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Call for Papers – Memory and Lineage in Medieval Romance

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Chris

Memory and Lineage in Medieval Romance The 25th Leeds International Medieval Congress has a special thematic strand of ‘memory’. Medieval romance lends itself to thinking about memory, in many ways, and not least because of its preoccupation with lineage. We … Continue reading →

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A response to: West, Charles. “Monks Aristocrats, and Justice: Twelfth-Century Monastic Advocacy in a European Perspective.”

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Chris

A response to: West, Charles. “Monks Aristocrats, and Justice: Twelfth-Century Monastic Advocacy in a European Perspective.” Speculum 92/2 [2017]:372–404; doi:10.1086/690661. Reader’s Response: (Jonathan Lyon, Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Chicago) Dr. Charles West’s article in the April 2017 … Continue reading →

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Conferences – Neighbours and Strangers

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Chris

Neighbours and Strangers Conference, 21 October 2017, Southampton, UK Registration is now open for Neighbours and Strangers An SSMLL/Medium Aevum One-Day Conference, hosted by the Department of English and Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Culture, University of Southampton How did … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies: causes and effects

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Chris

Call for Papers Applications due: 15 October 2017 Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies: causes and effects 51st Study Week (Settimana) of the Fondazione Datini (Prato, Italy): 12-15 May 2019. Recent interest in inequality has focused on its real or perceived … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Chris

Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Palaeography (University of York) Location: York Salary: £38,183 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed on: 7th July 2017 Closes: 28th August 2017 Job Ref: 5854 The Department of English and Related Literature seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Palaeography … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – “Writing the human/animal continuum in the Middle Ages”,

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Chris

CfP: “Writing the human/animal continuum in the Middle Ages”, special session at the ICMS Kalamazoo 2018 CfP deadline: 15th September 2017 The distance between human and non-human across medieval culture could be populated by a plethora of hybrid beings whose … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Chris

Houghton Library is seeking applicants for the position of Head of the Rare Book Section, who leads, manages, and supports Houghton Library’s efforts to catalog, preserve, and provide access to rare books, graphics, and other printed holdings in all formats … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Animal in Medieval Romance, at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies (2018)

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Chris

Call for Papers: The Animal in Medieval Romance, at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies (2018) The ‘animal turn’ is one of the newest and most exciting developments in medieval scholarship. Researchers are increasingly interrogating the role of animals … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Chris

https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/ap/2017bapdocproex209/ Doctoral Grant (BOF) area of History The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy in the History Department for a Doctoral Grant by the University Research Fund (BOF) in the area of history … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Material Processes of Medieval Art and Architecture

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Chris

Material Processes of Medieval Art and Architecture CAA 106th Annual Conference Los Angeles, February 21–24, 2018 Chairs: Kristine Tanton (kristanton@gmail.com) and Meredith Cohen (mcohen@humnet.ucla.edu) This session will explore the material processes of medieval objects and monuments. Art and architectural historians … Continue reading →

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