Curriculum Vitae:
| 1982 | born in Saarbrücken |
| 2002-2009 | Studies of Medieval History, Ancient History and Philosophy at the universities of Münster and York |
| January 2009 | M.A. (German Master of Arts) |
| March 2008 - March 2009 | Student assistant at the Münster City Museum |
| April 2009 - March 2010 | Research assistant at the History Department of WWU Münster (Chair of Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff) |
| since April 2010 | PhD student and research assistant at the graduate school of the cluster of excellence "Religion and Politics" of WWU Münster |
| July 2011 - December 2011 | Research period at the Institute of Historical Research, London |
Research Interests:
- Cultural history of war in the Middle Ages
- Interreligious conflicts and contacts in the Middle Ages
- Medieval historiography
Function within the Cluster/Membership in Projects and Groups:
- Member of the study group Inbetween Fact and Fiction
- Member of the study group "Violentia et potestas"
- Doctoral student representative in the Board of Directors of the Graduate School
Courses:
- Winter semester 2010/11 (together with Martin Vučetić, M. A.): Seminar: Byzantium and the Crusades (1095-1204)
- Winter semester 2009/10 (together with Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff): Proseminar zur Einführung in die mittelalterliche Geschichte: Heinrich I.
Publications:
- Mahnende Heilige, ein martialischer Gott und die Sorgen einer Mutter. Religiöse Kontextualisierung von Krieg und Gewalt in der chronikalen Überlieferung zum Ersten Kreuzzug, in: Daniel Lizius / Kristina Rzehak / Merle Schütte (eds.), Zwischen Fakten und Fiktionen. Literatur und Geschichtsschreibung in der Vormoderne (forthcoming in 2012).
Contact
David Crispin M. A.Johannisstraße 1-4
Room 108
D-48143 Münster
Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-23364
Fax: +49 251 83-23340
d.crispin@uni-muenster.de
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. Gerd AlthoffHistory Department
Domplatz 20-22
Room 316
D-48143 Münster
Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-23233
Fax: +49 251 83-23247
althofg@uni-muenster.de
