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  • 16 Jul 2018 3:24 PM | Anonymous

    Monsters and Materialities

    Proposed session for the 2019 IMC (Leeds),1-4 July, Leeds, UK

     Organizers: Asa Simon Mittman and Renée Ward

    We seek papers to compose a session on the subject of “Monsters and Materialities” for the 2019 International Medieval Congress at Leeds. The Congress theme is “Materialities.” 

    Monsters abound in medieval culture, from giants to serpentine women and dog-headed saints. Often, monsters threaten communities through evocative ways; the most terrifying or even edifying monsters are those whose physical form is a mystery. Grendel terrorizes Heorot, but exact details of his physical appearance are unclear despite gestures towards his size, ferocity, and monstrosity. Yet monsters also frequently leave traces that suggest the magnitude of their physical presence. Early archaeological sites such as Maen Ceti (the 14 ft rock Arthur purportedly pulled from his shoe and threw away) speak to the gigantism often associated with Arthur’s figure, while the footprint embedded on the window sill and the trembling of the tower upon which Melusine perches emphasize the sheer weight of her winged and tailed body. In other cases, they leave behind more direct relics, such as the “griffon’s claw” associated with St. Cuthbert, or the many “unicorn horns” owned by European royalty as talismans against poison. Monstrous bodies were thought to exist in time and space; their presence is felt in real and palpable ways. No matter their size, these monsters leave their physical imprint upon the material structures of the world around them. However fantastic, however elusive, monsters exist in material and tangible ways—woven into tapestries, painted into frescoes, and melded into glass.

    This panel seeks to examine the material aspect of monstrous beings in medieval culture, to uncover the impact of their presence in the world that imagines them in various forms. We invite papers from all disciplines and national traditions that examine every aspect and avenue this connection evokes. Topics may include: literary representations that emphasize the material nature of monsters; material depictions of monsters in other media such as sculpture, architecture, tapestry, glassworks, frescoes, and paintings; and physical remains or archaeological artefacts associated with monstrous beings and myths and legends.

     

    Please send abstracts of no more than 250 words together with a brief bio to session organizers Asa Mittman (asmittman@csuchico.edu) or Renée Ward (rward@lincoln.ac.uk) by the 31 August 2018. Please include your name, title, and affiliation on the abstract itself. All abstracts will be vetted by the MEARCSTAPA board and the full session will be submitted to the Congress mid-September 2018. Additionally, MEARCSTAPA will provide an award of $500 to the best graduate student/independent/unwaged submission to this or any of its sessions to help offset the costs of travel and lodging for the IMC.

     

    Diversity Statement

    As an organization dedicated to the study of marginalized communities and entities in the Middle Ages and beyond, MEARCSTAPA affirms its position on diversity, inclusion, and inquiry within all academic discourses. We support and embrace those who have been marginalized, excluded, and othered in medieval studies. We disavow hatred and intolerance. We walk the borders, but do not police them; we welcome your company.

  • 16 Jul 2018 3:21 PM | Anonymous

    Animals and Materiality in the Arthurian Tradition

    Proposed session for the 2019 IMC (Leeds)

     Organizers: Melissa Ridley Elmes and Renée Ward

     We seek papers to compose a session of 3 or 4 papers on the subject of “Animals and Materiality in the Arthurian Tradition” for the 2019 International Medieval Congress at Leeds. The Congress theme is “Materialities.”

    While the subject of animals in medieval literature is enjoying substantial scholarly focus, especially considerations of animals in medieval French and English encyclopediae, bestiaries, and romances, relatively little critical work exists dealing specifically with animals in the Arthurian legend, particularly so when we look beyond the mythical White Hart, the Questing Beast, and the dragons. Yet, animals real and imagined abound throughout the pages of Arthurian narratives, appear in related artefacts (art, architecture, stained glass, paintings, and tapestries, for example), and are present in the very production of the manuscripts that preserve the legend. Moreover, recent trends in critical animal studies demand that we expand our understandings of such animal appearances to consider them for their animality—for the qualities that make them beings unto themselves rather than as analogies and metaphors for humans and their environs.

