Monthly Archives: April 2012

ANZAMEMS Conference – early acceptance of abstracts

A quick reminder that the deadline for early acceptance of abstracts for the 2013 ANZAMEMS Conference: Cultures in Translation is May 1 2012. The final deadline for abstract submission is September 1 2012.

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Cultures in Translation
Caulfield Campus, Monash University, Melbourne
12-16 February 2013
ANZAMEMS Conference Website

The conference seeks to explore the many varieties of translation at work in medieval and early modern studies. We invite papers which deal with diversity and change in areas such as language, culture, religion, space. We are interested in exploring both how medieval and early modern cultures understood translation, and how modern scholars make disciplinary, linguistic and social translations in their work. We encourage papers on these themes (and others pertaining to medieval and early modern studies), and papers from postgraduate students and early career researchers are especially welcome.

Abstract Submission Dates

For early acceptance: May 1 2012
Final deadline: September 1 2012

For more details about the ANZAMEMS conference please see this post and visit the conference website.

Vacancy: Professor of Early Modern History (University of Amsterdam) – Call For Applications

Professor of Early Modern History
University of Amsterdam
(38 hours per week)

Application Submission Deadline: 5 May 2012

The department of History, Archaeology and Area Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has a vacancy for a Professor of Early Modern History.

The initial appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of no more than two years. Subject to satisfactory performance, this will be followed by a permanent appointment. The gross salary will normally conform to professorial scale 2 (between €4,904 and €7,142 gross per month on a full-time basis in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for the Dutch universities (Collectieve Arbeidsovereenkomst Nederlandse Universiteiten, or CAO NU)). In certain cases, however, different terms of employment may be offered.

In keeping with University policy, candidates should have at least three years academic work experience at a university or research institute other than the UvA, preferably abroad.

The chair in Early Modern History covers teaching and research for the entire field of this period (approx. 1450-1800).

Teaching is mainly centred around Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes (for the curriculum, please see the UvA’s digital course catalogue: www.studiegids.uva.nl). The Faculty’s BA programmes are taught within the College of Humanities, while MA and doctorate programmes are administered within the Graduate School for Humanities.

Research will be carried out at the Institute of Culture and History (ICG). The Faculty has chosen three research priority areas for the 2009-2014 period: Cultural Heritage and Identities; Cultural Transformations and Globalisation; Cognitive Modelling & Learning (inter-faculty area). For further information about the Faculty research programme, please see: www.hum.uva.nl/research.

For more details including selection criteria, and how to apply, please visit the following website: http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/E7FE49FA-58B9-4A2E-A4579EDCE543530C

Shakespeare and Japan Special Issue – Call For Papers

Contributions are invited for a special issue of the international journal, Shakespeare, edited by Dominic Shellard.

Submissions will be considered on all aspects of Shakespeare and Japan, ranging from performances, and film and television adaptations to translations and accounts of the plays’ and poems’ critical reception in Japan.

Submissions (marked “Shakespeare and Japan Special Issue”) should be sent via the journal’s online submission site at:

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rshk

Deadline: 28th January 2013

Enquiries can be made to Deborah Cartmell: djc@dmu.ac.uk

To download this call for papers please click here.

University of Iceland: PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships – Call For Applications

University of Iceland
The Centre for Medieval Studies
PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships
2012-2015

The Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Iceland announces two fellowships in medieval studies: one PhD fellowship and one Postdoctoral fellowship. Both fellowships are for a three-year period starting autumn 2012.

At the University’s centenary in 2011 the University Council decided to strengthen medieval studies at the university by supporting both a PhD and a Postdoctoral scholarship through the newly established Centenary Fund. The fellowships are under the aegis ofthe Centre for Medieval Studies, an interdisciplinary research centre and a platform for all scholars in medieval studies within the University and the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval Studies

Applicants must have received a PhD degree within the last five years or have submitted a thesis that has been approved for defence. The thesis must be on a topic within medieval studies. Part of the responsibilities of the postdoc fellow (25%) consists in administrative duties within and on behalf of the Centre for Medieval Studies. The application must contain:

  • Description of the planned research (500-800 words).
  • Certified diplomas.
  • Detailed CV.
  • Copies of the applicant’s most important publications.
  • Two letters of recommendation (must be sent directly to Eiríkur Smári Sigurðarson, director of research, School of Humanities, Aðalbyggingu, Háskóla Íslands, Sæmundargötu 2, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland).

