Daily Archives: 23 January 2017

Receptions: 2017 Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association – Call For Papers (Extended Deadline)

Receptions
2017 Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association
Australian National University, Canberra
21–22 April, 2017

Conference Website

This conference invites papers on the broad theme of the alterity of the Middle Ages. The state of being other or different–otherness–is at the heart of the reception theory and offers the opportunity to investigate the ways the Middle Ages have been received into the modern world; and the ways in which the Medieval world acted as conduit for the transmission of the Classical. We welcome any papers related to all aspects of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings, even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.

Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email to conference@aema.net.au by the new deadline of 20 February, 2017.

Power of the Bishop III: Bishops as Diplomats 1000-1400 – Change of Conference Dates

Due to circumstances beyond our control (UEFA Champions’ League Final) we have to move the third Power of the Bishop conference to 8-9 June 2017 as all Cardiff hotels are fully booked already for our original dates due to the football match on the weekend!

Our keynote speaker Prof. Philippa Hoskin has confirmed her availability for the amended dates.

If you have already registered, please email us to confirm that you can still attend.

If you would like to register, please do so either by emailing us directly with your details, or by following this direct link to our form: either http://powerofthebishop.blogspot.co.uk/#!/p/registration.html [the form appears in a pop-up window].

Power of the Bishop III: Bishops as Diplomats 1000-1400
Cardiff University
8-9 June, 2017

Conference Website

This two-day conference sponsored by Medium Aevum will explore the importance of diplomacy in a bishop’s career. How bishops responded to situations was often crucial to building or destroying their reputations, and, sometimes, their very lives depended on their ability to exercise their diplomatic skills.

This conference aims to explore the common themes regarding the use and development of diplomacy in a bishop’s career; how and when was it deployed, and in what circumstances? What impact did the Gregorian Reforms and Investiture Crisis have on this aspect of a bishop’s skill-set?

Most importantly, how do we see diplomacy expressed? As well as through legal agreements and treaties, we would like to explore the role of diplomacy in other areas, including but not limited to: the architecture of the Cathedrals and Bishop’s Palaces, the various uses of the landscape, the visual elements within manuscripts that bishops patronised, the types of gifts given and exchanged; the choice of special dates and feast days to mark particular events.

Abstracts of 200 words in length, in English, should be emailed to powerofthebishop [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line “POB III ABSTRACT”.

Deadline for Abstracts: 20 February, 2017

Harvard Medieval Studies Visiting Scholars Program – Call for Applications

Each semester, the Committee on Medieval Studies appoints a small number of Visiting Scholars for terms ranging from three to six months. Visiting Scholars may work in any field dealing with some aspect of medieval society, religion, or culture in Europe, Africa, or Eurasia, and are welcomed as full members of Harvard’s rich intellectual and social community.

These are unpaid research positions; however, Visiting Scholars enjoy full access to Harvard libraries and many other university facilities, an email account, and shared office space during the period of their appointment. They are expected to be engaged in research projects that draw upon Harvard’s manuscript, library, and other resources; to remain in residence in the Cambridge/Boston area during their appointment; to participate fully in the seminars, colloquia, and other activities of the Committee on Medieval Studies; and to share the results of their research in a seminar or other public venue.

All applicants must have received the Ph.D., or equivalent terminal degree in their field, before the date on which they plan to begin their term as visiting scholars at Harvard.

Applications for appointment in Fall 2017 are due Friday, 10 February 2017. For more information on the Visiting Scholar program, including complete application instructions and forms, please visit the Medieval Studies website: http://medieval.fas.harvard.edu/visiting-scholars-program.