London Medieval Graduate Network, Courtauld Institute, 6th December

The London Medieval Graduate Network holds seminars at different institutions a number of times each term, which allow for students to give short papers on aspects of their research. All are very welcome. The next meeting will be held in seminar room 4 at the Courtauld Institute of Art: Somerset House on the Strand. TheContinue reading “London Medieval Graduate Network, Courtauld Institute, 6th December”

Conference: The Mobility of Antiquities

The Mobility of Antiquities. Cultural Processes and Collecting Practices in Early Modern Italy London, Warburg Institute, November 15, 2013 In the last few years, research on mobility (of ideas, cultural phenomena, people, and art works) has increasingly engaged scholars invarious disciplines. This workshop contributes to these studies by considering the mobility of antiquities in the early modern period from variousContinue reading “Conference: The Mobility of Antiquities”

Call for Papers: Vagantes 2014

Call for Papers: Vagantes 2014 March 20-22, 2014 at the University of Texas at Austin http://www.vagantesconference.org Vagantes is thelargest conference in North America for graduate students studying the Middle Ages. Vagantes aims to provide an open dialogue among junior scholars from all fields of Medieval Studies. The conference features two faculty keynote speakers and professional developmentContinue reading “Call for Papers: Vagantes 2014”

Dürer and Warburg: Interpreting Antiquity

16.30 – 17.45, Friday 22 November 2013 (with registration from 16.00) Lecture Room, The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square London WC1H 0AB 10.00 – 17.30, Saturday 23 November 2013 (with registration from 09.30) Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN Organised by Stephanie Buck (The Courtauld Institute of Art)Continue reading “Dürer and Warburg: Interpreting Antiquity”

Call for Papers – Robert Grosseteste and the Pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle-Ages

18-20 July 2014, Lincoln It is intended that this conference will explore the relationship between the pursuit of scientific and religious knowledge in the middle-ages, with a particular focus on the British scholar, theologian, scientist, astronomer and philosopher, Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175-1253). It will discuss Grosseteste’s theological and scientific understanding, particularly of the new GreekContinue reading “Call for Papers – Robert Grosseteste and the Pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle-Ages”

Call for Papers – Old and Middle English Studies: Texts and Sources

University of London, 03-05 September 2014. Deadline for abstracts: 1st December 2013. The study of Old and Middle English is a prominent and important field of academic enquiry. With a lively community of scholars, nationally and internationally, this conference aims to open up and explore new possibilities for intellectual exchange and fruitful collaboration between scholars working in any aspectContinue reading “Call for Papers – Old and Middle English Studies: Texts and Sources”

CFP deadline: The Visual Arts and Music in Renaissance Europe c.1400-1650

Deadline 4 November 2013, for conference on Saturday 18 January 2014 at The Courtauld Institute of Art The study (and experience) of music and art has occurred largely separately, however. Hence, the wariness of students of Renaissance art and music to explore the relationship between their own discipline and their close yet unfamiliar counterpart hasContinue reading “CFP deadline: The Visual Arts and Music in Renaissance Europe c.1400-1650”

Study Day: Monumental Brass Society, Lingfield Church study day, 28 September 2013

The Monumental Brass Society are holding a study day at Lingfield Church in Surrey on the 28th September 2013. The speakers will be Nigel Saul and Clive Burgess.