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January 20, 2022

Byzantium & Friends | 63. The religion of simple believers, with Jack Tannous Thursday Jan 20, 2022

A conversation with Jack Tannous (Princeton University) about the "simple believers" who made up the majority of the population of Byzantium (as well as the caliphate and just about any premodern monotheistic society). They probably knew little about the minutiae of theology, but what did they know about their faith, and how important was theology for their religious identity? The discussion is based on Jack's recent book The Making of the Medieval Middle East: Religion, Society, and Simple Believers (Princeton University Press, 2018), which highlights the role of religious practice and interpersonal attachments.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Jack Tannous

February 7, 2016

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

An online bibliography and collection of resources for the study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) sponsored by a non-for-profit partnership. Most content available by subscription. Includes 5 bibliographies, such as the Iter bibliography (with over 1.6 million citations to secondary sources) and Iter Italicum (a list of humanistic manuscripts), 6 journals (all of which are associated with one of the partners), and a number of full text books and journals including Renaissance and Reformation; Early Theatre; Early Modern Women; Quaderni d’italianistica; Confraternitas; REED Newsletter; and Aestimatio, as well as the International Directory of Scholars (no updates after 2010). Subscriptionsl vary by institution. The partners are: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Arizona State Univesity ; Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University in the University of Toronto; Faculty of Information, University of Toronto; Renaissance Society of America; Sixteenth Century Society and Conference; University of Toronto Libraries

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University of Toronto Toronto

2019

Doing a consumer interview

This document includes guidelines for students (Bachelor Food Technology) to do a consumer interview and find out the consumer perspective on a certain food product. During the course in which the interview is a learning activity, students develop an innovative food product in which they have to take the consumer perspective into account. This document contains four sections: (1) Instructions for the first interview (on raw / existing food material); (2) Instructions for the second interview (on innovated / studentdeveloped food material); (3) Tips for performing the interviews; and (4) Instructions for what to write about the interviews in the final report.

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Julia Diederen

November 5, 2020

Byzantium & Friends | 36. Slavery in late antiquity and Byzantium, with Noel Lenski Thursday Nov 05, 2020

A conversation with Noel Lenski (Yale University) on "slave societies" and how the institution of slavery changed in late antiquity and Byzantium. Were tasks performed by slaves in antiquity carried out by free people in late antiquity? What were the experiences of Byzantines who were themselves captured in raids and taken outside the empire? The conversation draws on many of Noel's publications, including 'Framing the Question: What is a Slave Society?,' in N. Lenski and C. Cameron, eds. What is a Slave Society? The Practice of Slavery in Global Perspective (Cambridge University Press 2018) 15-57; 'Searching for Slave Teachers in Late Antiquity,' Révue des études tardo-antiques 12, suppl. 8 (2018-2019) 127-191; 'Captivity and Slavery among the Saracens in Late Antiquity (ca. 250 - 630 CE),' Antiquité tardive 19 (2011) 237-266; and others (see here for more).

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Anthony Kaldellis, Noel Lenski

April 16, 2026

High Sensitivity: Brain, Mental Health and Society | Radboud Reflects Lecture with Corina Greven and Judith Homberg

What is High Sensitivity? An estimated 1 in 5 people identify as highly sensitive. Is there an increase? What happens in the brain of a highly sensitive person? How does high sensitivity affect mental health? And if there’s an increase, what does that say about our society? Learn from psychologist Corina Greven and neuroscientist Judith Homberg, and learn more about high sensitivity, the brain and society. High Sensitivity: Brain, Mental Health and Society | Lecture and conversation with psychologist Corina Greven and neuroscientist Judith Homberg | Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 20.00 - 21.30 hrs | Lecture Hall Complex, Radboud University | Radboud Reflects and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour Have a look at the recap: ++www.ru.nl/en/services/sport-cu…ntist-judith-homberg++

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Corina Greven, Judith Homberg

August 17, 2022

Byzantium & Friends | 78. How to be philanthropic in early Byzantine Christianity, with Dan Caner Wednesday Aug 17, 2022

A conversation with Dan Caner (Indiana University) about the different kinds of charitable giving in early Byzantium. We talk about the pre-Christian background, the role of institutions, and views about wealth. Was giving primarily good for the soul of the giver, and under what conditions, or for the material assistance of the needy? How could one give to ascetics, who had renounced such needs? The conversation is based on Dan's recent book The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium (University of California Press 2021).

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Anthony Kaldellis, Dan Caner

May 1, 2022

Stakeholder Identification Activity

This document is an example of a small exercise that asks students to carry out a stakeholder analysis. Based on information given to them on the stakeholders, students have to place the stakeholders in a power-interest or influence-importance matrix and to motivate their placement choices. Students will then share their matrix with peers and at the end, reflect on the exercise.

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Karen Fortuin, Judith Gulikers, Carla Oonk

May 5, 2026

Collaboration and Personal Development

In this reader, a teaching programme (assignments, underlying models and theories) is described to develop collaborative skills in a transdisciplinary-oriented educational context in between science and society. The focus lies on creating awareness about mechamisms that promote pleasurability, effectiveness and responsibility in professional collaborative practices. The MSc course for which it was created, is called Academic Consultancy Training, taught at Wageningen University and Research

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Marjan Wink, Michel Kropman, Valentina Tassone

December 17, 2020

Byzantium & Friends | 39. The monastic experience, with Alice-Mary Talbot Thursday Dec 17, 2020

A conversation with Alice-Mary Talbot (Dumbarton Oaks) on the experience of communal monastic life in Byzantium, ranging from its organization and rules to its religious goals, engagement with society, and differences between monasteries for men and women. It is based on Alice-Mary's recent book Varieties of Monastic Experience in Byzantium, 800-1453 (University of Notre Dame Press 2019), which discusses solitary ascetics too.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Alice-Mary Talbot

April 14, 2022

Byzantium & Friends | 69. The experiences of Byzantine children, with Oana-Maria Cojocaru Thursday Apr 14, 2022

A conversation with Oana-Maria Cojocaru (Tempere University, Finland) about the images of Byzantine children in our sources, and the experiences that they would have had, once they made it past infancy. Our discussion forms a nice sequel to that with Christian Laes on childbirth (episode 66), and is based on Oana's recent book Byzantine Childhood: Representations and Experiences of Children in Middle Byzantine Society (Routledge 2022).

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Anthony Kaldellis, Oana-Maria Cojocaru