Projects
The Learned Monk and Monastic Revival in England
This article has been submitted to the Graduate History Review, University of Victoria and is presently under peer-review
Abstract:
The history of medieval religious orders during the establishment of universities in England is one of great controversy and scholarly intrigue. This paper will challenge what many contemporary historians have labelled a genuine monastic decline formalized by the Dissolution. The perception among the plurality of existing sources maintains a belief in a lasting monastic decline. However, a decline in absolute terms does not accurately describe the role of monastic communities during a period of great change and transformation. This work shall examine the ability and effectiveness in which religious orders embraced the societal stimuli of universities and came to control the system of education in England for over three centuries.
The Medici and Jews of Florence, 1435-1571
Article submission expected in 2013
This journal submission will examine the emerging patterns of comparison between popular and ecclesiastical sentiments versus the actions of the ruling elite; and will afford a unique analysis of the dichotomy prevalent in the fifteenth and sixteenth century history of Jews on the Italian peninsula. The foci of this work will address the following question: what comparisons and conclusions may be drawn between the anti-Semitic rhetoric of popular Florentine preachers and the interaction between Jews and the Medici between 1435 and 1571.
Trianon and Hungary – Collected Works
Forthcoming publication scheduled for 2014
Edited by: Joseph Imre
The Treaty of Trianon signed June 4, 1920 signaled an end to the historic Kingdom of Hungary with over seventy-percent of its territory ceded to successor states and over 3.5 million ethnic Hungarians left outside of Hungary. The emergence of new independent states in central Europe cemented a strong ethnic divide in the region that largely remains to this day. In the 90th Anniversary year, we hope to examine the cause, the course, and the consequences of Trianon on Hungary and the region as a whole for an academic publication scheduled for 2011.
More information:
H-Net Call for Papers
Burgenland, the Banat Leitha Republic, and the Austria Hungary Border Dispute 1918-1922
Forthcoming publication expected in 2013
This work will examine the short-lived Banat Leitha (Lajtanabsag) Republic declared following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. The state experiment represented by Banat Leitha is an important episode in the international arbitration of the Austria Hungary border often overlooked by current academic discourse. This project is being carried out in cooperation with the Department of History at the University of Toronto.
Savonarola and the World of the Renaissance
Forthcoming publication scheduled for 2015
Building on my graduate thesis: “Miserere, mei Deus: Savonarola, Reform, and the World of the Renaissance”, I intend to frame the Savonarolan legacy in Florence and Italy within the context of the 15th century conciliar movement that foreshadowed the Reformation of 1517. A strong emphasis on broadening the traditional definition of Renaissance humanism to incorporate a larger historical purpose, and thus place Savonarola within the intellectual tenants of the age, will provide for a more mature standard of analysis to be employed against Savonarola and his legacy.
Born in Exile
Forthcoming publication scheduled for 2015
Born in Exile will be my first attempt at the historical fiction genre. The plot of this text will revolve around the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and feature several secondary characters, historical and fictitious, through the eyes of a protagonist forced to flee his homeland and live a life of ‘exile’ in a foreign and unfamiliar land. A journey of transformation for a young boy during uncertain and perilous times will speak to a generation of immigrants who’s lives were forever changed during the turbulent twentieth century.
