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John J. Contreni
Professor, Department of History
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971
Office Hours: Fall Semester: Tues/Thurs 9:00-10:00Office: ENAD 121
Office Phone: (765) 418-1866
Office Fax: (765) 496-1755
Email: contreni@purdue.edu
Specialization: European; Intellectual, religious, and political culture of the early medieval period (fifth to eleventh centuries) with special emphasis on the manuscripts, schools, and texts of Carolingian Europe
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John J. Contreni received the Ph.D. degree in August 1971, from Michigan State University and joined Purdue's Department of History the following month. He teaches the introductory medieval history survey course and offers undergraduate courses on the World of Charlemagne, Medieval Culture, and Studies in Medieval History. Graduate seminars focus on late antiquity and the Carolingian age. His research explores the intellectual, religious, and political culture of the early medieval period (fifth to eleventh centuries) with special emphasis on the manuscripts, schools, and texts of Carolingian Europe.
