James Wilson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Zukunftskolleg and the Department of History at the University of Konstanz, Germany. James was awarded his PhD by Queen Mary University of London in 2020. His recent monograph, Medieval Syria and the Onset of the Crusades, was published by Edinburgh University Press in June 2023. His current research focuses on the curation and translation of medieval Arabic texts relating to the Levantine crusading movement by ‘Orientalist’ scholars.

This seminar will begin at 5pm in the Centre's Jerusalem Room. Prior booking is not required. All welcome.