Carolyne Larrington (Oxford), “Is Sisterhood Powerful? Being and Having a Sister in Old Norse Literature”
Barker Center 133, Harvard University
3-4 on Thursday, April 5th
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Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir (Reykjavík), “Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power”
Barker Center 133, Harvard University
4-5 on Thursday, April 5th
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Pernille Hermann (Århus), “Myth and Mediality in the Nordic Middle Ages”
Kresge Room, Barker Center, Harvard University
2-3 on Wednesday, April 11th
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, School of Historical Studies, Opportunities for Scholars 2013-2014. The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Candidates of any nationality may apply for a single term or a full academic year.
Scholars may apply for a stipend, but those with sabbatical funding, other grants, retirement funding or other means are also invited to apply for a non-stipendiary membership. Some short-term visitorships (for less than a full term, and without stipend) are also available on an ad-hoc basis. Open to all fields of historical research, the School of Historical Studies= principal interests are the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, philosophy, modern international relations,and music studies. Residence in Princeton during term time is required. The only other obligation of Members is to pursue their own research. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required.
Information and application forms may be found on the School=s web site,www.hs.ias.edu, or contact the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Dr., Princeton, N.J. 08540 (E-mail address: mzelazny@ias.edu). Deadline: November 1 2012.
JOHN COFFIN MEMORIAL ANNUAL PALAEOGRAPHY LECTURE
‘INSCRIBED IMAGES AND INSPIRED SCRIBES’
by Dr Jennifer O’Reilly, FSA (University College Cork)
15 March 2012 6.00pm: The Chancellor’s Hall 1st Floor, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
The lecture considers aspects of the relationship between text, script and visual images in early medieval manuscripts of biblical and monastic texts. Viewed in the light of contemporary traditions of interpreting Scripture, examples from Insular, Anglo-Saxon and other manuscripts suggest in particular the often rich expository role of scribal portraits and of inscriptions which accompany visual images or form an integral part of their design.
Dr. Jennifer O’Reilly is a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Her research interests in the transformation of the inheritance of Late Antiquity in the monastic culture of the early medieval West include issues of text, image and iconography.
Free and open to the public, and followed by a wine reception. If you would like to attend please contact: IESEvents@sas.ac.uk ; tel +44 (0)207 664 4859.
6.III.2012 : Incunabula on the move (Cambridge, Clare College). – http://incunabulaonthemove.wordpress.com/programme-2/
Melbourne, State Library of Victoria, 9.III. – 1.VII.2012 : Love and devotion : from Persia and beyond. – http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/event/love-and-devotion-persia-and-beyond
Thirty Second Annual Harvard Celtic Colloquium
October 5th- 7th, 2012
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Call for Paper Proposals
The Harvard Celtic Department cordially invites proposals for papers on topics which relate directly to Celtic studies (Celtic languages and literatures in any phase; cultural, historical or social science topics; theoretical perspectives, etc.) for the 32nd Annual Celtic Colloquium, to take place at Harvard University, October 5-7, 2012. Papers concerning interdisciplinary research with a Celtic focus are also invited. Attendance is free.
Presentations should be no longer than twenty minutes. There will be a short discussion period after each paper. Papers given at the Colloquium may later be submitted for consideration by the editorial committee for publication in the Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium.
Potential presenters should send a 200-250 word abstract, plus a brief biographical sketch. Submissions should be sent by e-mail to hcc@fas.harvard.edu, faxed, or posted to the departmental address; we encourage submissions in the form of RTF or Word Document email attachments.
Further information available at our website: http://www.hcc.fas.harvard.edu
Closing date for proposals: May 1, 2012.
THE JOHN V. KELLEHER LECTURE
Poetics and the Bardic Imagination
~ delivered by ~
Pádraig A. Breatnach
Senior Professor and Director
School of Celtic Studies
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Thursday, October 4th, at 5 p.m.
