CFP: Medieval Association of the Pacific/ACMRS Joint Conference, 6-9 Feb. 2019

The 2019 conference of the Medieval Association of the Pacific will be held February 6-9, at the Phoenix-Scottdale Embassy Suites Hotel. This year’s meeting will be hosted jointly by MAP and the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS).

The program committee welcomes submissions on any topic related to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. We particularly encourage proposals for papers or panels that focus on the conference theme: “Magic, Religion, and Science in the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance.”

Proposals accepted on a rolling basis until November 1, 2018

Registration Information:

The registration fee is $200; the graduate student rate is $100. The first 20 graduate students to register with accepted paper proposals will have their registration fees waived. To be eligible, students must be current members of MAP.

Refunds for registration fees (less $20 handling charge) are made up until two weeks prior to the start date of the conference. No refunds are made after that date.

For more detailed information, see the ACMRS website (https://acmrs.org/conferences/annual-acmrs-conference) or send an email inquiry to acmrs@acmrs.org.  

Pre-Conference Professionalization Workshop:

Speak with interdisciplinary experts about how to market yourself, make connections, and deliver a polished presentation at an upcoming conference or professional venue. We especially encourage graduate students, junior faculty, advanced undergraduates, and anyone interested in making a strong impression, networking, and presenting your work to attend and bring your most burning professionalization questions. The workshop will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 6, and participation will be limited to the first 25 individuals to register. Registration is free.

Pre-Conference Manuscript Workshop:

ACMRS will host a workshop on manuscript studies led by Dr. Timothy Graham, Director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico. The workshop will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 6, and participation will be limited to the first 25 individuals to register. The cost of the workshop is $50 ($25 for students) and is in addition to the regular conference registration fee.

The Beowulf Project by Chris Vinsonhaler:

Professor Chris Vinsonhaler, City University of New York, presents Beowulf: the Grendel episode, a new translation which gives its audience a darkly comic experience that is both heroic and ironic.

Conference Publication:

Selected papers focused on “Magic, Religion, and Science in the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance” will be considered for publication in the conference volume of the Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance series, published by Brepols Publishers (Belgium).

Submissions:

Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until midnight, Mountain Standard Time on November 1, 2018. Responses will be given within a week of submission. Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief CV to ACMRSconference@asu.edu. Proposals must include audio/visual requirements and any other special requests; late requests may not be accommodated. Full panel submissions are welcomed.

Selection Committee:

Ayanna Thompson, Director of ACMRS, Arizona State University
John Ott, President of MAP, Portland StateUniversity
Susan J. Dudash, Assistant Director of ACMRS, Arizona State University
Anthony Perron, Secretary of MAP, Loyola Marymount University
Ryan Kashanipour, Conference Volume Editor, Northern Arizona University

MAP Membership:

MAP members are encouraged to renew their memberships before attending the conference.Graduate students and independent scholars wishing to be eligible for registration subventions or MAP’s prizes must be currently registered members of the organization. Membership costs are $35 for regular members and $15 for students. In order to renew, please visit the MAP website: http://www.medievalpacific.org/membership/. If you have questions about membership or would like to ask whether your dues have been paid, please contact the MAP treasurer, Edward Schoolman at eschoolman@unr.edu.

All of the spaces in which our professional meetings extend are expected to remain professional, and the values of respect, equity, and nondiscrimination are of paramount importance. We ask that
attendees conduct themselves in the conference rooms, over coffee, or over drinks in a professional manner. All attendees should aspire to treat each other as having an equally valuable contribution to make.