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Call for Papers – The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Chris

The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 28-31 August 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa Keynote Address: Professor Henry Woudhuysen, Lincoln College, University of Oxford Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2014 Convener:  Professor David Scott-Macnab The 22nd Biennial Conference of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – From eald to new: Translating early medieval poetry for the 21st Century

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

When 6 – 7 June 2014 Where School of English, University College Cork, Ireland Description In recent years, the shelves of commercial bookshops have been graced with accessible translations of medieval poetry from the Old English, Old Irish and Old … Continue reading →

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Call for Nominations

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

The Early Slavic Studies Association is seeking nominations for its 2013 book prize. This year, the committee will consider monographs in areas OUTSIDE Early Slavic Studies that contribute significantly to our field by integrating its research and revealing important connections … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago invites applications for a faculty position in medieval Spanish literature at the beginning or advanced Assistant Professor level, with a preferred start date of July 1, 2014. We … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

Medieval Intellectual/Cultural History. College of Letters, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.  Rank: Assistant professor, to begin 1 July 2014. The College of Letters at Wesleyan University seeks a scholar of intellectual and cultural history, broadly defined, specializing in medieval Europe and working primarily … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Second Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

Second Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies June 16-18, 2014 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, Missouri This Year’s Plenary Speakers: John W. Baldwin, Johns Hopkins University Robert Hillenbrand, University of Edinburgh CALL FOR PAPERS The Second Annual Symposium on Medieval … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers – N-Town’s Diversity: its History and its Plays

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Chris

Leeds International Medieval Congress, 7-10 July 2014 This session will reassess our knowledge of the N-Town Manuscript, British Library MS Cotton Vespasian D.8, in its literary, historical, and political contexts.  The manuscript and its plays have experienced a resurgence of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – Empire and Networks in the Western Mediterranean

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Chris

This year’s theme for the International Medieval Congress, “Empire,” provides an apt opportunity to explore the ways in which the networks of the Western Mediterranean reflected, furthered, eluded or connected the many powers in the region: the Angevin, German and … Continue reading →

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Conferences – Beyond the “Land of the Three Cultures”: Re-Thinking Medieval Iberia

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Chris

“Beyond the “Land of the Three Cultures”: Re-Thinking Medieval Iberia.” September 13-14 at the University of Notre Dame This conference seeks to challenge the received notion of medieval Iberia as a “Land of the Three Cultures”—Christian, Muslim, and Jewish—by questioning … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – The Ten Commandments in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Chris

International Conference The Ten Commandments in medieval and early modern culture Ghent University, Belgium April 10-11, 2014 Key note speakers: Robert J. Bast (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Lesley Smith (University of Oxford) Call for Papers The Department of Literature at … Continue reading →

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