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Canadian Society of Medievalists / Société canadienne des médiévistes Conference Schedule / Programme 27-29 May / 27-29mai, 2023 York University / Université York , Toronto, Ontario |
The full program is also available in both Word (.docx) and .pdf format.
We recognize that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships with the territories upon which York University campuses are located that precede the establishment of York University. York University acknowledges its presence on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations. The area known as Tkaronto has been care taken by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. We acknowledge the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.
Nous reconnaissons que de nombreuses nations autochtones entretiennent des relations de longue date avec les territoires sur lesquels sont situés les campus de l’Université York, relations qui précèdent l’établissement de l’Université York. L’Université York reconnaît sa présence sur le territoire traditionnel de nombreuses nations autochtones. La région connue sous le nom de Tkaronto est sous la responsabilité de gardiennage de la Nation Anishinabek, la Confédération Haudenosaunee et les Hurons-Wendat. Elle abrite maintenant de nombreuses communautés de Premières nations, d’Inuits et de Métis. Nous reconnaissons les détenteurs actuels du traité, les Mississaugas de la Première Nation de Credit. Ce territoire fait l’objet du Pacte de la ceinture de wampum Dish with One Spoon, une entente visant à partager pacifiquement et à prendre soin de la région des Grands Lacs.
DAY 1 / JOUR 1
Saturday / Samedi
May 27 / le 27 mai
In-Person Concurrent Sessions / Sessions en personne et simultanées
Arrival 10:15am / Arrivée 10h15
Room: Ross Building- R S101A Land Acknowledgement and Welcome Reconnaisssance du territoire et accueil Past President / Président sortant Marc Cels, Athabasca University |
Session 1 10:30am-12noon / Session 1 10h30-12h
Session 1A: Policies and Pageantry in Late Medieval England Room: Ross Building- R S101A Chair: Allison Fizzard, University of Regina (Campion College)
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Session 1B: Re-contextualizing Kingship Room Ross Building- R N120 Chair: Richard Firth Green, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
The Power of Patient Kingship; Supernatural Abduction in Sir Orfeo and the Third Branch of the Mabinogi
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LUNCH BREAK 12noon-1:30pm / PAUSE DÉJEUNER 12h-13h30
Session 2 1:30-3pm / Session 2 13h30-15h
Session 2B: Blurring Boundaries: Interactions and Images Across the Religious Divide in Catalonia, Byzantium and the Baltic Crusade Room: Ross Building- R S101A Chair: Derek Neal, Nipissing University
Race or Religion? Eastern Roman Commentaries on Christian-Muslim Interactions, 1200-1500
Pagan Rites Abetted by Christian Clerics in Medieval Lithuania
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COFFEE BREAK 3-3:30pm / PAUSE CAFÉ 15h-15h30
Session 3 3:30-4:30pm / Session 2 15h30-16h30
Session 3: Medieval Medical Narratives Room: Ross Building- R N 120 Chair: Marc Cels, Athabasca University
Zoopharmacognosy and Distrust of the Medical Profession in the Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius
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Optional / Optionnel: CSM Members Informal Social Night / Soirée sociale informelle des membres de la SCM
Location / Lieu: Timbers Lodge
Executive Committee Planning Dinner / Dîner de planification du comité exécutif
Location / Lieu: TBD / A Déterminer
End of Day 1 / Fin du premier jour
DAY 2 / JOUR 2
In-Person and Live-streamed / En personne et Diffusion en direct
(Zoom links available to registered attendees on CFHSS Virtual Platform / Liens Zoom disponibles sur le plate-forme virtuelle de la FSH pour les participant.e.s inscrit.e.s)
Sunday / Dimanche
May 28 / le 28 mai
Consecutive Sessions / Sessions consécutives
Session 1 9:15-10:45am / Session 1 9h15-10:45h
Session 1: Reckonings and Re-imaginings: The Ethiopian ‘Dark Ages’ (6th-12th centuries) I: The ‘Facts’ (presented with support from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ Open Programming Fund) Room: Vari Hall – VH D Chair: Michael Gervers, PhD, University of Toronto
The Axumite-Sassanian War During the Sixth Century C.E.: The Martial, Political, and Religious Decline of Axum in Late Antiquity
A Chinese General’s Grand Adventure toward Africa: The Kingdom of Molin, Laobosa, and the Trade between East Asia and the Axumite Kingdom in the Eighth Century
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COFFEE BREAK 10:45-11:05am / PAUSE CAFÉ 10h45-11h05
Session 2 11:05am-12:35noon / Session 2 11h05-12h35
Session 2: Reckonings and Re-imaginings: The Ethiopian ‘Dark Ages’ (6th-12th centuries) II: The Legends Room: Vari Hall – VH D Chair: Michael Gervers, PhD, University of Toronto
Speculation on the Origins and Development of Ethiopian Liturgical Chant in the Middle Ages
Gudit: Was She a Mere Tradition/Myth or an Actual Political Figure in Ethiopian History?
