Author Archives: Chris

Medievalists Respond to Charlottesville

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Chris

In light of the recent events in the United States, most recently the racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, the undersigned community of medievalists condemns the appropriation of any item or idea or material in the service of white supremacy. In … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Sponsored Session

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Pictor/Miniator: Working across media, 1250–1500 Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Sponsored Session at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 10-13, 2018 The multimedia fluidity of artists and artisans in the later Middle Ages is … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Medieval Unfreedoms: Slavery, Servitude, and Trafficking in Humans before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Medieval Unfreedoms: Slavery, Servitude, and Trafficking in Humans before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade October 19 – 20, 2018 Across the medieval world (c. 500 — c. 1500), multiple forms and degrees of unfreedom—slavery, serfdom, forced concubinage, coerced labor, captivity, and … Continue reading →

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Rare Book School Fall and Winter Course Announcement

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Rare Book School (RBS) is now accepting applications for two winter courses in New York City! RBS offers five-day, intensive courses focused on the history of manuscript, print, and digital materials taught by world-renowned scholars and professionals. RBS is also … Continue reading →

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Manuscript Studies

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies brings together scholarship from around the world and across disciplines related to the study of pre-modern manuscript books and documents. This peer-reviewed journal is open to contributions that rely … Continue reading →

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Conferences – Telling Tales out of School: Latin Education and European Literary Production

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Telling Tales out of School: Latin Education and European Literary Production 14-16 September 2017 Ghent University Organised by RELICS (Research of European Literary Identity, Cosmopolitanism and the Schools) in cooperation with the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), the Ghent Institute … Continue reading →

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2017-2018 Franklin Research Grant program

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Chris

Franklin Research Grants Scope This program of small grants to scholars is intended to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the cost of travel … Continue reading →

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Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel at Leeds 2018

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Chris

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 25th International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July 2–5, 2018. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Architectural Representation in the European Middle Ages

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Chris

CFP FOR AN EDITED COLLECTION: Architectural Representation in the European Middle Ages Edited by Hannah Bailey, Karl Kinsella, and Daniel Thomas The architectural remnants of the Middle Ages—from castles and cathedrals to village churches—provide many people’s first point of contact … Continue reading →