     This proposed session seeks to explore animals and materiality within Arthurian traditions, to serve as the beginning of a continued scholarly discussion of the place of animals within the Arthurian realm, especially of their animality or materiality. We are particularly interested in the ways in which animals and their bodies figure as objects of veneration and/or consumption within the legend, or how, as objects themselves, they contribute to the legend’s production, preservation and perpetuation into post-medieval periods. Do animals within Arthuriana have agency beyond their symbolic functions? How might animals be considered a part of the material landscape of the legend both within and outside of the textual narratives? How, where, when, and to what purpose or function are animals found in material Arthurian spaces such as 2- and 3-d artworks, stage, television, and/or film? In what ways have animals carried the Arthurian legend across space and time from the medieval period to the present?

     We invite papers from all disciplines and national traditions, and interdisciplinary projects are especially welcome. Please send abstracts of no more than 250 words together with a brief bio to session organizers Melissa Ridley Elmes (MElmes@lindenwood.edu) and Renée Ward (rward@lincoln.ac.uk) by 31 August 2018. Please include your name, title, and affiliation/status on the abstract. Abstracts will be selected, and then a full session proposal will be submitted to the Congress in mid-September 2018.

  • 15 May 2018 2:26 PM | Anonymous

    Canadian Society of Medievalists Annual Meeting Rencontre annuelle de la Société Canadienne des Médiévistes

    Congrès 2018 Congress

    28-30 May/Mai 2018
    Regina, Saskatchewan

     Gathering diversities/Diversités convergentes

    Monday, May 28 / lundi, le 28 Mai

    900-1200    Session 1. Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Wilcox, SK)

    We will arrange a carpool to Athol Murray College for those wishing to visit its collections. Cars will depart from Regina at 8:15 a.m. Please contact David Watt (david.watt@umanitoba.ca) by noon on Sunday, May 27 if you plan to attend and indicate whether you need a ride to Wilcox or can provide a ride to others (please get in touch sooner if you can).

    The manuscript holdings (a 13th-century Venetian deed) and early printed books at the Archer Library, University of Regina, are available at request.

    1200-1330    Lunch/Dîner


    1330-1500    Session 2. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Authorship and Authority in Medieval England
    Chair/Président: Dominic Marner, University of Guelph

    Perceforest as Mirror: Catching the Imagination of Edward III Melissa Furrow, Dalhousie University

    The Pearl-Poet, the Gawain-Poet, and the substantival adjective Richard Firth Green, The Ohio State University

    Reading Mary: John Lydgate’s Life of Our Lady and Henry Chichele’s Reform of the English Church
    Brandon Alakas, University of Alberta

    1500-1530    Break/Pause


    1530-1700    Session 3. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Food: Feasting and Fasting in the Middle Ages
    Chair/Présidente: Christa Canitz, University of New Brunswick

    Butter, oil, eggs, and meat: Requests for Dispensations from Fasting and Abstinence Requirements in Britain, 1248-1503
    Allison Fizzard, University of Regina

    The Chester Noah's Flood: Animals and Dietary Regulations Ernst Gerhardt, Laurentian University

    The Bakers’ Play of the Last Supper in York: Christ’s Body as Holy Bread, Christ’s Body as Eucharistic Wafer
    Leanne Groeneveld, University of Regina

    1930    All participants are invited to join an informal social gathering at The Bushwacker Brewpub (2206 Dewdney Avenue)
    CSM Executive Meeting



    Tuesday, May 29 / mardi, le 29 mai 845-1015    Session 4. Language Institute 216 Rotunda
    Medieval Texts, Modern Lenses

    Chair/Président: Marc Cels, Athabasca University

    Teaching Old English Through Translations: The Triangulation Method Michael Kightley, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Medieval Mansplaining: The Disruption of Female Knowledge Dissemination Brenna Duperron, Dalhousie University

    Professional Pages, Done Dirt Cheap: On the Genre of English Offcut Manuscripts Stephanie Lahey, University of Victoria


    1015-1030    Break / Pause


    1030-1200    Session 5. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Plenary with Scandinavian Society
    Chair/Présidente: Natalie Van Deusen, University of Manitoba

