I am pleased to announce that the 9th Annual Comitatus Graduate
Student Medieval Conference will be held at Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, on Feb 4th-5th, 2011.
CALL FOR PAPERS: THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK—TEXTS AND RECEPTION
9th Comitatus Graduate Conference on Medieval Studies, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 4-5th, 2011.
Comitatus, the Purdue Medieval Studies Graduate Student Organization,
is pleased to announce its ninth annual Graduate Conference on
Medieval Studies to be held on February 4-5, 2011. The theme of this
year’s conference is "The History of the Book: Texts and Reception,"
and it will feature a keynote address from Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, The
Notre Dame Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame.
Kerby-Fulton has written many works on manuscript studies, religious
writers and visionaries, and textual reception, and is author of
_Books Under Suspicion: Censorship and Tolerance of Revelatory Writing
in Late Medieval England_ (Winner of the 2007 Snow Prize from the
North American Conference on British Studies, as well as the Medieval
Academy of America Haskins Gold Medal in 2010).
We invite submissions of abstracts for papers on any area of the
history of the book and its reception in the medieval to the early
modern period. Possible themes include but are not limited to:
1. Textual studies of manuscripts and early printed books
2. The material culture surrounding the text
3. The history of textual dissemination and its impact
4. The contents of libraries
5. Textual illuminations, artwork, and its relationship to text
6. Cultural support for literary production
7. The relationship between the text and the reader
8. Reception theory
9. Book or textual fetishism
10. Trust in the written record
11. Religious and secular theories of the book
12. The social life of texts
13. Marginalia and glosses
14. Medieval literacy and the text
15. Sponsored educational and literacy programs and the use of the text
16. Renaissances and renewals, and their impact on readers and texts
17. Political uses for the text and literacy
18. Writing and memory
Please submit an abstract of approximately 200 words to
cjudkins@purdue.edu by Dec. 1st, 2010.
Please see http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~comitatu/conference.html for
further details and for registration.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The Newberry Library Anglo-Saxon Seminar
Having attended a few of these in my graduate student days, including one by Allen Frantzen, I can only highly recommend these to any grad student in the consortium.
THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
Center for Renaissance Studies
The Anglo-Saxon Seminar:
Masculinity and the Anglo-Saxons
2010-11 Graduate Seminar
2:00-5:00 pm Fridays, January 7 – March 11, 2011
Professor Allen Frantzen, Loyola University Chicago
The class will focus on models of
male identity and various scales of
masculinity as they emerge from a
selection of the most famous Old
English poems, including “The
Wanderer,” “The Seafarer,” and
“The Battle of Maldon,” and from
Old English prose texts. In addition
to some supplementary texts
(handouts), reading will include
excerpts from Clare A. Lees, ed.,
Medieval Masculinities.
Class meetings will be divided
between Old English—reviewing
the basics of grammar as we
translate—and analyzing the cultural
and theoretical aspects of
masculinity in our readings. Advanced skills in Old English are not required,
just familiarity with the basics acquired in an introductory course. Two papers,
one at the mid-point (6-7 pp.) and one at the end of the course (10-12 pp.);
Loyola students and others on a semester calendar will have until mid-April to
complete the final paper requirement.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in Old English.
Enrollment is limited. To register, contact the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies. To
receive credit you must also enroll in either a Newberry course at your campus (available at several
Chicago-area schools) or an independent study; the course is cross-listed at Loyola University Chicago as
as English 540. Please contact the consortium Representative Council member at your home institution
for your university’s policies and to apply for travel reimbursement.
See www.newberry.org/renaissance
THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
Center for Renaissance Studies
The Anglo-Saxon Seminar:
Masculinity and the Anglo-Saxons
2010-11 Graduate Seminar
2:00-5:00 pm Fridays, January 7 – March 11, 2011
Professor Allen Frantzen, Loyola University Chicago
The class will focus on models of
male identity and various scales of
masculinity as they emerge from a
selection of the most famous Old
English poems, including “The
Wanderer,” “The Seafarer,” and
“The Battle of Maldon,” and from
Old English prose texts. In addition
to some supplementary texts
(handouts), reading will include
excerpts from Clare A. Lees, ed.,
Medieval Masculinities.
