Papers are invited for the ‘From the Heavens to the Earth: Honoring Danielle B. Joyner’ sessions at ICMS 2027, focusing on her diverse scholarly interests including temporality, eco-criticism, and the study of birds, with a particular encouragement for submissions from her friends and collaborators.
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CFP: ‘Going Green: turning an ecological lens on medieval art and architecture’, Leeds IMC, deadline 17 September 2026
Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 session titled “Going Green: turning an ecological lens on medieval art and architecture,” focusing on the relationship between medieval communities and their environments through art and architecture. Submissions due by September 17, 2026.
Call for Papers: BAA at the 2027 International Medieval Congress, deadline 21 September 2026 [updated!]
The British Archaeological Association is seeking paper proposals for sponsored sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress, themed ‘Communities,’ which will explore the formation, identity, and interaction of various communal groups in the medieval period.
New Publication: ‘Art, Nature and the Body in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland’, by Heather Pulliam
Heather Pulliam’s new publication, ‘Art, Nature and the Body in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland,’ explores how early medieval art objects shaped spiritual experiences and interactions with the natural world through phenomenological and eco-critical lenses.
CFP: ‘CLAUSTRUM: Art, Iconography and Spirituality in Medieval Franciscan Convents’, 23-24 October 2026 (deadline 4 September 2026)
The International Conference “Claustrum: Art, Iconography and Spirituality in Medieval Franciscan Convents,” scheduled for October 23-24, 2026 in Santarém, Portugal, invites researchers to submit proposals on themes related to medieval Franciscan art, spirituality, and ecology by 4 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Picturing Entanglements: Transcultural Creatures in Medieval Eurasian Art’, CAA 2027 Session (deadline 31 August 2026)
This call for papers invites scholars to explore how zoomorphic imagery in medieval Eurasian art (500-1500 CE) serves as a vehicle for transcultural exchange and artistic innovation, with submissions due by August 31, 2026, for a session at CAA 2027.
CFP: ‘Connected Communities in Motion. Itineraries and Material Culture across the Norman Worlds’, International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027 (deadline 14 September 2026)
The Route des Normands Association invites proposals for linked sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress in Leeds, focusing on the material culture and consequences of mobility across the Norman worlds, exploring themes of architecture, artistic production, liturgy, and networks of patronage. The deadline is 14 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Performing Communities: Regular Canons Between History, Art, and Liturgy (11th–15th Centuries)’, International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027 (deadline 14 September 2026)
Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 that explore the identities, practices, and relationships of regular canons from the 11th to 15th centuries, focusing on their communal life and influences across various fields such as history, liturgy, and art.
New Publication: ‘Fifteenth-Century Burgundian Sculpture: Works, Artists, Questions’, ed. Michele Tomasi, Thomas Flum, Jean-Marie Guillouët, and Sophie Jugie
The new book, “Fifteenth-Century Burgundian Sculpture: Works, Artists, Questions,” offers an in-depth exploration of Burgundian sculpture through various studies that examine its artists, works, iconography, and cultural influence across Europe and beyond.
Announcement: Medieval Southern Italy Working Group
The Medieval Southern Italy Working Group, founded by Maria Harvey and the Center for the Art and Architectural History of Port Cities “La Capraia,” aims to foster collaboration among art historians focused on medieval southern Italy through workshops and annual meetings in Naples.
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