The centre accepts applications within all areas of medieval studies. The fellowship decision is made by the Board of the Centre for Medieval Studies.

PhD Fellowship in Medieval Studies

Applicants must fulfil conditions for PhD studies at the School of Humanities at the University of Iceland and this must be documented in the application. The application must contain:

  • Description of the planned research project (500-800 words). The project shall be within the area of medieval studies in a subject taught at the University of Iceland.
  • Certified diplomas and transcripts of passed university exams.
  • Detailed CV and list of publications.
  • Copies of most important publications, including theses.
  • Official description of grading scale (only for applicants with exams from universities outside Iceland).
  • Two letters of recommendation (must be sent directly to Eiríkur Smári Sigurðarson, director of research, School of Humanities, Aðalbyggingu, Háskóla Íslands, Sæmundargötu 2, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland).

The centre accepts applications within all areas of medieval studies but will prioritise applications falling within the expertise of the Centre’s members. The Board of the Centre makes the final decision on who receives the grant.

Deadline for applications is 1 May 2012. Applications must be submitted on application forms available at the homepage of the Centre for Research in the Humanities (application form).

For further information consult Eiríkur Smári Sigurðarson via email: esmari@hi.is

Further information on submission and the grants can be found here: http://www.hugvis.hi.is/further_information

University of Oregon: Visiting Assistant Professor of French, Medieval-Renaissance Literature and Culture Romance Languages – Call For Applications

Visiting Assistant Professor of French: Medieval-Renaissance Literature and Culture Romance Languages

Location: University of Oregon, Eugene
Closes: Open Until Filled

The Department of Romance Languages invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of French with a specialization in Medieval and Renaissance Literature and Culture, beginning in Fall 2012. The position is a one-year contract which may be renewed up to twice. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in medieval and Renaissance French literature as well as courses in French language. We seek candidates with a strong publication record, demonstrated excellence in teaching lower- and upper-division French, professional-level proficiency in French and English. Ph.D. in hand by Fall 2012.

Submit letter of application, CV, research sample (publication or dissertation chapter) and three letters of recommendation to:

French Search Committee
c/o Professor David Wacks,
Interim Head, Department of Romance Languages,
1233 University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403-1233.

Review of files will begin on May 1, 2012. Position will remain open until filled. The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds. The University of Oregon is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

To view this listing online visit the following website: http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=3827

The Birkbeck Medieval and Renaissance Summer School: In the City

The Birkbeck Medieval and Renaissance Summer School: In the City
Birkbeck, University of London
27-29 June, 2012

Summer School website

The newly-founded Birkbeck Medieval and Renaissance Summer School will deliver exciting, cutting-edge research to postgraduates and early-career scholars, and will help participants develop crucial research skills. Hosted by Birkbeck, University of London, and located in the heart of Bloomsbury, the Summer School draws together some of Britain’s foremost scholars of Medieval and Renaissance literature, art, culture and history.

Students will be offered a rich programme of lectures, seminars, and workshops, and will also be introduced to some of London’s extraordinary research resources and cultural institutions, including the British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Westminster Abbey, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

This year’s theme is ‘In the City’, and lectures and workshops will include discussion of:

  • Cities on the world stage: London, Venice, and Jerusalem
  • Trade and travel
  • London’s criminal world
  • London’s playhouses, plagues and churches
  • London’s languages: slang and satire

The Summer School offers a wonderful opportunity for participants to experience the latest academic research; to meet other students engaged in Medieval and Renaissance research; and to begin to get to know Medieval and Renaissance London.

