Dr. Fiona Griffiths

Biography

Fiona Griffiths is a historian specializing in medieval Western Europe, focusing on the intellectual and religious life from the ninth to the thirteenth century. Her work explores the possibilities of social experimentation and cultural production inherent in medieval religious reform movements, addressing questions of gender, spirituality, and authority, particularly regarding the experiences and interactions between religious men (priests and monks) and women (nuns and clerical wives). She is the author of several significant works including 'Nuns' Priests' Tales: Men Salvation Medieval Women's Monastic Life' and 'Garden Delights: Reform Renaissance Women Twelfth Century'. Additionally, she has co-edited influential volumes such as 'Sensory Reflections: Traces Experience Medieval Artifacts' and 'Partners Spirit: Men, Women, Religious Life Germany, 1100-1500'. Griffiths has published essays in prestigious journals such as Speculum and Journal of Medieval History. She has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, among others. Currently, she serves as a Professor of History at Stanford University, where she also holds courtesy appointments in Religious Studies and German Studies.

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