January 23, 2020, Vienna Romedio Schmitz-Esser: "Von Genua nach Yangzhou? Die paläographische Analyse europäischer Grabdenkmäler im Yuan-zeitlichen China", 3. Workshop im Rahmen der Initiative „Epigraphik in der Hollandstraße“. Global Epigraphy. Wahrnehmung und Darstellung von Fremdem in Inschriften. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften.
November 28-30, 2019, Vienna Johannes Gießauf: "The Mongol Heritage in the Ottoman Empire through the eyes of European travelers", Vortrag auf der International Conference On the Way into the Unkown? Comparative Perspectives on the ‘Orient’ in (Early) Modern Travelogues.
October 10-12, 2019, London Aaron Vanides: "The Emperor as Audience: Speech and Authority under Sigismund of Luxembourg, 1410-1437,” Paper am internationalen bzw. zweisprachigen Medieval History Seminar des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in London. Dazu zwei Kommentare zu anderen Beiträgen.
October 1, 2019, Cologne Romedio Schmitz-Esser: "Gewohnheit als Regulativ im mittelalterlichen Bestattungsbrauch". Vortrag auf der Tagung "Gewohnheit als Regulativ des Handelns im Mittelalter", 30. September-2. Oktober 2019
September 12, 2019, Shanghai Romedio Schmitz-Esser: "Funerary Practices of the European Middle Ages". Vortrag auf Einladung der East China Normal University, Shanghai. Der Vortrag basiert auf seinen Forschungen zum Umgang mit dem toten Körper im Mittelalter und er steht in Zusammenhang mit den engeren Kooperationsbestrebungen zwischen den Instituten für Geschichte der ECNU Shanghai und der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.
July 17, 2019, Mainz Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “The Return of the Mummy: Medieval Knowledge of Ancient Egyptian Embalming”. Lecture at the International Conference 2019 Concepts of Humans and Nature between Specificity and Universality, postgraduate college 1876, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
May 22, 2019, Vienna Johannes Gießauf: “Mongolische Religiosität zwischen Buddhismus und Tengrismus” (Mongolian religiosity between Buddhism and Tengrism). Lecture at the conference Die Mongolei in ihrer Wahrnehmung in Österreich (Mongolia in its perception in Austria).
October 23, 2018, Dresden Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Der Leichnam im Mittelalter. Einbalsamierung, Verbrennung und die kulturelle Konstruktion des toten Körpers” (The corpse in the Middle Ages. Embalming, burning and the cultural construction of the dead body).
October 18, 2018, Mainz Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Quellenkritik im digitalen Zeitalter” (Criticism of sources in the digital age). Lecture at the farewell colloquium and ceremony for Michael Matheus. Programme
September 27, 2018, Münster Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Diskussion zu Stand, Sinn und Probleme der Kulturgeschichte ‒ Zum 100. Band des Archivs für Kulturgeschichte” (Discussion on the status, meaning and problems of cultural history ‒ On the 100th volume of the Archive for Cultural History). Peter Burschel (Wolfenbüttel), Thomas Eser (Nuremberg) and Romedio Schmitz-Esser (Graz) are holding a discussion for the 52nd German Historians' Day.
June 30, 2018, Kiel Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Aufbahren, Verwesen, Auferstehen: Zeitkonzepte beim Umgang mit dem Leichnam im Mittelalter” (Laying out, decaying, resurrecting: concepts of time when dealing with the corpse in the Middle Ages). Lecture at the conference “Letzte Dinge” (Last things) on interpretation patterns and narrative forms of dealing with mortality in the context of heterochronous time semantics.
June 7, 2018, Magdeburg Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Die sterblichen Überreste der Erzbischöfe von Magdeburg und der Umgang mit den Toten in ottonischer Zeit” (The remains of the archbishops of Magdeburg and handling the dead during the Ottonian dynasty). Lecture series “1050 Jahre Erzbistum und Dommuseum Ottonianum Magdeburg” (1050 years of the archdiocese and cathedral museum Ottonianum in Magdeburg).
May 17, 2018, Mainz Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Zurück zur Natur? Warum der Körper des Menschen aus mittelalterlicher Perspektive auch nach seinem Tod Mensch bleibt” (Back to nature? Why the human body remains human even after death from a medieval perspective).Lecture in the plenary session at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
April 27, 2018, Vienna Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Meinhard II., Rudolf von Habsburg und das lange Leben Konradins in Österreiche” (Meinhard II Duke of Carinthia, Rudolf I of Habsburg and the long life of Conrad V of Germany in Austria).Lecture at the 223rd institute seminar of the Institute of Austrian Historical Research.
March 9, 2018, Graz Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Gefallene Ritter. Vom Umgang mit den Leichen der Opfer von Kriegshandlungen im Mittelalter” (Fallen knights. On dealing with the bodies of war victims in the Middle Ages). Lecture at Forum Eggenberg 2018.
