International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena (Barcelona, 20-21 November 2014)

International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Facultat de Lletres, Sala d’actes 20-21 November 2014 D’ençà que l’any 2010 la interpretació del Cant de la Sibil·la a l’Illa de Mallorca esdevingué part del Patrimoni intangible de la UNESCO, la Sibil·la s’ha posat d’actualitat. Existeix, no obstant això, una certa confusió sobreContinue reading “International Symposium: La Sibil·la. So. Imatge. Litúrgia. Escena (Barcelona, 20-21 November 2014)”

Study Days: “Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles)” (Lille, October 2014 ; Rennes, November 2014)

Study Days: Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles) Lille, Université de Lille 3, 16 October 2014 Rennes, Université de Rennes, 27 November 2014 La représentation du merveilleux est peu étudiée car les travaux portant sur ce sujet émanent principalement de chercheurs en littérature. Pourtant, celui-ciContinue reading “Study Days: “Merveilleux, marges et marginalité dans la littérature et l’enluminure profanes en France et dans les régions septentrionales (XIIe-XVe siècles)” (Lille, October 2014 ; Rennes, November 2014)”

Events: Dante’s Inferno/Underground Medieval London (KCL Arts & Humanities Festival ‘underground’, London, 15-24 October 2014)

Events: Dante’s Inferno/ Underground Medieval London KCL Arts & Humanities Festival, ‘underground’ London, 15-24 October 2014 The KCL Arts & Humanities Festival, ‘underground’, will be taking place 15-24 October 2014. The following events, sponsored by CLAMS (Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies) may be of particular interest: Dante’s Inferno: a marathon reading 17th October, 1pm-7pm This event, which will takeContinue reading “Events: Dante’s Inferno/Underground Medieval London (KCL Arts & Humanities Festival ‘underground’, London, 15-24 October 2014)”

Conference: Die deutschen Dominikaner und Dominikanerinnen 1221-1515 (Cologne, 6-8 November 2014)

Conference: Die deutschen Dominikaner und Dominikanerinnen 1221-1515  Cologne, 6-8 November 2014   Prof. Dr. Sabine von Heusinger veranstaltet gemeinsam mit P. Elias H. Füllenbach, OP und PD Dr. Klaus-Bernward Springer vom Institut zur Erforschung der Geschichte des Dominikanerordens im deutschen Sprachraum sowie P. Prof. Dr. phil. Walter Senner OP,  Institutum S. Thomae / Pontificia Universitas S. Thomae de AquinoContinue reading “Conference: Die deutschen Dominikaner und Dominikanerinnen 1221-1515 (Cologne, 6-8 November 2014)”

Conference: Clothing Sacred Scripture (Zurich, 9-11 October 2014)

International Conference: Clothing Sacred Scripture: Book Art and Book Religions in the Middle Ages 9-11 October 2014  Universitaet Zuerich, Raemistrasse 71, KOL-G-217 In a traditional perspective, book religions are seen as agents of logocentrism, establishing a sharp dichotomy between scripture and aesthetics, religion and art. The conference aims to broaden this perspective by a comparative and transcultural approachContinue reading “Conference: Clothing Sacred Scripture (Zurich, 9-11 October 2014)”

CFP: 15th International Congress of Turkish Art (Naples, 16-18 September 2015)

Call for Papers: 15th International Congress of Turkish Art (ICTA) Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Dipartimento Asia, Africa e Mediterraneo (Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 12, Napoli), 16 – 18 September 2015 Deadline: 30 September 2014 We are pleased to inform you that the 15th International Congress of Turkish Art will take place in Naples, at the Università diContinue reading “CFP: 15th International Congress of Turkish Art (Naples, 16-18 September 2015)”

CFP: The World of St. Francis of Assisi (Siena, 17-19 July 2015)

Call for Papers: The World of St. Francis of Assisi (Siena, 17-10 July 2015) Deadline: 15 October 2014 When Jorge Bergoglio became the first pope to choose the name Francis, it served as a reminder of Francis of Assisi’s profound effect on the world in the eight centuries since his death. During his lifetime, FrancisContinue reading “CFP: The World of St. Francis of Assisi (Siena, 17-19 July 2015)”

Murder in the Cathedral in Putney

Something Wicked Theatre are pleased to announce their upcoming performance of T.S. Eliot’s modern classic, in the historic and atmospheric surroundings of St. Mary’s Church in Putney, famous location of the ‘Putney Debates’ held in the seventeenth century during the English Civil War. Murder in the Cathedral is the poetic dramatization of an equally iconic event in English history,Continue reading “Murder in the Cathedral in Putney”

Publication News: New Issue of “Different Visions”

Publication News: Different Visions: A Journal of New Perspectives on Medieval Art Issue Five: Female Sexualities Different Visions: A Journal of New Perspectives on Medieval Art is a web-based, open-access, peer-reviewed annual, devoted to progressive scholarship on medieval art. The fifth issue of Different Visions is devoted to Female Sexualities and guest co-edited by Sherry Lindquist and Mati Meyer. As SherryContinue reading “Publication News: New Issue of “Different Visions””

CFP: Concilium Lateranense IV (Rome, 25-29 November 2015)

Call for Papers: Concilium Lateranense IV Commemorating the Octocentenary of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 Rome, 25-29 November 2015 Deadline: 1 November 2014 On Monday 30 November 1215 in the Basilica of St John Lateran, Innocent III brought the first assembly of the whole Church since the Council of Chalcedon (451) to a rousingContinue reading “CFP: Concilium Lateranense IV (Rome, 25-29 November 2015)”