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October 6–7, 2006.
"Renaissance Medievalisms," an interdisciplinary conference
organized by the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria College,
University of Toronto. The conference will examine the presence of the
medieval past in the culture of Renaissance Europe. While the rejection of
the medieval heritage and the renewal of classical ideals have traditionally
been used to define the Renaissance, the undeniable continuum of medieval
culture into the early modern period is undisputable, especially in light of
recent scholarship on "early modern" Europe. Clearly, then, the
transference and adaptation into the Renaissance of patently "medieval"
elements of European civilization from Boethius to Boccaccio needs further
investigation in order not only to validate their continued presence, but
also to determine exactly how and what they contributed to the
"renewal" we call the "Renaissance." Call for papers:
proposals are invited on all areas of scholarly investigation into Early
Modern Europe and the European expansion overseas (1400-1650), and especially
(but not exclusively) in the following general areas: Art and Literature,
Commerce and Economics, Learning, Scholarship, and Humanism, Science and
Medicine, Politics and Judicial Practices, Religion, Sex and Gender, Theatre
and Spectacle, and Travel and Exploration. Proposals should include the title
of the presentation, a 150-word abstract, and a one-page c.v. E-mail
proposals to Konrad Eisenbichler (konrad.eisenbichler@utoronto.ca).
October 20, 2006.
"Leaves from Paradise: The Cult of John the Evangelist at the Dominican
Nunnery of Paradies bei Soest," a one-day interdisciplinary conference organized
by Jeffrey F. Hamburger at the Houghton Library, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass. Approximately 1,400 medieval manuscripts preserve over 3,000
sequences, or songs, for the celebration of Mass. Of this number, however, only a
handful are illustrated, and of these, in turn, only one, "Verbum dei
deo natum" (The Word of God, born of God), composed in honor of John the
Evangelist, survives in more than a single illuminated copy. Moreover, of the
half dozen illuminated exemplars of this complex liturgical poem, all
surviving copies come from manuscripts associated with female monastic
communities. A pair of leaves recently acquired by Harvard's Houghton Library
presents an opportunity to examine the illuminated sequence within its
broader cultural context. Although the conference papers will range more
widely, the focus will be on the figure of the Evangelist, who as the
archetypal mystic, visionary, and theologian had a prominent place in the
piety and worship of Dominican nuns. His cult, however, which enjoyed an
extraordinary efflorescence in 14th-century Germany, was by no means confined
to the Dominican order or to Dominican women, and one purpose of the
conference will be to explore its unexpected ramifications brought to light
by startling new manuscript evidence. The proceedings of the conference will
be published as volume one in a new series of Houghton Library Studies. The
conference is limited to 100 participants (there is no registration fee).
Contact: Monique Duhaime (617-495-2441; duhaime@fas.harvard.edu;
http://hcl.harvard.edu/ libraries/houghton/conference.html).
July 30–August 4,
2007. "Anglo-Saxon Traces: 'Her mon mæg giet gesion
hiora swæð,'" meeting of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists,
in London. There
are many reminders of Anglo-Saxon England, in London streets, libraries, and museums. The
conference will center on remembering and celebrating England's Anglo-Saxon past. Above
all, the conference will focus on the Anglo-Saxon understanding of the physical
environment as reflected in its settlements, buildings and artefacts, its
books and manuscripts, its luxury and everyday objects. The proposed strands
will address wealth and status; sense of place; buildings (their uses and
their relationship to the material remains of the pre-Anglo-Saxon past);
rural and urban settlement and trade; writing and manuscripts; liturgy and
worship. The organizers plan a fully interdisciplinary conference with a
strong evidential focus and particularly hope for contributions with this
approach from literary and linguistic specialists, historians, art
historians, numismatists, archaeologists, and liturgists, seeking to examine
common (and not so common) ground. Call for papers: prospective participants
must be members to submit abstracts. For details on how to become a member,
see http://www.isas.us, or contact David F. Johnson, Executive Director of
ISAS at (djohnson@english.fsu.edu). The deadline is October
5, 2006, with late submissions accepted until October 31.
Abstracts (500 words) should be submitted electronically at
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/isas/conference/. Contact Jane Roberts
(jane.roberts@kcl.ac.uk).
March 22-25,
2007. “Shifting Frontiers in
Late Antiquity Conference: The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity[ca. 200 - 700 AD]." University of Colorado
at Boulder.
As in the past, we will be particularly concerned to bring together scholars
who represent different methodological, disciplinary, geographical, and
chronological perspectives. New approaches that perhaps are not subsumed
under any of these topics, or that incorporate several of them at the same
time, are most welcome. In addition to proposals from specialists in
religious studies, history, and classics, we would be particularly happy to
receive proposals from persons working in fields such as Near-Eastern or
West-Asian studies, linguistics, anthropology, and the history of art and
architecture. Proposals
should be clearly related to the theme of the conference and should state
both the problem being discussed and the nature of the new discoveries,
insights, or conclusions that will be presented. Abstracts of not more
than 500 words for 15-minute presentations may be submitted via e- mail to
Prof. Noel Lenski, lenski@colorado.edu (Department of Classics, UCB 248, University of Colorado,
Boulder CO
80309-0248, USA). Deadline for submission of
abstracts is November 1, 2006.
Please note that there is no guarantee of travel funding for participants and
that the submission of an abstract carries with it a commitment to attend the
conference should the abstract be accepted. For other matters relating to the
conference, contact either Prof. Lenski or Prof. Andrew Cain, andrew.cain@colorado.edu
February 24, 2007.
"Religious Thought, Religious Practices." The 31st Annual Meeting
of the Mid-American Medieval Association will be held at University of Missouri,
in Kansas City.
Call for papers: papers focusing on any aspect of medieval religion are
especially encouraged, though papers submitted for sessions on general topics
in medieval studies are also welcome. Send 1-page abstracts by December 1, 2006 to Virginia Blanton, Dept. of
English, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110 (816-235-2766; fax:
816-235-1308; blantonv@umkc.edu).
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