BOOKS ACROSS BORDERS
Date: Saturday 14th September, 2024
Format: In-person (Canterbury) and online
A one-day conference in Canterbury, organised by the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures, in association with Bookscapes: an initiative of CHASE, the Consortium for the Humanities & Arts in South-East England.
10:30 am – An exhibition together with a lecture by Prof. Nicholas Vincent (UEA), ‘Magna Carta Goes Global: The Strange History of a National Treasure’
Canterbury Cathedral Archives (In-Person Only)
2:00 pm – Papers from early career scholars
Grimond Lecture 3, Grimond Building, University of Kent (In-Person and Online)
4:30-5:00 pm – SSMLL AGM
Grimond Lecture 3, Grimond Building, University of Kent (In-Person and Online)
5:00-6:15 pm – Medium Ævum Annual Lecture by Dr Sarah Bowden (KCL), ‘Shifting Landscapes: St Oswald in Northumbria in England and Germany’
Grimond Lecture 3, Grimond Building, University of Kent (In-Person and Online)
To register for any or all of the above sessions, and for further information, please email: bookscapes@kent.ac.uk
A full programme will be made available on https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/memsnews/2024/08/19/books-across-borders/