Class meetings will be divided
between Old English—reviewing
the basics of grammar as we
translate—and analyzing the cultural
and theoretical aspects of
masculinity in our readings. Advanced skills in Old English are not required,
just familiarity with the basics acquired in an introductory course. Two papers,
one at the mid-point (6-7 pp.) and one at the end of the course (10-12 pp.);
Loyola students and others on a semester calendar will have until mid-April to
complete the final paper requirement.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in Old English.
Enrollment is limited. To register, contact the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies. To
receive credit you must also enroll in either a Newberry course at your campus (available at several
Chicago-area schools) or an independent study; the course is cross-listed at Loyola University Chicago as
as English 540. Please contact the consortium Representative Council member at your home institution
for your university’s policies and to apply for travel reimbursement.
See www.newberry.org/renaissance
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Vagantes
Call for Papers for the
Vagantes Medieval Graduate Student Conference
March 3–5, 2011
University of Pittsburgh
http://vagantesconference.org
Vagantes is one of the largest conferences in North America for
graduate students studying the Middle Ages. Vagantes aims to provide
an open dialogue among junior scholars from all fields of medieval
studies. The conference features two faculty speakers, twenty-four
student papers, and an audience of approximately 100 people. Each
year, presenters from backgrounds as varied as Comparative Literature,
Archaeology, Art History, Classics, History, Anthropology, English,
Philosophy, Manuscript Studies, Musicology, and Religious Studies come
together to exchange ideas. In this manner, Vagantes fosters a sense
of community for junior medievalists of diverse backgrounds, and
because the conference does not have a registration fee, this
community can flourish within the margins of a graduate student
budget.
Abstracts for twenty-minute papers are invited from graduate students
working on any medieval topic. E-mail a brief curriculum vitae and
abstract of no more than 300 words by 25 October 2010 to:
Karen Adams
kda9@pitt.edu
Department of French and Italian
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Vagantes Medieval Graduate Student Conference
March 3–5, 2011
University of Pittsburgh
http://vagantesconference.org
Vagantes is one of the largest conferences in North America for
graduate students studying the Middle Ages. Vagantes aims to provide
an open dialogue among junior scholars from all fields of medieval
studies. The conference features two faculty speakers, twenty-four
student papers, and an audience of approximately 100 people. Each
year, presenters from backgrounds as varied as Comparative Literature,
Archaeology, Art History, Classics, History, Anthropology, English,
Philosophy, Manuscript Studies, Musicology, and Religious Studies come
together to exchange ideas. In this manner, Vagantes fosters a sense
of community for junior medievalists of diverse backgrounds, and
because the conference does not have a registration fee, this
community can flourish within the margins of a graduate student
budget.
Abstracts for twenty-minute papers are invited from graduate students
working on any medieval topic. E-mail a brief curriculum vitae and
abstract of no more than 300 words by 25 October 2010 to:
Karen Adams
kda9@pitt.edu
Department of French and Italian
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
POST-ICONOGRAPHY, BEYOND INFLUENCE
POST-ICONOGRAPHY, BEYOND INFLUENCE
A session on method and medieval art research, IMC 2011
Sponsored by the AHRC Research Network “Postcolonising the Medieval Image”
Twenty years ago, the Index of Christian Art hosted a conference
titled, in an ironic homage to Panofsky, “Iconography at the
Crossroads”. More recently art historians have begun to question both
the value and meaning of terms such as “iconography” and “influence”.
The convenors of the IMC session “Post-Iconography, Beyond
Influence”, Catherine Karkov and Eva Frojmovic, invite papers that
explicitly interrogate and probe the limits of iconographic research
on medieval art. What are the limitations of a text-centred approach
to medieval art? What are the alternatives? We would welcome both
theoretical papers and case studies showcasing colleagues’ own
current research “beyond iconography”. In addition, what exactly do
we mean when we use terms like “influence”? Are encounters between
cultures, artists or works of art really as passive and
unidirectional as the term implies?
We invite paper proposals (title, short abstract) to be received by
email to post-col-med@leeds.ac.uk by
29 September 2010.
Eva Frojmovic & Catherine Karkov (University of Leeds)
Please see our website
details of the research network's activities.
___________
A session on method and medieval art research, IMC 2011
Sponsored by the AHRC Research Network “Postcolonising the Medieval Image”
Twenty years ago, the Index of Christian Art hosted a conference
titled, in an ironic homage to Panofsky, “Iconography at the
Crossroads”. More recently art historians have begun to question both
the value and meaning of terms such as “iconography” and “influence”.
