Zurich, October 9 – 11, 2014 Deadline: Feb 25, 2014 In a traditional perspective, book religions are seen as agents of logocentrism, establishing a sharp dichotomy between scripture and aesthetics, religion and art. This judgment was based primarily on dogmatic assumptions and posterior idealizations, however. In the light of their material, performative and artistic practice, religions of the bookContinue reading “Clothing Sacred Scripture (Zurich 9-11 Oct 14)”
Category Archives: Call for Papers
Call for Papers: Gothic Ivories: Content and Context
Gothic Ivories: Content and Context, which will take place on Saturday 5 July at The Courtauld Institute of Art, and Sunday 6 July 2014 at The British Museum. Proposals are invited for papers to be presented at this two-day conference in July 2014, jointly organised by the British Museum and the Courtauld Gothic Ivories Project. The papers will be presentedContinue reading “Call for Papers: Gothic Ivories: Content and Context”
Call for Papers: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500
Call for Papers: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500 This conference will explore the ways in which artists and patrons in Britain devised and introduced new or distinctive imagery, styles and techniques, as well as novel approaches to bringing different media together. It is concerned with the mechanisms of innovation, with inventive and imaginative processes,Continue reading “Call for Papers: Invention and Imagination in British Art and Architecture, 600-1500”
Call for Papers: 3nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TAO-KLARJETI
3nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TAO-KLARJETI 17-21 October, 2014 The National Center of Manuscripts warmly invites scholars from different fields of research to submit proposals for the International Conference “Tao-Klarjeti”. This is the third conference on the issue. Rich history and cultural significance of Tao-Klarjeti, which had established herself among the most prominent monastic centers of EasternContinue reading “Call for Papers: 3nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TAO-KLARJETI”
Call for Papers: Culture, Power and Identity in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Seminar is seeking proposals for panels on “Culture, Power and Identity in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean,” organized by Brian Catlos [Religious Studies CU Boulder/Humanities UC Santa Cruz] and Sergio La Porta (Armenian Studies, CSU Fresno) to be submitted for consideration for the annual meeting of the American Historical Association to be held January 2-5, 2015 in New York City. MediterraneanContinue reading “Call for Papers: Culture, Power and Identity in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”
Call for Papers: Eating Anatolia: Remembered Histories and Forgotten Foods
Eating Anatolia: Remembered Histories and Forgotten Foods Koç University Department of Archaeology and History of Art’s 2nd annual Graduate Student Symposium, May 3, 2014 in Istanbul. “First we eat, then we do everything else.” MFK Fisher Koç University’s department of Archaeology and History of Art is pleased to announce “Eating Anatolia: Remembered Histories and Forgotten Foods”.Continue reading “Call for Papers: Eating Anatolia: Remembered Histories and Forgotten Foods”
Call for Papers: Muslim Subjects and Clients in the Pre-Modern Christian Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Seminar is seeking proposal for two proposed panels, on “Muslim Subjects and Clients in the Pre-Modern Christian Mediterranean,” organized by Abigail Balbale [Bard Graduate Center/University of Massachusetts Boston] and Brian Catlos [Religious Studies, CU Boulder/Humanities, UC Santa Cruz] to be submitted for consideration for the Middle East Association Studies Annual Conference, (November 22-25, 2014 – Washington,Continue reading “Call for Papers: Muslim Subjects and Clients in the Pre-Modern Christian Mediterranean”
Call for Papers: Irish Conference of Medievalists
The 28th ICM will take place in University College Dublin, 1 – 3 July 2014. The Irish Conference of Medievalists is an interdisciplinary forum which welcomes papers on all aspects of Irish and European medieval culture, including archaeology, history, art history, folklore, language and literature. We also welcome papers which explore Ireland in its wider international context. This yearContinue reading “Call for Papers: Irish Conference of Medievalists”
Call for Papers: Language as Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean (330-2013)
Language as Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean (330-2013) The students of the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham are proud to announce the 15th Annual Postgraduate Colloquium, which will take place on Saturday, 24th May 2014. Keynote speaker: Dr Maria Georgopoulou, (Director of the Gennadius Library, The AmericanContinue reading “Call for Papers: Language as Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean (330-2013)”
Call for Papers: Mary of Burgundy The Reign, the ‘Persona’ and the Legacy of a European Princess
Call for Papers: Mary of Burgundy The Reign, the ‘Persona’ and the Legacy of a European Princess International Colloquium (Brussels–Bruges, 5–7 March 2015) Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold and heir to the Burgundian States, has received relatively little scholarly attention from specialists. Despite an exhibition held at Beaune from November 2000Continue reading “Call for Papers: Mary of Burgundy The Reign, the ‘Persona’ and the Legacy of a European Princess”
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