This is a two-day introductory course on the theme of religious cultural heritage (RCH) in the Middle East. It aims to contextualise RCH as the living cultural heritage of its community of users. In addition, the course attempts to present RCH as a contemporary construct of its socio-political and religious context through its connections toContinue reading “Online Course: Religious Cultural Heritage: Concepts and Issues in the Modern Middle East (14 & 21 October 2022)”
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Call for Journal Submissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection. The Journal publishes Articles and Research Notes. All texts must take works of art in the collection as the point of departure. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship, whereas research notes areContinue reading “Call for Journal Submissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal (Deadline: 15 September 2022)”
Online Roundtable: Ukraine Lecture Series Roundtable: Endangered Monuments (28 July 2022)
The monuments and rich cultural heritage of Kyivan Rus are currently endangered due to the ongoing war. This roundtable discussion engages with cultural heritage and its intangible aspects in times of conflict, underscoring key aspects of early Rus architecture and its development in a broader context, and the important monastic complex of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.Continue reading “Online Roundtable: Ukraine Lecture Series Roundtable: Endangered Monuments (28 July 2022)”
Call for Papers: Pray and Play with Mary: From Processions and Pilgrimages to Performances (Deadline: 13 September 2022)
This special session wishes to analyze the multiple sources and multimedia of Marian processions and pilgrimages. The scientific importance of the session lies in understanding how these devotional practices could be perceived as a form of theatrical performance. The polysensoriality of these ephemeral events encouraged liturgical unity outside the church. Therefore, how did the civicContinue reading “Call for Papers: Pray and Play with Mary: From Processions and Pilgrimages to Performances (Deadline: 13 September 2022)”
Summer School: FORMA, FUNZIONE, TECNICA E MATERIA. GENESI E SVILUPPO DEL POLITTICO GOTICO A SIENA (26-30 September 2022)
The Università per Stranieri of Siena, in partnership with the Opera della Metropolitana of Siena, is organizing a Summer School in Higher Education dedicated to the genesis and development of the Gothic polyptych in Siena. Conceived as a seminar, the course combines lectures and visits to the complex of the Opera della Metropolitana, to publicContinue reading “Summer School: FORMA, FUNZIONE, TECNICA E MATERIA. GENESI E SVILUPPO DEL POLITTICO GOTICO A SIENA (26-30 September 2022)”
Call for Papers: Wastework at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History (15-17 March 2023)
Art students today know the rules: no solvents in the trash, no clay down the drain, and don’t forget to cure that resin before you toss it! Early modern craftsmen had their own rituals of disposal, too – albeit ones driven more by economies of thrift than by environmental regulation or fire safety. This international,Continue reading “Call for Papers: Wastework at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History (15-17 March 2023)”
Lecture Series: Between Invisibility and Autonomy: Negotiating Gender Roles in Manuscript Cultures (Universität Hamburg)
Organized by Professor Dr Eike Grossmann & Dr Johanna Seibert. Mondays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM (UTC+1) ; hybrid format (Universität Hamburg Pavilion CSMC; Zoom) Women’s contributions to the production and use of written artefacts have been neglected or even made invisible in many manuscript cultures. Their agency being written out is only one of theContinue reading “Lecture Series: Between Invisibility and Autonomy: Negotiating Gender Roles in Manuscript Cultures (Universität Hamburg)”
New Publication: ‘Saint Cecilia in the Renaissance: The Emergence of a Musical Icon’ by John A. Rice
This study uncovers how Saint Cecilia came to be closely associated with music and musicians. Until the fifteenth century, Saint Cecilia was not connected with music. She was perceived as one of many virgin martyrs, with no obvious musical skills or interests. During the next two centuries, however, she inspired many musical works written inContinue reading “New Publication: ‘Saint Cecilia in the Renaissance: The Emergence of a Musical Icon’ by John A. Rice”
Call for Applications: Host the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies
The Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies is now accepting applications for our 2024 host institution! The conference is an interdisciplinary graduate student conference focusing on the Middle Ages. It is entirely organized and run by graduate students. Vagantes is a unique opportunity to showcase the Medieval Studies community at your institution, as well as toContinue reading “Call for Applications: Host the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies”
Call for Papers: Fenestella. Inside Medieval Art, Issue 3/2022, Miscellaneous Section. (Extended Deadline: 4 September 2022)
Your news/announcement, or details about your event : Fenestella is a scholarly, multilingual, and peer-reviewed open access journal. Fenestella publishes scholarly papers on medieval art and architecture, between Late Antiquity and c. 1400, covering the Latin West, the Byzantine East and medieval Islam. The Journal aims to consider medieval artefacts from within, in order toContinue reading “Call for Papers: Fenestella. Inside Medieval Art, Issue 3/2022, Miscellaneous Section. (Extended Deadline: 4 September 2022)”
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