: The Rise of Despots and the Crisis of Communal Independence." Alumni College: Passport to Italy, 10 July, 2001.
"The Italian Renaissance: Made in the USA." Alumni College: Passport to Italy, 9 July, 2001.
"Diversity and History." Delta House, 28 March, 2001.
"Dante, Thomas Aquinas, and the Philosophical Revolution of the Thirteenth Century." Alumni College: The World of Dante, 14 July, 1999.
"Dante and the Church-State Conflicts of His Age." Alumni College: The World of Dante, 13 July, 1999.
"Dante, Florence, and the Rise of Renaissance Cities." Alumni College: The World of Dante, 14 July, 1999.
Visiting Class Lectures:
"The Mendicant Orders." Medieval and Renaissance Studies 110. Prof. Gertz-Robinson, 26 January, 2005.
"Holy War: Christian Europe and Islam." Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Prof. Edwin Craun, 3 May, 2004.
"The Counter-Reformation." Medieval and Renaissance Studies 110. Prof. Eric Wilson, 17 May, 2002.
"Islamic Civilization." English 380. Prof. Edwin Craun, 3 May, 2002.
"The Age of Charlemagne." Rockbridge County High School, World History Class of Mrs. Phyllis R. Parker, 12 May, 2000.
"Feudalism and Manorialism." Medieval and Renaissance Studies 110, "Chivalry," Profs. Edwin Craun, Roger Crockett, 28 April, 2000.
Faculty Workshops:
Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Luncheon Seminar: "Team Teaching." 23 October, 2003.
Office of Faculty Sponsored Fellowships and Grants: "Sabbatical and Short-Term Fellowships," 8 October, 2001.
University Writing Program, Luncheon Seminar: "Teaching the Term Paper," 9 May, 2001.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Luncheon Seminar: "The War of the Eight Saints in Florentine Memory and Oblivion," 19 May, 2000.
Speakers Hosted:
Daniel E. Bornstein, Texas A&M University, "Holy Bodies, Sacred Flesh: Relics, Ascetics, Living Saints," 10 March, 2005 (in conjunction with Hist. 302, 305).
Barbara Hanawalt, Ohio State University, "The Role of Official Space in Law Enforcement in Medieval London, 7 February, 2005 (in conjunction with Hist. 302, 305).
Duane Osheim, University of Virginia, "Saving the Community in the Age of the Black Death," 18 November, 2004 (in conjunction with Hist. 100, 301).
Barbara Newman, Northwestern University, "Hadewijch and Ulrich of Lichtenstein," 12 March, 2002 (scheduled, in conjunction with Hist. 302, 305).
Richard Kieckhefer, Northwestern University, "Witchcraft and Sanctity Revisited," 11 March, 2002 (scheduled, in conjunction with Hist. 302, 305).
Dale Kent, University of California at Riverside, "Cosimo de' Medici: Florentine Patron," 14 May, 2001 (in conjunction with Hist. 115, 329b).
Gene Brucker, University of California at Berkeley, "Fede and Fiducia: The Problem of Trust in Italian History." 6 April, 2001 (plenary speaker for the MARRS conference).
Danuta Shanzer, Cornell University, "Early Christian Martyrdom." 21 September (in conjunction with Hist. 100).
Brian Tierney, Cornell University, "The Idea of Natural Rights and the European Encounter with America," 23 February, 2000 (in conjunction with Hist. 302).
Committee Service:
Dean of the College Search Committee, 2004-2005.
History Department Kenan Chair Search Committee, 2004-2005.
Referee, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, 2004-2005.
History Department Modern Europe Replacement Search Committee, 2004.
Library Committee, University Libararian Search, 2003-2004.
Chair, Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2003-.
History Department Renaissance History Replacement Search Committee, 2002.
Faculty Reviewer, Office of Faculty Sponsored Fellowships and Grants, 2001-.
Teaching Program Advisory Group, 2001-2004.
ad hoc Spring Term Rejuvenation Committee, 2001-2002.