The convenors of the IMC session “Post-Iconography, Beyond
Influence”, Catherine Karkov and Eva Frojmovic, invite papers that
explicitly interrogate and probe the limits of iconographic research
on medieval art. What are the limitations of a text-centred approach
to medieval art? What are the alternatives? We would welcome both
theoretical papers and case studies showcasing colleagues’ own
current research “beyond iconography”. In addition, what exactly do
we mean when we use terms like “influence”? Are encounters between
cultures, artists or works of art really as passive and
unidirectional as the term implies?
We invite paper proposals (title, short abstract) to be received by
email to post-col-med@leeds.ac.
29 September 2010.
Eva Frojmovic & Catherine Karkov (University of Leeds)
Please see our website
details of the research network's activities.
___________
Shifting Frontiers
Call For Papers
Deadline: November 15, 2010
The Society for Late Antiquity announces the Ninth Biennial Conference on Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity, to be held at Penn State University (University Park) from June 23-26, 2011. The conference will explore the theme of “Politics in Late Antiquity, ca. 200-700.”
Along with the cultural and religious transformations of the late Roman and post-Roman eras, the political culture of the empire was transformed, from the aristocratic and senatorial monarchy of the early empire to the equestrian and military government of the third and fourth centuries to the emerging Christian monarchy of the Theodosian empire and beyond. Each of these traditions had a long afterlife in the post-Roman West and Byzantine East. The Program Committee seeks contributions that address any aspect of the political life of late antiquity, with particular emphasis on 1) the functioning of Roman and post-Roman government and the tensions between center and periphery 2) the gap between rhetoric and reality in the practice of politics 3) the material _expressions of politics and government, as reflected in art, architecture, and archaeological evidence.
As in the past, the conference will provide an interdisciplinary forum for ancient historians, philologists, art historians, archaeologists, and specialists in the early Christian, Jewish and Muslim worlds to discuss a wide range of European, Middle-Eastern and African evidence for cultural transformation in late antiquity. Proposals should be clearly related to the conference theme, stating both the problem to be discussed and the nature of the presenter’s conclusions.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words, for 20-minute presentations, should be sent as email (attachments in MS Word only) addressed to:
Professor Michael Kulikowski
c/o Tiffany Mayhew
108 Weaver Building
Dept of History
Penn State
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-1367
Email: ShiftingFrontiers2011@gmail.com
Deadline: November 15, 2010
The Society for Late Antiquity announces the Ninth Biennial Conference on Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity, to be held at Penn State University (University Park) from June 23-26, 2011. The conference will explore the theme of “Politics in Late Antiquity, ca. 200-700.”
Along with the cultural and religious transformations of the late Roman and post-Roman eras, the political culture of the empire was transformed, from the aristocratic and senatorial monarchy of the early empire to the equestrian and military government of the third and fourth centuries to the emerging Christian monarchy of the Theodosian empire and beyond. Each of these traditions had a long afterlife in the post-Roman West and Byzantine East. The Program Committee seeks contributions that address any aspect of the political life of late antiquity, with particular emphasis on 1) the functioning of Roman and post-Roman government and the tensions between center and periphery 2) the gap between rhetoric and reality in the practice of politics 3) the material _expressions of politics and government, as reflected in art, architecture, and archaeological evidence.
As in the past, the conference will provide an interdisciplinary forum for ancient historians, philologists, art historians, archaeologists, and specialists in the early Christian, Jewish and Muslim worlds to discuss a wide range of European, Middle-Eastern and African evidence for cultural transformation in late antiquity. Proposals should be clearly related to the conference theme, stating both the problem to be discussed and the nature of the presenter’s conclusions.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words, for 20-minute presentations, should be sent as email (attachments in MS Word only) addressed to:
Professor Michael Kulikowski
c/o Tiffany Mayhew
108 Weaver Building
Dept of History
Penn State
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-1367
Email: ShiftingFrontiers2011@gmail.com
Imbas 2010
Imbas 2010
We would like to invite all postgraduate students of medieval studies to Imbas 2010, an interdisciplinary postgraduate medievalists’ conference, to be held on 12th – 14th November 2010 in NUI Galway, Ireland. This conference welcomes delegates at all stages of their research from all areas of medieval studies including languages, history, literature, art, archaeology, palaeography and philosophy.
