Events for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Title	Colloquium: Benjamin Liu on Medieval Travel Literature
Event Start Date	Tuesday, March 30, 2010 French Parlor, Founders Hall
Event Start Time	12:30 pm - 1:30 am
Cost	Cost: Free
Message	"The 'Magnificence of Cities': Pero Tafur's Travels," by Benjamin Liu, PhD, University of California Riverside. Liu discusses the account of an early fifteenth-century traveler from Spain to Asia Minor. Liu is a specialist on medieval Iberia and the complex relationships between Christians, Muslims and Jews. His current work focuses on cultural exchanges from the Mediterranean to Asia. His talk will be for a general audience.
Contact	Michael Agnew \| magnew@sandiego.edu \| (619) 260-7834

Medieval and Renaissance Studies