Lecturer in Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities, Institute for Medieval Studies and School of History, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (Sep 2022 – present)

Postgraduate
Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age: Taught postgraduate (master’s) module that provides a holistic understanding of the medieval manuscript book in its material, cultural and historical contexts as well as situating the study of medieval manuscripts in the digital age. Module Leader: N. Kıvılcım Yavuz. 2 hr seminar/week.
2024–2025 Spring: 1 group.
2023–2024 Spring: 1 group.
Palaeography: Reading Medieval Manuscripts: Compulsory taught postgraduate (master’s) module that trains students in recognising and transcribing a range of scripts used in different kinds of documents from Carolingian to late medieval times. 2 hr seminar/week.
2022–2023 Spring: 1 group (co-taught).
Research Methods and Bibliography: Compulsory taught postgraduate (master’s) module that offers training in core skills and use of resources applicable to a wide range of subjects in medieval studies.
2023-2024 Fall: Leading two 2hr-seminars, one on manuscript studies and the other on digital medieval studies.
Undergraduate
Digital Methods for History, Art and Literature: Undergraduate (level 2) module that provides students with an understanding of digital approaches to scholarship and enables students to gain hands-on experience with a range of digital tools and platforms. Module Leader: N. Kıvılcım Yavuz. 1 hr workshop and 1 hr practial/week.
2024–2025 Fall: 3 groups.
2023–2024 Fall: 2 groups.
2022–2023 Fall: 2 groups.
Exploring History: Team-taught, compulsory undergraduate (level 1) module that explores the diverse and complex ways in which historians have approached the study of the past. 1 hr lecture and 1 hr seminar/week.
2024-2025 Fall: Module Leader: N. Kıvılcım Yavuz. 2 lectures; 2 groups.
2023–2024 Fall: Module Leader: N. Kıvılcım Yavuz. 2 lectures; 2 groups.
Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Beliefs: Undergraduate (level 1) module that offers students an opportunity to engage with the rich materials that shed light on medieval identities and beliefs while developing an understanding of the cultures that shaped them.
2022–2023 Spring: 1 hr seminar/week. 1 group.

In addition, the following lectures in team-taught modules:
“Digital History” as part of Thinking about History (2023-2024 Spring; 2022-2023 Fall)
“A Universal Chronicle Roll: Brotherton MS 100” as part of The Medieval World in Ten Objects (2023-2024 Fall; 2022-2023 Fall)

Instructor, Digital Medieval Studies Institute, in conjunction with the Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA (Feb 2023)

Encoding Manuscripts: Postgraduate-level course aimed at manuscript scholars interested in describing medieval manuscripts as well as transcribing and annotating manuscript texts according to the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines. 4 hrs of lectures and workshops.

Instructor, Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada (Jun 2022)

Manuscripts as Data: A Very Brief Introduction to Digital Humanities Methods for Manuscript Studies: Postgraduate-level course aimed at newcomers to Digital Humanities methods that provides an introduction to working with medieval and early modern manuscripts in the digital context, with an an overview of the possibilities and challenges associated with applications of XML-TEI in manuscript studies. 15 hrs of lectures and workshops.

Workshop leader, 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA (May 2022)

Medieval Digital Humanities: How to Get Started (A Workshop): A series of mini-workshops by members of Digital Medievalist on tools and workflows that introduce digital humanities strategies to those interested in computer-based methodologies for teaching and research.

Instructor, “Culture & Technology” European Summer University in Digital Humanities, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (Jul – Aug 2019; Aug 2021)

Manuscripts in the Digital Age: XML-Based Catalogues and Editions: Postgraduate course that provides a hands-on approach to working with medieval and early modern manuscripts in the digital context, in two parts: (1) creating XML-based manuscript descriptions and (2) preparing XML-based editions of texts, with or without an apparatus criticus, according to the Guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI). 36 hrs of lectures and workshops. (2021 edition delivered virtually)

Instructor, Arnamagnæan Summer School in Manuscript Studies, Arnamagnæan Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark and Árni Magnússon Institute, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland (Aug 2017; Aug 2018; Aug 2019)

Codicology: Postgraduate course that provides an introduction to key terms and concepts of codicology and production of books in the Middle Ages and early modern times, including a hands-on session with manuscripts.
2019, Copenhagen: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
2018, Reykjavík: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
2017, Copenhagen: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
History of the Book and Material Philology: Postgraduate course that discusses a brief history of the book and approaches to manuscripts and editing from traditional philology to material philology, including a hands-on session with manuscripts.
2018, Reykjavík: 1 hr lecture.
2017, Copenhagen: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
Material Philology: Postgraduate course that considers approaches to manuscripts and editing with a focus on the principles of material philology, including a hands-on session with manuscripts.
2019, Copenhagen: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
2018, Reykjavík: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.
Working with Manuscript Catalogues: Postgraduate course that offers an overview of conventions and terminology used in manuscript cataloguing, including a hands-on session with catalogues in different languages in manuscript, print, digitised and born-digital forms.
2019, Copenhagen: 1 hr lecture and 2 hrs workshop.

Seminar Tutor, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (Sep 2012 – Feb 2016)

Medieval and Renaissance Europe: First-year module that looks at the principal historical themes in Western Europe between 550 and 1550.
2015–2016 Fall: 3 seminar groups. Module Leader: Guy Perry.
2013–2014 Fall: 2 seminar groups. Module Leader: Emilia Jamroziak.
2012–2013 Fall: 2 seminar groups. Module Leader: Iona McCleery.
Introducing Medieval European Literature: First-year module that ranges across English, French, German and Italian literatures of the eleventh to fourteenth centuries and develops an understanding of the key medieval genres.
2013–2014 Fall: 1 seminar group. Module Leader: Marta Cobb.
Empire and Aftermath: The Mediterranean World from the Second to the Eighth Centuries: First-year module that provides an introduction to the Roman Empire in its heyday, and to the ensuing period of Late Antiquity.
2014–2015 Spring: 2 seminar groups. Module Leader: Ian N. Wood.
2013–2014 Spring: 1 seminar group. Module Leader: Ian N. Wood.