Iron maidens, the Inquisition, the Crusades, witch burnings: these images of violence, both fact and fiction, are profoundly connected to the Middle Ages. Yet if in many popular conceptions, the medieval world is associated with brutality and suffering, the period also offers unique formulations of mercy, compassion, and the power of resistance.
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CFP: International Graduate Students Colloquium, “Why did they choose this place? Settlements, Representations and References of Buildings and Objects (11th-17th centuries)”, Amiens (France) 29-30 May 2018
Call For Papers: International Graduate Students Colloquium, “Why did they choose this place? Settlements, Representations and References of Buildings and Objects (11th-17th centuries),” Amiens (France), 29-30 May 2018 Deadline: 15 January 2018 The research laboratory Trame (Texts, Representations, Archaeology and Memory from Antiquity to the Renaissance) of the University of Picardie Jules Verne associated with the research unit Transitions.Continue reading “CFP: International Graduate Students Colloquium, “Why did they choose this place? Settlements, Representations and References of Buildings and Objects (11th-17th centuries)”, Amiens (France) 29-30 May 2018″
CFP: Collecting (in) the Middle Ages, 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium, The Courtauld Institute of Art, (16 February 2018), deadline 30 October 2017
Call for papers: The Courtauld Institute of Art’s 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium: Collecting (in) the Middle Ages, The Courtauld Institute of Art, 16 February 2017 Deadline: 30 October 2017 The Courtauld Institute of Art’s 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium invites speakers to consider the nature of medieval collections, the context of their creation and fruition, and theirContinue reading “CFP: Collecting (in) the Middle Ages, 23rd Annual Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium, The Courtauld Institute of Art, (16 February 2018), deadline 30 October 2017”
CFP: Rethinking the Medieval Frontier (University of Leeds, 10 April 2018), deadline 1 February 2018
Call for Papers: Rethinking the Medieval Frontier, University of Leeds, 10 April 2018Deadline: 1 February 2018 Few topics in medieval studies have as much current relevance and activity as frontiers and borders. Yet approaches to their study in the Middle Ages are often untheorised, and compare, if at all, only to often outdated studies of the ancientContinue reading “CFP: Rethinking the Medieval Frontier (University of Leeds, 10 April 2018), deadline 1 February 2018”
CFP: ‘Enchanted Environs: Architecture, Automata, and the Art of Mechanical Performance’, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 10-13 May 2018
Call for Papers: Enchanted Environs: Architecture, Automata, and the Art of Mechanical Performance, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 10-13 May, 2018. Deadline: 15 September 2017. Sponsored by AVISTA (The Association Villard de Honnecourt for the Interdisciplinary Study of Technology, Science, and Art). Organized by Zachary Stewart (Texas A&M University) and Amy Gillette (The BarnesContinue reading “CFP: ‘Enchanted Environs: Architecture, Automata, and the Art of Mechanical Performance’, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 10-13 May 2018”
CFP: Topics in the History of Nobility, Knighthood, and Heraldica: A Session in Honor of D’Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton, University of Notre Dame, Medieval Institute Sponsored Session at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 10-13, 2018
Call for Papers: “Topics in the History of Nobility, Knighthood, and Heraldica: A Session in Honor of D’Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton” University of Notre Dame, Medieval Institute Sponsored Session at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 10-13, 2018 Deadline: 15 September 2017 As many may be aware, Professor Jonathan Boulton recently retired from teachingContinue reading “CFP: Topics in the History of Nobility, Knighthood, and Heraldica: A Session in Honor of D’Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton, University of Notre Dame, Medieval Institute Sponsored Session at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 10-13, 2018”
CFP: ‘Regionalism in Medieval Art and Architecture’ (ICMA Student Committee Session), International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo (10-13 May, 2018), deadline 10 September 2017
This panel seeks to consider how local identity was shaped by such global networks. Potential questions include: Are artistic or architectural styles connected to specific places for specific reasons? Were medieval artists conscious about their own regional styles and the social, political, and religious impact they had?
CFP: Medieval Monks, Nuns and Monastic Life (15-20 July 2018, Bristol), deadline 30 September 2017
The 2018 IMSSS symposium will explore the breadth and depth of sermon literature and preaching activity relating to monks, nuns, and monastic life, and serve as a microcosm of the religious and cultural landscape of the Middle Ages.
CFP: ‘Medieval Liturgy: Text and Performance,’ 53nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2018) in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Call for Papers: ‘Medieval Liturgy: Text and Performance,’ 53nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2018) in Kalamazoo, Michigan Deadline: 15 September 2017 The Interdisciplinary Graduate Medieval Colloquium at the University of Virginia invites graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars to submit papers for a session entitled “Medieval Liturgy: Text and Performance” at theContinue reading “CFP: ‘Medieval Liturgy: Text and Performance,’ 53nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 2018) in Kalamazoo, Michigan”
CfP: Gender & Medieval Studies Conference 2018, University of Oxford
GENDER AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES CONFERENCE 2018GENDER, IDENTITY, ICONOGRAPHY: CALL FOR PAPERS Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford 8th-10th January 2018 The glittering beauty of the Alfred Jewel, the rich illustration of the Lindisfarne Gospels, the dominating Great West Window of York Minster, the intricate embroidery of the Bayeux Tapestry, the luminous Maestà of Duccio, theContinue reading “CfP: Gender & Medieval Studies Conference 2018, University of Oxford”
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