St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies Graduate Conference
6 – 8 June, 2019
Deadline: 31 March, 2019
The British Library, Egerton 2899, Psalter of the Gallican Version, Scotland, 15th century, f. 30, detail.
We are announcing a call for papers for the second St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies (SAIMS) Graduate Conference. This three-day conference is aimed at graduate students and early career researchers in any area of Medieval Studies. The second day of the conference will be devoted to the theme Politics and Political Thought and we would particularly welcome abstracts related to this topic from scholars working in any of the fields mentioned below. We aim to encompass a range of historical perspectives, from art to archeology, law to literature.
The keynote addresses will be delivered by Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Edinburg & St Andrews) and Dr Charles West (Sheffield).
Proposals relating to the following fields of research are especially welcome:
- Eastern Mediterranean studies
- Art and architecture
- The church and religious life
- Crusading
- Late Antiquity
- Latin poetry
- Law
- Middle Eastern studies
- Philosophy
- Rulership and lordship
- Scottish history
- Texts and manuscripts
It is anticipated that there shall be no registration free and that some travel bursaries will be available. Papers should be a maximum of 20 minutes in length.
Please email 250-word abstracts to saimsgraduateconference@gmail.com by 31st March 2019.
