The Ninth Australian Conference Of Celtic Studies
University of Sydney
27-30 September, 2016

Submissions are invited for twenty-minute papers addressing any scholarly aspect of Celtic Studies, including, but not limited to, the areas of: archaeology, folklore, history (including modern diaspora history), language, literature (including literature in English) and music. Abstracts of up to 250 words should be emailed to Professor Jonathan Wooding: jonathan.wooding@sydney.edu.au The final date for abstracts to be received will be Monday 2 May 2016. Acceptances will be communicated on Monday 16 May 2016. Potential contributors in need of earlier acceptance (for funding applications &c.) may request it with their submissions. Potential participants are invited to have their names added to a conference database from which we will send updates and reminders of approaching deadlines.

The 2016 Australian Conference of Celtic Studies is jointly sponsored by the Foundation for Celtic Studies of the University of Sydney and the Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National University. All sessions will be held on University of Sydney’s Main Campus in Camperdown, Sydney.

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Cistercians, Chronologies, and Communities: The Legacies of Constance Hoffman Berman
Symposium in Honor of Constance Berman
Old Capitol Senate Chambers, The University of Iowa Pentacrest, Iowa City
May 20-21, 2016

Symposium Website

Students, friends and colleagues of Professor Constance H. Berman are invited to honor and celebrate her career at a symposium to be held on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, 2016 in Iowa City. The theme of this symposium, “Cistercians, Chronologies, and Communities: The Legacies of Constance Hoffman Berman,” draws on a number of important threads in Constance’s work over the years.

In her books Medieval Agriculture (1986), The Cistercian Evolution (2000), Women and Monasticism in Medieval Europe (2002), and the forthcoming The White Nuns; edited volumes such as Medieval Religion: New Approaches (2005); and innumerable articles and conference papers, Constance broke new ground in medieval studies. As a scholar of the women, religion, and agriculture of the Middle Ages; as a member of the pioneering generation which helped to foreground the study of medieval women on university campuses and in scholarly works; and as an inspiration for another generation of medievalists, Constance has profoundly influenced her field.

The Symposium will be held in the historic Old Capitol Senate Chambers on the University of Iowa Pentacrest. On Friday evening, Constance will present a keynote lecture which reflects on her career and on the future of the field. On Saturday, the symposium will begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm; it will be followed by a reception and dinner.

If you plan to attend, please register using the form at this webpage by March 31, 2016: http://gradmed.org.uiowa.edu/bermansymposium

If you would like to present a paper at the Symposium, or propose a panel or roundtable discussion, please forward an abstract of 250-300 words to either yvonne-seale@uiowa.edu or heather-wacha@uiowa.edu by February 1, 2016.