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CODEX Conference, 8-11 September 2026
On 8-11 September 2026, the CODEX Centre organised the international conference „Medieval Books in the Early Modern Period: Comparative Perspectives” within a research project financed by the Romanian Research Council („Medieval Books in the Early Modern Period: The Case of Cluj in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries”, PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-0465). The conference was attended by specialists…
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Summer School in the History of the Book
On 12-18 July 2026, CODEX Centre hosted an international summer school in Cluj. Eight tutors from Budapest, Cluj, Paris, Prague and Vienna, and sixteen students from Cambridge, Cluj, Dublin, Paris, Prague, and Vienna spent a week in Cluj and Alba Iulia studying medieval manuscripts and early modern printed books. The summer school was sponsored…
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Students’ conference 2026
The results for our Students’ Conference are in! We would like to congratulate each and every one of you for the work that you’ve done and we’ll be waiting for you to collect your prizes on the 8th of June, at 14:30 at the English Department! Here are some photos from the event that…
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Guest lecture: Ryan Habermeyer, Salisbury University
On May 27th, we welcomed writer Ryan Habermeyer of the Salisbury University to deliver a lecture on the topic of Melting Pot Paranoia: Conspiracy Theory and the Making of America. Ryan Habermeyer is the author of the forthcoming novel Necronauts (Stillhouse Press) and the short story collections Salt Folk (Cornerstone Press) and The Science…
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Victorian Afternoon Tea
On the 21st of May, we hosted a Victorian edition of the Afternoon Tea event, together with professors Adrian Radu and Octavian More and with the dedicated students of our department. The event took place during the Open Days at the Faculty of Letters, when we open our doors for all the curious minds…
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Open lectures by Jean-Michel Rabaté and Patricia Gherovici
Together with The Centre for the Study of the Modern Anglophone Novel, we invite you to the open lectures of Jean-Michel Rabaté and Patricia Gherovici, on the 18th and 19th of May. Jean-Michel Rabaté of the University of Pennsylvania will talk about Joyce and the making of Modernism on Monday, 18.05.2026, from 16:00, and…
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Language, Mind, and Culture: A series with Jean Costa-Silva
This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Jean Costa-Silva of the State University of New York at Cortland, who talked to us about how language shapes thought and culture. Interactive, thought-provoking, and very fun.
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Guest lecture by Attila Takács
On Wednesday, April 29, we had a visit from Attila Takács, assistant lecturer at the University of Miskolc. With the support of Professor Octavian More, he delivered a lecture alongside first-year master’s students from the British Cultural Studies program. Starting from the film Qallunajatut (Urban Inuk), the students explored Inuit culture in Canada and, at…
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If It’s April, It’s Shakespeare – Second event
The second event of the series If It’s April, It’s Shakespeare took place on the 23rd of April, in the reading room of the Romanian-Hungarian Library, and we had a lot of fun! Between debunking myths about the great bard and translating Hamlet for Gen Z, listening to prof. Adrian Papahagi recite the famous…
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If It’s April, It’s Shakespeare – The first edition
The first event took place on April 2, at 5:00 p.m., in the reading room of the Romanian-Hungarian Library. We prepared a short skit (because Shakespeare must first and foremost be seen), the National Theater lent us a few costumes from their archives for a small exhibition, we listened to a few sonnets, and…