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George Ferzoco

Hons BA, MA, MCIJ, FCIL, FRHistS, CL
Pronouns: English he-him-his, français il-lui-son/sa, italiano lui-lui-suo/sua

Affiliations

Adjunct Senior Instructor

Faculty of Arts, Department of History

Contact information

Phone number

contact: 403.‭220.3286‬

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Research

Areas of Research

Book history, Canonization, Codicology and palaeography, Corfinium and the Social Wars (91-88 B.C.E.), Dante, Education history, Genealogy, Gender and sexuality in history, Hagiography, Hermits, Holiness in world religions, Iconography (religious), Italy and Italian studies, Life after death in religious traditions, Manuscript history and production, Popes and papal history (including Celestine V and renunciation), Preaching and sermon studies, Propaganda, Religious culture, Roman Catholicism, Saints and related cults, Tuscany, Witchcraft, Wonder

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
RELS 370 L01 Gods, Demons, and Monsters (80 students) Winter 2026
RELS 381 L01 Gender, Sex and Religion (100 students) Fall 2025
RELS 399 L03 Religion in Popular Culture - Cinema (Fellini) (119 students) Winter 2024
GRST 357 L01 Myths, Slaves, and Heroes: Roman Literature in Translation (80 students) Winter 2025
RELS 344 L01 The Bible as Literature (50 students) Winter 2025
GRST 315 L01 Sexuality and Gender in Pre-Modern Mediterranean Culture (77 students) Fall 2024
RELS 200 L01 Religious Myths and Worldviews (150 students) Fall 2024
RELS 385 L01 Pagans and Christians (Group Study Program in Central Italy - 21 students) Spring 2024
RELS 399 L14 Religion and Popular Culture (Group Study Program in Central Italy - 21 students) Spring 2024
GRST 327 L01 Roman Art and Architecture (82 students) Winter 2024
RELS 200 L01 Religious Myths and Worldviews (150 students) Winter 2024
RELS 201 L02 Jews, Christians and Muslims (150 students) Winter 2024
HTST 326 L01 Europe in the Age of the Renaissance and Reformation, 1400-1559 (97 students) Fall 2023
RELS 200 L01 Religious Myths and Worldviews (145 students) Fall 2023
RELS 200 L02 Religious Myths and Worldviews (150 students) Fall 2023
RELS 201 L01 Jews, Christians and Muslims Fall 2023
RELS 385 L01 Pagans and Christians (part of Group Study Program: Religion in Central Italy) (23 students) Spring 2023
RELS 399 L01 Religion in Popular Culture (part of Group Study Program: Religion in Central Italy) (23 students) Spring 2023
RELS 200 L01 Religious Myths and Worldviews Winter 2023
RELS 201 L02 Jews, Christians and Muslims Winter 2023
RELS 344 L01 The Bible as Literature Winter 2023
RELS 387 L01 Christian Monks, Mystics and Reformers Winter 2023
HTST 319 L01 Early Medieval Europe, 410-1076 Fall 2022
RELS 200 L01 Religious Myths and Worldviews Fall 2022
RELS 200 L02 Religious Myths and Worldviews Fall 2022
RELS 484 L01 Advanced Topics in Christianity (Being Human in the Middle Ages) Fall 2022
RELS 601 L01 Studies in Western Religions (Being Human in the Middle Ages) Fall 2022
HTST 321 L01 High/Late Medieval Europe, 1076-1418 Summer 2022
GRST 311 L01 Sport in Ancient Greece and Rome Winter 2022
GRST 455.03 L01 Topics in Greek Literature in Translation Winter 2022
GRST 601.18 L01 Topics in Greek Literature in Translation Winter 2022
RELS 201 L01 Jews, Christians and Muslims Winter 2022
HTST 321 L01 High/Late Medieval Europe, 1076-1418 Fall 2021
GRST 209 L01 Classical Mythology and Literature Summer 2021
GRST 345 L01 Late Roman Antiquity Fall 2020