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Call for Submissions: ‘White and Whiteness in the Medieval Period, 400-1400 AD’, deadline 1 April 2024

The editors for the upcoming book Deep White: Unsettling White in Western Art History and Aesthetics (Brill, 2025) are seeking contributions concerning examination of white and whiteness from the period 400-1400 AD.

Scholarships and Essay Prizes with ARTES, deadline 30 April 2024

ARTES are pleased to invite submissions for the 2024 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize and ARTES-CEEH Scholarships.

Journal of Historic Buildings and Places, 2024 Stephen Croad Prize (Deadline 2 August 2024)

Historic Buildings & Places are now inviting submissions for the 2024 Stephen Croad Prize. They are seeking essays on new discoveries on the historic buildings of England and Wales.

CFP: ‘Texture in the Medieval World’, deadline 30 March 2024

Papers are invited for the conference ‘Texture in the Medieval World’ that takes place at the University of York’s Centre for Medieval Studies.

CFP: ‘In viaggio verso l’oriente: Marco Polo e i Frati Mendicanti (Travelling to the East: Marco Polo and the Mendicant Friars)’, deadline 7 April 2024

Papers are invited for the upcoming conference on ‘Travelling to the East: Marco Polo and the Mendicant Friars’.

Conference: ‘L’art roman au XXIe siècle: L’avenir d’un passé à réinventer’, Poitiers, 28-31 May 2024

This conference aims to develop an assessment of the historiography of the last twenty years and an epistemological reflection on the study of what is commonly called “Romanesque art”.

Job: Curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts, The British Library, deadline 7 April 2024

The British Library seeks a new Curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts.

New Publication: ‘Staging the Ruler’s Body in Medieval Cultures: A Comparative Perspective’

This new book, ‘Staging the Ruler’s Body in Medieval Cultures: A Comparative Perspective’ examines the portrayal and perception of medieval rulers’ bodies across cultures, highlighting their symbolic and political significance.

CFP: ‘Embodied Preaching: Multisensorial Preaching Performances in Medieval Europe’, deadline 5 April 2024

The ERC research project SenSArt invite papers for their upcoming conference.

‘Afterlives: Reusing the Past’ – A Day of Short Papers to celebrate the Life of Jill Franklin, Tuesday 30 April 2024

The Society of Antiquaries, British Archaeological Association, and the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland are coming together to host a day of celebration in honour of Jill Franklin.