December 5, 2017, Vienna Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Gesicht, Kopf und Herz: Der Blick auf den Leichnam im Mittelalter” (Face, head and heart: the view of the body in the Middle Ages). Lecture at the Wiso evening colloquium at the University of Vienna
November 18, 2017, Göppingen Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Meinhard II., Rudolf von Habsburg und das lange Leben Konradins in Österreiche” (Meinhard II Duke of Carinthia, Rudolf I of Habsburg and the long life of Conrad V of Germany in Austria). Lecture at the symposium “Staufergestalten, Konradin ‒ der letzte Staufer” (Staufer figures, Conradin ‒ the last of the Staufer) of the Gesellschaft für staufische Geschichte e.V. (society for Staufer history).
October 24-25, 2017, Moscow Günther Bernhard: “Imperial and royal banners of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages and Early modern period”.Conference: Historical arms in museum and private collections
July 3-6, 2017, Leeds Käthe Sonnleitner: “Love: An Unique Characteristic of 10th Century Female Historiography?”Leeds International Medieval Congress
May 15, 2017, Innsbruck Johannes Gießauf: “Fighting the devil’s envoys. Telling the story of the Mongol invasion 1241.” Conference: Battle descriptions as literary texts: a comparative approach
May 13, 2017 Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Reddite ergo quae sunt caesaris caesari: A quotation from Matthew and Its Fate in Medieval Anticlerical Discourse”. Lecture at the 52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies from May 11 to May 14 at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
May 4-7, 2017 Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “From East to West: Changing Perspectives on Cultural Exchanges between Asia and Europe in the Middle Ages”. Lecture at the14th International Symposium on Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson, organised by Albrecht Classen
April 27, 2017, Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani (German Center for Venetian Studies) Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Der Diskurs um den Ausschluss von der Bestattung als Affirmation christlicher Gemeinschaft” (Discussion on the exclusion from burial as an affirmation of Christian community). Lecture at the conference “Das Interdikt in der europäischen Vormoderne“ (The Interdict in European Premodernity) from April 27th to 29th, 2017, at the Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani (German Center for Venetian Studies) and the Ateneo Veneto in Venice, organised by Tobias Daniels (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich), Christian Jaser (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Thomas Woelki (Humboldt University of Berlin)
April 21, 2017, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Graffiti als Quellen zur Sozialgeschichte des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit am Beispiel Tirols” (Graffiti as sources for the social history of the late Middle Ages and early modern times using the example of Tyrol), lecture at the conference “Historische Graffiti als Quellen. Methoden und Perspektiven eines jungen Forschungsbereichs” (Historical graffiti as sources. Methods and perspectives of a young research area) from April 20-22, 2017 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Institute of Classical Archaeology
April 1, 2017, Vienna Johannes Gießauf: “Gott & Mensch in der mittelalterlichen Gesellschaft” (God & Man in Medieval Society) as part of the course “Die Geschichte der Kirche ‒ Ein herausforderndes Erbe” (History of the Church ‒ A Challenging Legacy) Adult education as part of the theology courses in Vienna
March 14, 2017, Graz Johannes Gießauf:“Das Papsttum und die Spätrenaissance. Geistliche Macht und Autorität am Vorabend der Reformation.” (The papacy and the late Renaissance. Spiritual power and authority on the eve of the Reformation.) Lecture series “Die Zeit der Reformation” (The time of Reformation) by Urania Styria
March 2, 2017, Graz Günther Bernhard: “Die ehemalige Reichsgrafschaft Ortenburg bei Passau - Eine Region ohne Identität?” (The former Imperial County of Ortenburg near Passau ‒ a region without identity?) Part of the habilitation process for “Regional History” at the University of Graz.
February 6, 2017, Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani (German Center for Venetian Studies) Romedio Schmitz-Esser: “Venedig: Der Markuslöwe” (Venice: The Lion of Saint Mark). Lecture at the conference “Löwe, Wolf und Greif. Monumentale Tierbronzen im Mittelalter“ (Lion, wolf and griffin. Monumental bronze animals in the Middle Ages), organised by Jan Keupp (University of Münster), Joanna Olchawa (Osnabrück University) and Romedio Schmitz-Esser (University of Graz)
February 2, 2017, University of Göttingen Romedio Schmitz-Esser:“Gemachte Heiligkeit. Die Einbalsamierung im Mittelalter” (Processed holiness. Embalming in the Middle Ages). Lecture as part of the series “Themen und Tendenzen der Mittelalterforschung” (Topics and trends in Medieval Research) in the winter semester 2016/17, organised by Gregor Rohmann and Jörg Bölling
January 25, 2017, Graz Johannes Gießauf:“Mongolen, Mönche, Minnesang ‒ Was Mittelalter-Filme wie Robin Hood und Braveheart verraten”(Mongols, Monks, Minnesang ‒ What medieval films like Robin Hood and Braveheart reveal) at Science and Cinema, an event of the 7th Faculty of the University of Graz
