Author Archives: Roisin Astell

Conference: ‘Transmissions and Translations in the Medieval World’ Conference, University of York (2-3 June 2018)

Conference: ‘Transmissions and Translations in the Medieval World’, Kings Manor at the University of York (2-3 June 2018) The concepts of transmission and translation are central to the evolution of the pan-European multi-cultural nature of medieval society. Cross-cultural connections in the political arena, mercantile trade routes, the dissemination of Christianity and interactions with Islam andContinue reading “Conference: ‘Transmissions and Translations in the Medieval World’ Conference, University of York (2-3 June 2018)”

Sponsored session by AVISTA at International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 13 2018)

May 13 2018 Co-chaired by Zachary Stewart (Texas A&M University) and Amy Gillette (The Barnes Foundation), and sponsored by AVISTA   Enchanted Environs: Architecture, Automata, and the Art of Mechanical Performance I   Sunday 8:30 AM Fetzer 2016 Organizer: Amy Gillette, The Barnes Foundation; Zachary Stewart, Texas A&M Univ. Presider: Amy Gillette, The Barnes Foundation   “MonstrousContinue reading “Sponsored session by AVISTA at International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 13 2018)”

Lecture Series: London Society for Medieval Studies Summer Term 2018 Lecture Series

List of upcoming lectures with the London Society for Medieval Studies Venue: Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, North block, Senate House unless otherwise stated Time: Tuesdays 19:00 Chair: Stephen Spencer (stephen.spencer@sas.ac.uk) Joint secretaries: Ella Kilgallon Treasurer: Giorgio Lizzul Committee: Ella Kilgallon, Anaïs Waag, Helen Rampton, Emma Knowles, Calum Cockburn, Karel Fraaije Summer Term 2018 17 April 19:00 – The Royal Anglo-Saxon Burials ofContinue reading “Lecture Series: London Society for Medieval Studies Summer Term 2018 Lecture Series”

CFP: Studienkurs des Warburg-Hauses: Medialitaet des Sakralen (Hamburg, 24-28 Sep 18) (deadline: 7/05/18)

CFP: Studienkurs des Warburg-Hauses: Medialitaet des Sakralen (Hamburg, 24-28 Sep 18) Hamburg, Warburg-Haus, 24. – 28.09.2018 Deadline: May 7, 2018 Call for Papers Medialität des Sakralen: Bilder und Vermittlungsstrategien des Heiligen in Mittelalter und früher Neuzeit Studienkurs des Warburg-Hauses Leitung: Prof. Dr. Peter Schmidt und Lena Marschall, M.A., Universität Hamburg Wird die Welt in getrennten Sphären vonContinue reading “CFP: Studienkurs des Warburg-Hauses: Medialitaet des Sakralen (Hamburg, 24-28 Sep 18) (deadline: 7/05/18)”

CFP: ‘Hurt and healing: people, texts, and material culture in the Eastern Mediterranean’ – 19th Postgraduate Colloquium of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies (University of Birmingham) (deadline 21st April 2018)

Hurt and Healing: people, texts, and material culture in the Eastern Mediterranean’. The 19th Annual CBOMGS Postgraduate Colloquium 2nd June 2018 The Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 19th Postgraduate Colloquium of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. The concepts of hurt,Continue reading “CFP: ‘Hurt and healing: people, texts, and material culture in the Eastern Mediterranean’ – 19th Postgraduate Colloquium of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies (University of Birmingham) (deadline 21st April 2018)”

Conference: New Light on Old Manuscripts; Recent Advances in Palimpsest Studies, 25–27 April 2018

“New Light on Old Manuscripts: Recent Advances in Palimpsest Studies” brings together an international assembly of scholars who have been in the forefront of palimpsest studies in recent years, either in reading and analysing palimpsests texts, or in making them legible through advanced imaging and image processing methods.

Course: Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University, September 3–9, 2018 – DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018.

Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), September 3–9, 2018 DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018 (for 8 places) We are delighted to announce that the Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy 2018 will take place between 3 and 9 September, in Istanbul, Turkey. The Programme will be convened by Ida Toth andContinue reading “Course: Summer Programme in Byzantine Epigraphy, Koç University, September 3–9, 2018 – DEADLINE: 15th April, 2018.”

Conference: Private Charters and Documentary Practice in the long 10th century, Rome, 18-20 April 2018

Conference: Private Charters and Documentary Practice in the long 10th century, Rome, 18-20 April 2018 Atti privati e pratiche documentarie nel lungo X secolo / Private Charters and Documentary Practice in the long 10th century (ca.870-ca.1030), conference Rome 18-20 April 2018 On the occasion of the publication of the twelfth and final volume of theContinue reading “Conference: Private Charters and Documentary Practice in the long 10th century, Rome, 18-20 April 2018”

Call for Paper: Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (New York, 13-16 Feb 2019)

Call for Paper: Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (New York, 13-16 Feb 2019) CAA Conference, New York, February 13 – 16, 2019 Deadline: Apr 18, 2018 Society for the Study of Early Modern Women Call for Panel Proposal College Art Association New York, 13-16 February 2019 The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (http://ssemw.org/) willContinue reading “Call for Paper: Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (New York, 13-16 Feb 2019)”