    Sacrality and the Landscape in the Nordic Middle Ages Thomas Dubois, University of Wisconsin at Madison

    1200-1215    Break/Pause

    1215-1345    Lunch/Dîner (AGM)

    1345-1400    Break/Pause

    1400-1530    Session 6a. College West 115


    Landscape and Gender in Medieval Scandinavia
    Chair/Président: David Watt, University of Manitoba

    Landscape, Language, Maternal Space, and Child Exposure in Jómsvíkinga Robin Waugh, Wilfred Laurier University

    “‘There are Few Things More Powerful than Destiny.’ Gender, Power and Foresight in The Sagas of the Icelanders"
    Amy M. Poole, University of Guelph

    Gender, Crime and Space in Medieval Scandinavian Law Christine Ekholst, Uppsala University

    Session 6b. Language Institute 216 Rotunda

    Ecclesiastical Questions
    Chair/Présidente: Meredith Bacola, University of Manitoba

    Sanctuary and Abjuration in Thirteenth-Century England Kenneth F. Duggan, Huron University College

    Why Should a Blockhead Have One in Ten? Thinking About Tithes at the End of the Middle Ages
    Derek Neal, Nipissing University

    1530-1600    Break/Pause


    1600-1715    Session 7. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Icelandic Romance
    Chair/Président: Christopher Crocker, University of Winnipeg

    Romance Elements in Icelandic Virgin Martyr Legends Natalie van Deusen, University of Alberta

    Diverse Gatherings: Imagining the New North Sea Empire in Old Icelandic Romance Andrew Klein, Wabash College

    1900    Banquet/Banquette

    All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar (1925 Victoria Ave). Please speak to Meredith Bacola (Meredith.Bacola@umanitoba.ca). The cost will be $39 plus tax, gratuity & your own beverages.


    Wednesday, May 30 / mercredi, le 30 mai 900-1015    


    Session 8. Language Institute 216 Rotunda
    Chair/Président: Dominic Marner, University of Guelph

    CSM Plenary (Past President)
    What Do We Study When We Study Manuscripts in Canada?
    David Watt, University of Manitoba

    1015-1030    Break/Pause


    1030-1200    Session 9. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Medieval Film and The Modern Classroom
    Chair/Présidente: Melissa Furrow, Dalhousie University

    The Real Middle Ages vs The Reel Middle Ages Jacqueline Murray, University of Guelph

    Sanctity on Screen: Performativity, Sanctity, and the Medieval Imaginary Alison More, University of Toronto

    Hits and Flops: The Pedagogical Value of Medievalist Historical Films across Disciplines and Borders
    Felice Lifshitz, University of Alberta

    1200-1330    Lunch/Dîner


    1330-1500    Session 10. Language Institute 216 Rotunda Medieval Hagiography
    Chair/Président: Brandon Alakas, University of Alberta

    Reading Sanctity in the Epigraphic Poetry of Damasus
    Zach Yuzwa, St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan

    Establishing a Sacral landscape in Felix’s Life of St Guthlac Meredith Bacola, University of Manitoba

    Measuring Time and Topography in the Cult of Cuthbert at Durham Dominic Marner, University of Guelph

    1500-1530    Break/Pause


    1530-1700    Session 11. Language Institute 216 Rotunda The Material Medieval Memory Project
    Chair/Président: Michael Kightley, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Deforestation, Energy Penury, and the Old English Poems of the Exeter Book Murray McGillivray, University of Calgary

    Memorializing Matter: Early Medieval Scandinavian Identities and their Material Memories
    Jaclyn Carter, University of Calgary

    Building matters: a case study in partnerships for environmental sustainability Kenna L. Olsen, Mount Royal University

    1700    President’s Reception/Réception du Président

  • 22 Apr 2018 10:58 AM | Anonymous

    The Spanish Society for Mediaeval English Language and Literature and the local organising committee invite members of the Society and all other scholars interested in the field to participate in the 30th International SELIM Conference (https://selim30oviedo.wordpress.com), which will be hosted by the Department of English, French and German of the University of Oviedo from September 27th to 29th 2018.

