Registration is now open for the 10th conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association (AEMA).

Conference Theme: From Byzantium to Clontarf: Emotional, Intellectual and Spiritual Perceptions in the Construction and Reception of the Early Medieval Past

7–8 February, 2014, Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University, Sydney

Keynote speakers: Dr Ken Parry (Macquarie University) and Dr Juanita Ruys
(Sydney University)

AEMA’s 10th conference spans the eight centuries from late antiquity through to the twelfth century, extending from the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in the East to Ireland in the West, and all areas in between. Impressions of the early medieval world over this period and region are based on sources that capture the emotional, intellectual, cultural or religious perceptions and biases of their creators.

Conference papers will address the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, or cultural aspects of written and non-written sources of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150). Papers also address the reception of events of this period by non-contemporary writers and artists and the ways in which societies or individuals view their past.

For more information on the conference, please contact the convenors, Janet Wade and Nicole Moffatt at conference@aema.net.au.

To register for the conference and for more information, go to www.aema.net.au.