Category Archives: Call for Papers

Medieval Association of the Pacific Call for Papers Conference Theme:  ‘Reform and Resistance’ Proposals due Oct 15, 2014   MAP is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for its annual conference hosted by the University of Nevada-Reno in Reno, … Continue reading →

September 9-12 2015, Maynooth University, Ireland Organized by Dr Michael W. Dunne & Dr Susan Gottlöber Keynote Speakers Professor David Luscombe (Sheffield) Professor Roberto Hofmeister Pich (Porto Alegre) Description Tolerance (and of course intolerance) and identity play key roles in … Continue reading →

41st Annual Sewanee Medieval Colloquium April 10-11, 2015 Sewanee, TN Theme: Peace and War This colloquium will explore peace and war in medieval culture, history, literature, philosophy, theology, and the arts. How did medieval men and women make peace and make … Continue reading →

https://shiftingfrontiers2015.wordpress.com/ The Society for Late Antiquity announces that the eleventh biennial Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity conference will take place at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA, March 26-29, 2015. The period of Late Antiquity (A.D. 200-700) witnessed … Continue reading →

New Perspectives on Gerald of Wales: Texts and Contexts Harvard University, 10-11 April 2015 harvardgerald.wordpress.com Gerald of Wales, also known as Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald de Barri, is one of the most widely referenced authors of the twelfth century, and … Continue reading →

“Contradictions: Envisioning European Futures” Paris, France • July 8-10, 2015 Organized by the Council for European Studies In many historical moments, Europe’s futures have seemed not simply open and uncertain, but replete with contradiction. Similarly, in contemporary Europe, the responses … Continue reading →

Session #1: “Mother and Other Tongues: Choices, Conflicts, Resistances” This session is concerned with linguistic options medieval authors or scribes may have had with respect to choosing their language of expression, vis-à-vis in particular, but not limited to, the usage of … Continue reading →

Building Hagiographies: Saintly Imagery in Monumental Contexts International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo, MI, May 14-17, 2015 Deadline for proposals: Sept. 15, 2014 One of the most innovative developments in the monumental arts of the thirteenth century was the incorporation … Continue reading →

Christine de Pizan’s Political Voice (Kalamazoo 2015) The study of Christine de Pizan has become a well-established topic in medieval studies in the last few decades. Christine’s role in the querelle des femmes, her oversight of a large manuscript workshop, … Continue reading →

“CFP – The Eye of the Dragon: Viewing a Medieval Iconography from the Other Side International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo 2015 Deadline: September 15 2014 From the iconic heroism of Saint George to the resolute piety of Margaret of … Continue reading →