George Washington Honor Scholarship Selection Committee, 2001, 2002 2004.
University Scholars Selection Committee, 2001, 2002.
History Department Modern Europe Replacement Search Committee, 2001.
Special Collections Committee, 2000-2004.
ad hoc Washington and Lee in Italy Committee, 2000-.
History Department Kenan Chair Search, 1999-2000.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Committee, 1999-.
Phi Beta Kappa Committee, 1999-.
Student Advising:
Class of 1999, 2: Aaron Haberman, Kris Neville (graduate school applications).
Class of 2000, 1: Emily Schultz (graduate school applications).
Class of 2001, 1: Roman Koshkin (graduate school applications)
Class of 2002, 4: Tatum Jones (MRST), Matthew Petrusek (MRST), Robert Policelli (MRST, graduate school applications), Thomas Radcliff.
Class of 2003, 3: Robin Graham, Jane Ledley, Bennett Moore.
Class of 2004, 8: Michael Bennett, Kara Coen, Natalie Diebel (MRST), Rory Gray (MRST), Jackie Green, Jeremy Kimball, Rene Louapree, Joseph Mueller.
Class of 2005, 6: Richard Busby, Jr. (MRST), Daniel Fassio, William Kilpatrick, Suzanne LaFleur, Andrew Latimer, Reed Newman, Susan Somers (graduate school applications).
Class of 2006, 2: Elizabeth Davis, Reed Evans.
Class of 2007, 7: Timothy Conway, Hunter Dawkins, David Kronenfeld, Matthew Miller, Matthew Nickles, Emily Robideau, Alejandro Selin (MRST).
Class of 2008, 4: John McAuluiffe, Max Sandler, Parker Wolf, Taylor Woods.
Freshman Reading Program, discussion leader, 5 September, 2000.
Sigma Phi Epsilon faculty advisor, 2000-2003.
DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE: University of Texas at Austin (1985-1994)
Speakers Hosted:
Richard Trexler, SUNY Binghamton, "Dressing and Undressing Images," 1991.
Roberto Rusconi, Università dell'Aquila, Italy, "The Apocalyptic Vision of Christopher Columbus," 1991.
Committee Service:
Graduate Medieval Studies Program Committee, 1991-1993. Worked with colleagues in other humanities departments to establish an interdisciplinary program of graduate courses in medieval studies; secured university approval; raised private funds.
Committee to develop a graduate sequence in historiography, 1991-1992. Developed a seminar for entering history graduate students to orient them to essential bibliography and recent research trends in the field.
Reformation Search Committee, 1989-90.
Medieval Search Committee, 1987-88.
Graduate Program Committee, 1988-89. Evaluated candidates for admission, and established priorities for funding students.
Budget Council, 1986-89. Reviewed departmental appointments, promotions, and salaries.
Student Advising. Counseled undergraduates on graduate studies, and graduate students on academic appointments; wrote extensively on behalf of both groups.
Public Lectures:
"The Florentine Contribution to European Politics and Religion." Newberry Library Colloquium, 15 February, 1995.
National Public Radio interview: "Soundings: Florentine Culture." January, 1989.
"Politics and Diplomacy at the Sforza Court of Milan." Huntington Museum, University of Texas at Austin, 2 November, 1988.
"The History of Florence in History." Huntington Museum, University of Texas at Austin, 15 April, 1986.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Manuscript referee, articles: Church History, Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Quarterly.
Manuscript referee, books: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, Fairleigh Dickenson University Press.
Professional Memberships: American Historical Association, American Society of Church History, American Catholic Historical Association, Medieval Academy of America, Renaissance Society of America, Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Society for Italian Historical Studies.
Other Memberships: College of William and Mary Alumni Association, First Presbyterian Church of Lexington, Friends of the Newberry Library, Friends of Villa I Tatti, Friends of the National Humanities Center, Phi Beta Kappa Society (national and regional chapters), Phi Eta Sigma (honorary member, national and regional chapters).