John J. Contreni
Professor
// History
Emeriti Faculty
Office and Contact
Email: contreni@purdue.edu
Fax: (765) 496-1755
Courses
Hist 103 Intro to the Medieval World
Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971
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
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.