The theme for 2010 is Representations: Image, Word, Artefact, and we are delighted to announce that Professor Michelle P. Brown of the University of London will be our keynote speaker.
Delegates are encouraged to view the theme as a broad suggestion rather than in any way restrictive, and all variations on this theme will be welcome.
A selection of papers will be published in our peer-reviewed Imbas Journal. This journal will be made available via our website and open-access journal databases. All panels will be recorded and made available as podcasts.
Abstracts of 250 words for a twenty minute paper must be submitted before September 30, 2010. Abstracts can be sent to imbasnuig@gmail.com or forwarded to Imbas/Trish NMhaoileoin, c/o Roinn na Gaeilge, as na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hreann, Gaillimh, re.
Further information can be found at our website http://medieval.starlight.ie/cms/view/63 and on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=324841995338&ref=ts .
Posted by: Imbas Committee (imbasnuig@gmail.com).
We would like to invite all postgraduate students of medieval studies to Imbas 2010, an interdisciplinary postgraduate medievalists’ conference, to be held on 12th – 14th November 2010 in NUI Galway, Ireland. This conference welcomes delegates at all stages of their research from all areas of medieval studies including languages, history, literature, art, archaeology, palaeography and philosophy.
The theme for 2010 is Representations: Image, Word, Artefact, and we are delighted to announce that Professor Michelle P. Brown of the University of London will be our keynote speaker.
Delegates are encouraged to view the theme as a broad suggestion rather than in any way restrictive, and all variations on this theme will be welcome.
A selection of papers will be published in our peer-reviewed Imbas Journal. This journal will be made available via our website and open-access journal databases. All panels will be recorded and made available as podcasts.
Abstracts of 250 words for a twenty minute paper must be submitted before September 30, 2010. Abstracts can be sent to imbasnuig@gmail.com or forwarded to Imbas/Trish NMhaoileoin, c/o Roinn na Gaeilge, as na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hreann, Gaillimh, re.
Further information can be found at our website http://medieval.starlight.ie/cms/view/63 and on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=324841995338&ref=ts .
Posted by: Imbas Committee (imbasnuig@gmail.com).
RBMS Regional Workshop: Latin for Rare Materials Catalogers
RBMS Regional Workshop: Latin for Rare Materials Catalogers
Friday, October 22, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Indiana University Bloomington
Herman B Wells Library, Room E174
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana, 47405
This workshop is intended for rare materials catalogers with little or no familiarity with Latin. The workshop will provide tools for navigating the title page, identifying the key verbs and inflected forms of nouns for persons, places, and things, in order to accurately record title and remainder of title information, author(s) and other names, editions, publication information, and privilege statements (i.e. DCRM(B)/AACR2 descriptive areas 1, 2, and 4), and any related notes. Among the issues addressed will be identifying and expanding contracted forms, Latin terminology used for illustrations and publishing, and other issues unique to Latin materials.
Presenters:
Jennifer Nelson, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley.
Jennifer MacDonald, University of Delaware Library
Registration:
Deadline is October 1, 2010. Limited to 30 participants.
Register online at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/rbmsworkshoplatin.cfm
Fees:
ACRL member - $189
Nonmember - $239
Questions:
Contact Jane Gillis, Yale University Library, Jane.gillis@yale.edu or 203-432-2633
Friday, October 22, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Indiana University Bloomington
Herman B Wells Library, Room E174
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana, 47405
This workshop is intended for rare materials catalogers with little or no familiarity with Latin. The workshop will provide tools for navigating the title page, identifying the key verbs and inflected forms of nouns for persons, places, and things, in order to accurately record title and remainder of title information, author(s) and other names, editions, publication information, and privilege statements (i.e. DCRM(B)/AACR2 descriptive areas 1, 2, and 4), and any related notes. Among the issues addressed will be identifying and expanding contracted forms, Latin terminology used for illustrations and publishing, and other issues unique to Latin materials.
Presenters:
Jennifer Nelson, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley.
Jennifer MacDonald, University of Delaware Library
Registration:
Deadline is October 1, 2010. Limited to 30 participants.
Register online at: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/rbmsworkshoplatin.cfm
Fees:
ACRL member - $189
Nonmember - $239
Questions:
Contact Jane Gillis, Yale University Library, Jane.gillis@yale.edu
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