For more details and to book your place at the Summer School, visit the website: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/our-research/centres/the-birkbeck-medieval-and-renaissance-summer-school

British Library – Medieval and earlier manuscripts blog

The British Library’s Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts blog publicises their amazing collection of manuscripts. Regular postings tell the stories of the outstanding items featured in the exhibition Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination (which ran from 11 November 2011-13 March 2012). You can see updates here on the digitisation of the British Library’s Greek and medieval scientific manuscripts, as well as other news and projects. Recent posts have included the discovery of a long-lost medieval cookbook, containing recipes for hedgehogs, blackbirds and unicorns!

The Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts blog can be found at the following URL: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts

Romance: Places, Times, Modes – Call For Papers

Romance: Places, Times, Modes
School of English, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
21-22 September 2012

Romance has been one of the most resilient and protean of literary kinds, existing in its own right, moulding itself in other genres, and transforming itself in the long history of its aesthetic and cultural traffic from antiquity to early modern times, and between different cultures. Royal and popular, romance has absorbed, often at once, a plethora of discourses concerned with politics and privacy at crucial moments in European history and in its contacts with the worlds beyond Europe. This conference offers the chance to reassess the nature and importance of romance within the larger frame of cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, comparative, and theoretical studies. The identification of new romances, the exploration of romance in contact with other genres and modes, and cultures other than English, and the larger reflections romance facilitate in the process of absorption and reconfiguration of places and times in which it is produced—all these are topics of considerable interest and value. At a further level, such imperatives have much to suggest about the processes by which the romance itself has undergone transformation and has transformed our understanding of its place in literary history, and beyond borders and countries. Contributions to this discussion are invited, covering as wide a range in terms of period, concept and approach as critical imagination can devise, to explore the imaginative suppleness and dynamic of romance across places, times, and modes.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

  • Ethics and politics
  • Movement in time and space
  • Travel, sea, and geography
  • Contacts with the East; Islam
  • Classics
  • Sources and analogues
  • Crossovers with other genres
  • Cross-national / cross-ethnic contacts
  • Print and manuscript
  • The material book
  • Theories of romance
  • Allegory
  • Religion
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Romance and the arts
  • Translations and adaptations

A 200-word abstract, including contact information, should be sent to Goran Stanivukovic (G.Stanivukovic@ucc.ie) and Sergi Mainer (S.Mainer@ucc.ie), School of English, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, before 1 June 2012.

Rereading Mary Wroth: Edited Collection – Call For Papers

Call For Papers—Edited Collection—Rereading Mary Wroth
Editors: Naomi Miller, Katherine Larson, Andrew Strycharski

Deadlines:
Abstracts of 400–500 words and a brief CV by June 30, 2012.
Final Essays of 5,000–6,000 words will be due in January, 2013

2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of Reading Mary Wroth, edited by Naomi Miller and Gary Waller, a collection that helped to propel interest in one of the first “canonized” women writers of the English Renaissance. As we move into the second decade of the twenty-first century, new work on Wroth is appearing that will transform our experiences of reading her—innovative editions, unique scholarly investigations, and creative writing inspired by her life. This volume sets out to chart opportunities for scholars and students to re-read Wroth now that the necessity of reading her has been established. It takes seriously, moreover, the many different practices that emerge around the term “reading”—editing, performance, revision, scholarly and creative writing, as well as manual, mechanical and digital reproduction.

Because this volume charts new directions for the opening “second wave” of interest in Wroth’s canonical texts, we are especially enthusiastic about contributions that exemplify how re-reading Wroth can engage, extend, and transform the increasingly dynamic reading experiences of humanities scholars and students. We aim for work that is both rigorous and accessible. Essays might address objects, affects, archives, or performances; they might rethink gender and sexuality or generate new understandings of print, manuscript, and the digital; they might open vantages on questions of form; or they might strike out in very different directions. We would also welcome contributions to the sections on “Re-editing Wroth” or “Re-imagining Wroth,” which visits the conjunction of biography and creative writing.

We request abstracts of 400 – 500 words and a brief CV by June 30, 2012. Final Essays of 5,000 – 6,000 words will be due in January, 2013. Please submit these materials to Andrew Strycharski (strychar@fiu.edu).

Questions or queries are welcome. For these, please contact any of the volume co-editors: Naomi Miller (njmiller@smith.edu), Katherine Larson (katie.larson@utoronto.ca) or Andrew Strycharski.