Join the University of York’s Centre for Medieval Studies for this lecture on medieval art and video games.
Author Archives: Roisin Astell
CFP: ‘Animal Representation in the Global Middle Ages: Bridging the Natural and Social Worlds’ (AAH Conference Panel), deadline 2 November 2025
Abstracts are invited for the session ‘Animal Representation in the Global Middle Ages: Bridging the Natural and Social Worlds’, which will take place at the next Association for Art History Conference.
Online lecture: ‘Grünewald Remediating Wood from the Panel’ with Gregory Bryda, 8 October 2025, 5pm (CEST)
Gregory Bryda will present an online lecture on October 8, 2025, examining how Matthias Grünewald utilised wood’s dual nature in his altarpieces to intertwine the medicinal properties of Christ and saints with those of trees and plants.
New Publication: ‘The Digital Medieval Manuscript: Material Approaches to Digital Codicology’ by Suzette van Haaren
This new book explores the digital medieval manuscript as a unique cultural artifact, not just a copy of its physical counterpart.
CFP: ‘Confounding Images: Frustration as Art Historical Method’, Association for Art History 2026 Annual Conference, University of Cambridge (8-10 April 2026), deadline 2 November 2025
Submissions are invited for the session ‘Confounding Images: Frustration as Art Historical Method’, which will take place at the Association for Art History 2026 Annual Conference.
Conference: 18th International Complutense Conference on Medieval Art, Madrid, 7–8 October 2025
This year’s conference International Complutense Conference on Medieval Art, titled Transculturality and Medieval Art in Dialogue: Negotiating New Identities, will once again offer a specialised forum for scholarly exchange. The conference organisers invite all members of the academic community to attend.
New Publication: ‘American Gothic: Reflections on Gothic Scholarship in America 1925–2025’ edited by Robert Bork
AVISTA are excited to announce the publication of the 18th volume in our Brill series, AVISTA Studies in the History of Medieval Technology, Science, and Art, with American Gothic: Reflections on Gothic Scholarship in America 1925–2025, edited by Robert Bork.
CFP: ‘WORK: Traces, Constellations, Valuations’, 8th Forum Kunst des Mittelalters (Bochum/ Dortmund 2026), deadline 15 October 2025
Papers are invited for submission for this year’s Forum Kunst des Mittelalters, on the theme: ‘WORK: Traces, Constallations, Valuations.’
John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship, deadline 3 November 2025
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D. whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context.
Jon Cannon Memorial & Book Launch at Bristol Cathedral, 16 Oct 2025, 18:30 – 20:30 (BST), Bristol Cathedral
This event marks the launch of Jon Cannon’s final book, The Stones of Britain — a profound exploration of how geology has shaped the landscapes and history of our island. Interwoven with reflections on place, home and belonging, it is Jon’s definitive work and a moving legacy.
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