    The organisers welcome papers dealing with any aspect of mediaeval English language and literature and particularly encourage the submission of papers that offer new readings or perspectives on mediaeval English texts, as well as new approaches and analytical techniques.

    Scholars interested in offering 20-minute papers (followed by a 10-minute discussion) should submit their abstracts in electronic format via e-mail to congresoselim@uniovi.es by April 30th 2018. Abstracts should include name(s), institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s), as well as e-mail address and the technical support required for the presentation. They should preferably be submitted in Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, or PDF format, and should not exceed 400 words (including references). Acceptance of proposals will be confirmed as soon as the proposals have been peer-reviewed.

    Greetings
    ________________________________
    Sociedad Española de Lengua y Literatura Inglesa Medieval
    Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature
    http://selim.uniovi.es

  • 9 Mar 2018 7:03 AM | Kristin Bourassa

    Le CESCM organise depuis 1954 une session annuelle internationale francophone de formation, qui regroupe une cinquantaine d’étudiants, doctorants et jeunes chercheurs, français et étrangers. Les conférences, les séances de travail autour des ressources documentaires, les excursions et visites au programme des stagiaires sont proposées par des spécialistes du Moyen Âge venus du monde entier.

    En savoir plus.

  • 13 Feb 2018 8:14 AM | Anonymous

    XVIth Congress of the International Courtly Literature Society

    XVIe Congrès de la Société Internationale de Littérature Courtoise


    22-27 July/juillet 2019, University of Exeter/Université d’Exeter, UK

    Courtly Communities/Communautés courtoises

    The network as a subject of study has blossomed in Medieval Studies in recent years. The notion of ‘textual community’ coined by Brian Stock has focused critical scrutiny on the ways in which literature calls communities into being. Renewed attention has been paid to the links between different authors and texts, but also to the social dimension of reception – who owned and read literary texts, what motivated owners and audiences’ interest in them, and how literature contributed to binding different communities together. Meanwhile, conceptual tools such as Bruno Latour’s actor-network model are proving to offer productive and increasingly popular ways of thinking about the connectedness of medieval texts, their creators, and audiences.

    The International Courtly Literature Society proposes to recognise the vibrancy and timeliness of this topic by making it the central theme for its next International Triennial Congress, which will be held at the University of Exeter (UK) from 22-27th July 2019. We invite proposals of up to 200 words for 20-minute papers in English or French, to be submitted by 15th June 2018. We are also interested to welcome full panel proposals of up to 4 papers.

    Potential paper/panel topics include (but are not limited to):

    -          Courts as communities
    -          Textual communities
    -          Literary and artistic collaboration
    -          The network as a concept
    -          Linguistic communities
    -          Material communities at court

    Alongside the main business of scholarly exchange and debate, the conference will include visits to local medieval landmarks and other places of interest. All these activities will take place in a spirit of collaboration, community, and friendship, which will allow participants to build and renew their own professional and personal networks.

    Please send your proposals (in English or French) for papers or full panels to the following address, by 15th June 2018: [e.j.cayley@exeter.ac.uk]

    Le réseau est devenu un sujet de prédilection pour les médiévistes au cours des dernières années. La notion de ‘communauté textuelle’ définie par Brian Stock a eu l’effet de focaliser l’attention des chercheurs sur les divers moyens à travers lesquels la littérature donne naissance aux communautés. La critique s’est évertuée à relever les rapports entre différents auteurs ou textes, mais aussi à détailler la dimension sociale de la transmission : la nature de l’intérêt porté aux textes littéraires par leurs publics, l’identité et les motivations de ceux qui commanditaient ou collectionnaient ces textes, et la capacité de la littérature à créer et à nourrir les communautés. En même temps, divers modèles conceptuels tel que la théorie acteur-réseau développée par Bruno Latour se sont révélés utiles pour analyser les liens entres les textes médiévaux, leurs créateurs, et leurs publics.

    La Société internationale de littérature courtoise se propose de reconnaître l’importance et l’actualité de ce sujet en l’inscrivant comme thème principal de son prochain Congrès international, du 22 au 27 juillet 2019 à l’université d’Exeter (Royaume-Uni). Nous vous invitons à nous faire part de vos propositions en envoyant un résumé de 200 mots maximum (en anglais ou en français) pour des communications de 20 minutes, avant le 15 juin 2018. Nous lirons aussi avec intérêt les propositions d’ateliers complets (maximum 4 intervenants).

