Category Archives: Call for Papers

Ex Arabico in Latinum: Studies in Mediterranean Translation Movements 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 8-11, 2014 Organizer: Anthony Minnema Chair: Thomas Burman Arabic-to-Latin translation movements are underrepresented at conferences of medieval studies since researchers often stride … Continue reading →

In the wake of crisis in Europe, bits and pieces of the past are being resurrected as a means of understanding the present and imagining the future.   Historical figures are re-evaluated and held out as models, once-dismissed ideologies reappear … Continue reading →

Call for Papers 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI May 8-11, 2014 A Casa de Avis: Legacies from Portugal (session of papers) Portuguese studies are under-represented in the Medieval studies community as a whole. Its literature … Continue reading →

The Seventeenth Annual International Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association will be held on May 28-31, 2014, at the University of Málaga, Spain. Proposals are now being solicited for individual paper presentations, panel discussions, and complete sessions on all subjects … Continue reading →

Ever since Alexander the Great built his empire in the 330s BCE, his personality and exploits captured the  interest and imagination of the people of many lands — both lands that he had conquered, in southeastern Europe, Asia, and Africa, … Continue reading →

New Approaches to Performance Practice:  Process, Theory, Technique, Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society sponsored session at ICMS, Kalamazoo May 8-11, 2014 Medieval drama scholars are not new to the idea that reconstructive performance experiments yield valuable information about early dramatic … Continue reading →

The Blood Conference: Theories of Blood in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Culture St Anne’s College, Oxford: 8th –10th January, 2014 Convenors: Laurie Maguire, Bonnie Lander Johnson, Eleanor Decamp Blood in the medieval and early modern periods … Continue reading →

Inter-cultural Exchange in the Western Mediterranean 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 8-11, 2014 Organizers: Sarah Davis-Secord, University of New Mexico and Travis Bruce, Wichita State University Sponsor: Institute for Medieval Studies, Univ. of New Mexico One … Continue reading →

The Ninth Biennial Conference of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies will be October 31-November 3, hosted by Saint Louis University. This year’s theme will be “The Games of Robin Hood,” focusing on any aspect of games or game-playing … Continue reading →

2014 Mediaeval and Renaissance Conference “Othello’s Island“ Submissions are welcome for this multidisciplinary conference from academics and research students wishing to give papers at the Conference, which takes place in Larnaca in Cyprus next April (2014). The conference is organised … Continue reading →