Interview With Patrick J. Geary
Courtney M. Booker
I NTERVIEW WITH P ATRICK J. G EARY C OURTNEY M. B OOKER Having earned his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1974, Patrick Geary has taught Princeton (1974-1980) and the of Florida (1980-1993), been a professor history Director Center for Medieval Renaissance Studies California, Los Angeles, since July 1993. Winner numerous fellowships awards, member host professional organi- zations activities, Professor is also author many articles books on medieval history, including general surveys [Civilization West (New York, 1990); The Unfinished Legacy: A Brief History Western Civilization 1992); Societies Cultures World 1994), with Mark Kishlansky, Patricia O’Brien, Bin Wong], translations fundamental primary secondary sources [Readings (Peterborough, Ontario, 1989); Heinrich Fichtenau, Living Tenth Century. Mentalities Social Orders (Chicago, 1991)], specialized studies [Furta Sacra: Thefts Relics Central Middle Ages (Princeton, 1978, rev. ed. 1991); Aristocracy Provence: Rhone Basin Dawn Carolingian Age (Philadelphia, 1985); Before France Germany: Creation Transformation Merovingian (Oxford, 1988); Dead (Ithaca, NY, 1994); Phantoms Remembrance: Memory Oblivion end first Millennium Imagination, Ritual, Memory, Historiography: Concepts Past (Cambridge, press), Johannes Fried Gerd Althoff], which have translated into French German. He edited memoirs Louisiana nineteenth century [Leon Fremaux’s New Orleans Characters (Gretna, LA, 1987); Celine: Remembering 1850- 1871 (Athens, GA, 1988)]. Among number programs initiated while UCLA, certainly one most popular, inter-University California Seminar, meets quarterly Huntington Library San Marino, California. Prompting this interview news Geary’s imminent departure from UCLA position Notre Dame University. taking leave, he enthusiastically agreed to share thoughts OMITATUS 29 (1998): 1–20.
Comitatus-a Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies