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Albrecht Diem is an Associate Professor in the History department at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, specializing in Late Antiquity, Early Middle Ages, Hagiography, Monasticism, Medieval Sexualities, and Medieval Manuscript Studies. His affiliations include LGBTQ Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and the Religion department.
- Education: Ph.D. (University of Utrecht), Post-Graduate Licentiate (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies), M.A. (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
- Research: Focuses on monastic rules, techniques of discipline, queer sexualities, Merovingian/Carolingian history, and editing monastic norms
- Teaching: Courses include Queering the Middle Ages, Death in the Middle Ages, and The Early Middle Ages
- Service: University Senate member, Faculty Council participant, NEH grant reviewer, and founder of the Network for the Study of Late Antique and Early Medieval Monasticism
His recent publications analyze Carolingian monastic reform, queer spaces in medieval monasteries, and emotional discipline in early monastic rules. He explores how monastic communities navigated theological challenges, power structures, and social dynamics through normative texts and historical narratives.
Key projects include the Hildemar Project (2024) for monastic rule analysis and digital manuscript collections. His work challenges traditional narratives about monastic development through interdisciplinary approaches combining theology, archaeology, and emotion studies.