Harvard Faculty Club Library,
20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Additional information can be found on our website: www.hcc.fas.harvard.edu
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France (site François-Mitterrand), 6.III – 10.VI.2012 : Miniatures flamandes – http://www.bnf.fr/fr/evenements_et_culture/anx_expositions/f.miniatures_flamandes_bnf.html
[deuxième partie de l’exposition organisée à Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale, du 30.IX au 31.XII.2011]
7-9.III.2012 : Medieval cultures on the Web. Interoperability through text and manuscript databases (workshop COST Action IS1005 Medioevo Europeo. Medieval Cultures and Technological Resources – Fondazione Ezio Franceschini onlus) (Firenze, Università degli studi – Istituto Gould). – http://www.fefonlus.it/it/seminari-e-convegni/item/262-firenze-7-9-marzo-2012-medieval-cultures-on-the-web-interoperability-through-text-and-manuscript-databases
John Coffin Memorial Annual Palaeography Lecture: 15 March 2012: 6.00pm: The Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, University of London
Dr Jennifer O’Reilly, FSA (University College Cork): ‘Inscribed images and inspired scribes’. The lecture considers aspects of the relationship between text, script and visual images in early medieval manuscripts of biblical and monastic texts. Viewed in the light of contemporary traditions of interpreting Scripture, examples from Insular, Anglo-Saxon and other manuscripts suggest in particular the often rich expository role of scribal portraits and of inscriptions which accompany visual images or form an integral part of their design. Free and open to the public, and followed by a wine reception. If you would like to attend please contact IESEvents@sas.ac.uk
The London Anglo-Saxon Symposium (LASS): 21 March 2011
Origins of the Anglo-Saxons (Stephen Baxter, KCL & Andrew Reynolds, UCL); Old English language & script (Sara Ponz-Sanz, Westminster & Peter Stokes, KCL); Early Anglo-Saxon economy and its literary representations (Gareth Williams, British Museum & Jennifer Neville, Royal Holloway): Old & Modern English poetics (Richard North, UCL & Fiona Sampson, Kingston). LASS aims to provide a forum for the multidisciplinary discussion of Anglo-Saxon topics in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere. LASS will bring together internationally renowned experts and interested members of the public, an interaction that promises to be highly informative and enjoyable for everyone involved. This year the focus will be on the origins of the Anglo-Saxons and the beginnings of their culture. The symposium will include four following sessions, which will consist of short papers and plenty time for questions and discussion. For details and registration see: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/events/conferences/2012/AngloSaxon/index.htm
a/ Postdoctoral research fellows wanted for an ERC Grant
Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 01.06.2012-31.05.2017
Bewerbungsschluss: 29.02.2012
Within the ERC Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval
societies. Cross-cultural comparisons” there are three open positions
for postdoctoral research fellows to be filled at the Department of
History of Humboldt-University of Berlin (grade 13 of German state
employee salary scheme – TV-L HU 13), external research funding,
fixed-term positions for five years:
reference number DR/007/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Jewish Studies/Medieval
Jewish History; collaboration in an intercultural comparative study of
foundations in the premodern era; tasks to upgrade one’s academic
qualifications
Requirements: (preferably above-average) graduate and doctoral degree
in the field of Jewish Studies/Medieval Jewish History; willingness to
work in Berlin; good command of Hebrew and English, at least passive
command of German; willingness to collaborate with scholars from four
other academic disciplines in preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern
Foundations” based on intercultural comparative research; knowledge of
the history of foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
reference number DR/010/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Byzantine Studies;
collaboration in an intercultural comparative study of foundations in
the premodern era; tasks to upgrade one’s academic qualifications
Requirements: (preferably above-average) graduate and doctoral degree in
the field of Byzantine Studies; willingness to work in Berlin; good
command of English, at least passive command of German; willingness to
collaborate with scholars from four other academic disciplines in
preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern Foundations” based on
intercultural comparative research; knowledge of the history of
foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
reference number DR/011/12
Job description: research services within the framework of the ERC
Advanced Grant 2011 “FOUNDMED. Foundations in medieval societies.
Cross-cultural comparisons” for the field of Islamic or Middle Eastern
Studies, Arabic, Iranian or Turkish Studies; collaboration in an
intercultural comparative study of foundations in the premodern era;
tasks to upgrade one’s academic qualifications Requirements: (preferably
above-average) graduate and doctoral degree in the field of field of
Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic, Iranian or Turkish Studies;
willingness to work in Berlin; good command of languages relevant to the
historical sources and English, at least passive command of German;
willingness to collaborate with scholars from four other academic
disciplines in preparing an “Encyclopedia of Premodern Foundations”
based on intercultural comparative research; knowledge of the history of
foundations is an advantage but not a requirement
Please send your application within six weeks giving the reference
number of the position you wish to apply for. Address it to Prof. Dr.
Michael Borgolte at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische
Fakultät I, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften, Unter den Linden 6,
10099 Berlin, GERMANY.
In order to ensure equal opportunities, applications by qualified women
are especially welcome. Applicants with handicaps but equal skills and
qualifications will be given priority. Persons with migration background
are encouraged to apply. We ask you to send photocopies only since we
will not return your applications.