    Les communications peuvent porter sur les thèmes suivants (entre autres) :

    -          Communautés de/à la cour
    -          La communauté textuelle
    -          Collaboration littéraire et artistique
    -          Le réseau comme concept
    -          Communautés linguistiques
    -          Communautés matérielles

    Les échanges intellectuels qui constitueront le fond même de la conférence seront agrémentés de plusieurs visites organisées, comprenant d’importants sites médiévaux de la région. Toutes ces activités se dérouleront dans un esprit de collaboration, de communauté, et de convivialité, qui permettra aux conférenciers de développer et de nourrir leurs propres réseaux personnels et professionnels.

    Les résumés de 200 mots maximum (en anglais ou en français) pour des communications de 20 minutes devront être envoyés, avant le 15 juin 2018, à l’adresse suivante: [e.j.cayley@exeter.ac.uk]

  • 12 Feb 2018 12:10 PM | Anonymous

    The Oxford University Summer School for Adults is a stimulating, accredited programme that has existed for over a hundred years. The summer school brings together a cosmopolitan range of like-minded students for a self-contained week of specialised study overseen by some of the finest tutors in the country.

    Some of our members might be interested in the following course:

    The Lives and Afterlives of Illuminated Manuscripts
    This course takes as its starting point the manuscript as artefact existing of and beyond its time. We consider the production of manuscripts to meet an emerging literate class in the 14th and 15th centuries. As part of this exploration we’ll consider a number of specific examples taken from devotional books and secular literary material such as romance. The course will move forward to consider the afterlife of manuscripts in the hands of 19th and 20th century collectors: what motivates a bibliophile to collect centuries-old material and what relevance do collections of manuscripts in public institutions have for us today?

    The course will be taught by Dr Victoria Condie, who has taught courses in medieval and Old English literature for OUDCE and currently teaches medieval language and literature at the University of Cambridge.

    Full information regarding the course can be found at: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-lives-and-afterlives-of-medieval-manuscripts?code=O17I307CAR<http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-lives-and-afterlives-of-medieval-manuscripts?code=O17I307CAR>

  • 18 Dec 2017 10:35 AM | Kristin Bourassa

    Florilegium invites papers on any aspect of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages (including the post-medieval representation of the medieval period). Submissions taking an interdisciplinary approach are especially welcome. Papers may be written in either English or French. Florilegium publishes only previously unpublished material. Manuscripts submitted for consideration must not be published or submitted elsewhere.

    Submissions are refereed double-blind by international and Canadian specialists. Manuscripts submitted for consideration must therefore not contain any indication of authorship. Authors should provide their electronic and postal addresses in a cover note. A brief abstract (one or two sentences) should be included with the submission.

    Manuscripts should normally not exceed 8,000-9,000 words, including footnotes and bibliography, and should be formatted according to Chicago style. Footnotes should be kept as spare as possible.

    Manuscripts (in Microsoft Word) should be sent to the Editor, Dr. A. E. Christa Canitz, at Florilegium@unb.ca. All submissions will be acknowledged. Enquiries are welcome.

    Florilegium est à la recherche d’articles de toutes disciplines, rédigés en français ou en anglais, portant sur le Moyen Âge et l’Antiquité tardive, y compris la représentation post-médiévale de l’époque médiévale. La revue est particulièrement intéressée aux contributions adoptant une approche interdisciplinaire. Florilegium ne publie que des travaux originaux et aucun article soumis à la revue ne devra être publié ou soumis ailleurs.

    Les articles soumis au processus d’évaluation sont évalués anonymement par des spécialistes externes, internationaux et canadiens ; de ce fait, le texte de l’article ne doit pas comprendre le nom de l’auteur(e) ou toute information permettant de l’identifier. Les auteurs sont priés de communiquer leur adresse de courriel et adresse postale séparément. Les articles seront accompagnés d’un court résumé d’une ou deux phrases.

