The British Archaeological Association are excited to present a diverse conference which includes postgraduates and early career researchers in the fields of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. The British Archaeological Association postgraduate conference offers an opportunity for research students at all levels from universities across the UK and abroad to present their research and exchange ideas.

The conference will take place online via Zoom. Register to attend the conference using this link.

Conference Programme: Thursday 27th November 2025

12.20pm (GMT) Welcome

Panel 1: Artists and Creation

12.30 – 13.50 (GMT)

Chair: Professor Lindy Grant (University of Reading)

• Camilla Marraccini (IMT Lucca) – Choreographed Creation:  Gesture, Touch, and Theology in the Dogmatic Sarcophagus 
• Irene Bruzzone (University of Udine) – Interplays and  Intersections in Siena Cathedral: The Architrave of the Main Portal
• Stéphane Vrablik (Charles University) – Woe Exported. Vienna  as an Export Centre around 1400

13.50 – 14.05 (GMT) Break 

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Panel 2: Devotional Objects and Personalised Practices

14.05 – 15.45 (GMT)

Chair: Dr Lucy Wrapson (Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge)

• Molly Judd (University of Cambridge) – The Anglo-Norman  Pulpitum at Ely Cathedral 
• Blanche Darbord (University of Cambridge) – The Tomb of  Lazarus in Autun: Pilgrimage, Architecture, and Experiencing the Sacred
• Isabelle Ostertag (University of Virginia) – A Local, Parochial  Walsingham: The Lady Chapel of Holy Trinity Church at Long Melford
• Agnese Sartor (University of Udine) – Some Unusual Paintings  on the Reverse Side of Rood Screens and the Significance of Grisaille

15.45 – 16.00 (GMT) Break

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Panel 3: Manipulating Memory and Death in Art and Architecture

16.00 – 17.20 (GMT)

Chair: Dr Alexandrina Buchanan (University of Liverpool)

• Louise Williams (Bangor University) – Land, Power, and  Memory: The Symbolic Landscape of Castles in Medieval Wales 
• Vittoria Magnoler (University of Genoa) – Silent Words and  Sacred Echoes: The Memorial Role of Image and Text in a Late Medieval  Liturgical Folio 
• Mathilde Mioche (The Courtauld) – Donning Death: Memento  Mori Ivories as Fashion Accessories

17.20 – 17.30 (GMT) Closing remarks

Downloads

BAA 2025 Postgraduate Conference Programme (PDF)