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LUNCH BREAK 12:35-1:30pm / PAUSE DÉJEUNER 12h35-13h30
(Big Thinking Event 12:15-1:15pm:
Thinking across differences: Decolonial, Anti-racism and Feminist Perspectives)
(Causerie Voir Grand 12h15-13h15:
Penser au-delà des différences : Perspectives décoloniales, antiracistes et féministes)
Session 3 1:30-3pm / Session 3 13h30-15h
Session 3: Reckonings and Re-imaginings: Rethinking Medieval Gendered Violence After #MeToo Room: Vari Hall – VH D Chair: Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University
The ‘Bed-Trick’ in Old Norse Sagas
Judith, Éowyn, and the Alloying Effects of Sexualized Violence
‘Let’s bring the boys in’: Collective Sexual Violence as a Male Bonding Experience in Junior Hockey and Medieval Gang Rape
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COFFEE BREAK 3-3:30pm / PAUSE CAFÉ 15h-15h30
Plenary Address 3:30-5pm / Discours en séance plénière 15h30-17h
Dr. Arafat Razzaque, University of Toronto The City a Desert: The Moral Self and Anxieties of Social Difference from Late Antiquity to Early Islam Room: Vari Hall – VH D Chair: Siobhain Bly Calkin, Carleton University |
5pm: York University President’s Reception
17h : Réception du Président de la Université York
Location / Lieu: Scott Library - Atrium
7pm: CSM Conference Dinner
19h: Dîner de la conférence SCM
Location / Lieu : Timbers Lodge
End of Day 2 / Fin du deuxième jour
DAY 3 / JOUR 3
Monday / Lundi
May 29 / le 29 mai
In-Person Concurrent Sessions / Sessions en personne et simultanées
Session 1 9-10:30am / Session 1 9h-10h30
Session 1A: Shifting Identities in Medieval German and Dutch Narratives Room: Ross Building- R N120 Joint Session with German Studies Canada Chair: Ann Marie Rasmussen, University of Waterloo
God’s Own Society? On the Divided Allegiances of minne [love] in Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Grail Community
Black Excellence at Arthur’s Court: Moriaen and Northern Germanic Medieval Concepts of Blackness
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Session 1B: Reckonings and Re-imaginings: Medieval Narratives and Relations Between Peoples Room: Ross Building – R S101A Chair: Kathy Cawsey, Dalhousie University
Displacement of Indigenous Knowledge in Vatnsdœla saga
A Synecdochic Slipper: Reckoning with the Racialized Scot in Medieval Anglo-Scottish Conflict
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COFFEE BREAK 10:30-11am / PAUSE CAFÉ 10h30-11h
Session 2 11am-12:30noon / Session 2 11h-12h30
Session 2A: Middle English: New Questions and Approaches to Oft-Taught Texts Room: Ross Building- R N120 Chair: Kathryn Walton, Lakehead University
How Christian is Sir Gawain’s Pentangle?
Introducing Riding with Chaucer: an Immersive Pilgrimage
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Session 2B: Latin Engagements with Rome and Italy Room: Ross Building R S101A Chair: John Geck, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Foundation Narratives and the Classical Tradition in Hrotsvit's Primordia Coenobii Gandeshemensi
Dante’s Paradiso and its Philosophical Thematic Resonance with Augustine’s Confessions
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LUNCH and AGM / DÉJEUNER et AGA
12:30-2:30pm / 12h30-14h30
Location / Lieu: Ross Building- R N120
Bagged lunch provided for in-person attendees (to be picked up at Ross Building R S101A / Le déjeuner sera offert aux participant.e.s en personne et peut être trouvé à Ross Building R S101A)
All members not able to attend in person are welcome to attend via Zoom (links will be sent by e-mail to all members) / Tous les membres qui ne peuvent pas participer en personne sont invités à participer via Zoom (les liens seront envoyés par courriel à tou.te.s les membres).
COFFEE BREAK 2:30-3pm / PAUSE CAFÉ 14h30-15h
Session 3 3-4:30pm / Session 3 15-16h30
Session 3: Roundtable: Funding and Publishing Your Work in Medieval Studies Room: Ross Building- R N120 Chair: Chris L. Nighman, Wilfrid Laurier University
Applying for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Funding: SSHRCC and Beyond
Applying for Research Funding and Finding a Publisher
Tips on Publishing Articles: An Editor’s Perspective
Tips on Publishing Articles: A Scholar’s Perspective
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End of Day 3 and of Conference / Fin du troisième jour et de la conférence