    Les manuscrits ne doivent pas normalement dépasser 8 000-9 000 mots, notes et bibliographie comprises, et ils doivent être conformes au code typographique du Chicago Manual of Style. Les notes en bas de page devront s’en tenir aux références les plus essentielles.

    Pour la soumission des articles (en format MS Word) et toute autre correspondance relative à la revue, s’adresser à Mme A. E. Christa Canitz, rédactrice, à  Florilegium@unb.ca. La revue accuse réception de tout article reçu. La rédaction est toujours heureuse de répondre à toute question ou demande d’information.

    http://www.utpjournals.press/journals/flor/journal/authors/submission

  • 18 Dec 2017 10:31 AM | Kristin Bourassa

    Canadian Society of Medievalists Annual Meeting, Congress 2018 – Call for Papers

    Rencontre annuelle de la Société Canadienne des Médiévistes, Congrès 2018 – Appel à communications

    28-30 May/Mai 2018

    Regina, Saskatchewan

    The special theme for this year’s Congress is “Gathering diversities/Diversités convergentes,” but papers for the CSM Annual Meeting can address any topic on medieval studies. Proposals for complete sessions are also invited.  Presentations may be made in either English or French. Bilingual sessions are particularly welcome.

    Proposals should include a one-page abstract and a one-page curriculum vitae. Papers should be no more than 20 minutes' reading time. Proposals for complete sessions should include this information in addition to a title and a brief explanation of the session and its format.

    Keynote speakers this year include Thomas Dubois (in cooperation with the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada), who will speak on “Sacrality and the Landscape in the Nordic Middle Ages” and David Watt (past president of the CSM), who will ask “What do we study when we study medieval manuscripts in Canada?"

    Le thème du Congrès de cette année est: “Gathering diversities/Diversités convergentes.”  Les communications à ce congrès annuel de la SCM peuvent toutefois traiter de tout sujet relatif aux études médiévales.  L'invitation est également lancée pour des propositions de sessions entières. Les communications peuvent être données en anglais ou en français.  Les sessions bilingues sont particulièrement bienvenues. Les propositions devraient inclure un résumé et un curriculum vitae d'une page chacun. La durée de lecture maximale des communications devrait être de 20 minutes.

    Les orateurs pléniers sont Thomas Dubois, de l’Association pour l’avancement des études scandinaves au Canada, “Sacrality and the Landscape in the Nordic Middle Ages,” et David Watt (Président sortant du SCM), “What do we study when we study medieval manuscripts in Canada?"

    Please submit proposals by January 31, 2018 by email to David Watt, either by regular email (David.Watt@umanitoba.ca) or via our website’s email system (www.canadianmedievalists.org). You must be a member of the CSM to give a paper.

    Prière de soumettre de soumettre vos propositions au plus tard le 31 janvier 2018 par courriel à David.Watt@umanitoba.ca ou par le courriel de notre site, www.canadianmedievalists.org.

  • 6 Dec 2017 9:24 AM | Anonymous

    Dear colleagues,

    Please consider submitting a paper to the joint conference of the Atlantic Medieval Association and the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group, which will be held on the 12-13 October 2018 at Mount Allison University. See the poster below.

    The theme is Translatio: Knowledge Migrations of the Medieval and Early Modern Periods, and we welcome papers from all fields: please see the attached poster and CFP. Please note also that the CFP includes call for contributors to a special panel on Responses from the Fields of Medieval and Early Modern Studies to the TRC’s Calls for Action.

    The keynote speaker will be Dr. Samuel Gessner from the University of Lisbon. He will present a talk on the international migrations of astrolabe knowledge (texts and instruments) and his presentation will include a “hands-on” segment where audience members will get an introduction to using an astrolabe.

    The deadline for 300 word proposals for 15-20 minute papers is 1 February 2018: please send the proposals by email to Janine Rogers and Lauren Beck: jrogers@mta.ca; lbeck@mta.ca.

    Please circulate this call for proposals to interested colleagues: we look forward to hearing from you soon.

    Sincerely,
    Janine Rogers
    Head, Department of English Literatures
    Purvis Chair of English Literature
    Mount Allison University
    Sackville, NB

    jrogers@mta.ca




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