Scotland in Early Medieval Europe
22-24 February, 2013
Conference Website
Closing date for proposals: 29th June 2012
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland invites you to submit papers and posters for Scotland in Early Medieval Europe, the fourth in its series of themed international conferences, to be held across the 22nd to 24th February 2013 in conjunction with the Dark Age Studies Committee. The conference will examine Scotland and its connections and identity in Early Medieval Europe (AD200 and AD1000). Contributions are welcome from all disciplines, utilising all sources of evidence, and they are particularly interested to mix overarching themes with specific case studies.
Themes for the conference will include:
- Power and identity
- Groups and communities
- Ideologies and economies
- Contacts and communications
All contributions should in some way offer examinations relating to at least one of the following:
- Scales of analysis, e.g. individual – family – community
- Regionality
- Continuity and change
- Scotland in the wider context of Britain and/or Europe
- Multi-disciplinary approaches
Please submit a paper or poster title and short summary (no longer than 400 words), plus contact details of all contributors and a correspondence address and email by 29 June 2012. Please submit abstracts to SIEME@socantscot.org
