ANZAMEMS Seminars 2025
ANZAMEMS Seminar #1: Documenting Medieval and Early Modern Women
Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland, 17–18 July 2025.
This two-day workshop will introduce postgraduate and ECRs from across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia to a range of medieval and early modern sources centred on the female body and female experience. Leading experts will guide participants through unique and challenging genres, from sixth-century Frankish hagiographies and twelfth-century Latin love letters to early modern recipes, architectural drawings and musical manuals. Participants will be encouraged to draw connections between the different genres and consider wider implications for analysing the body, sensory experiences, environmental agencies, and more.
Speakers: Associate Professor Lisa Kaaren Bailey (UoA); Professor Susan Broomhall (ACU); Associate Professor Erin Griffey (UoA); Emeritus Professor Constant Mews (Monash); Professor Sarah Ross (VUW).
Attendance will be capped at 20–25 participants – see eligibility details below. To apply, send your application to memwomen2025@gmail.com by Friday, 2 May 2025.
ANZAMEMS Seminar #2: Intensive Palaeography Workshop
The University of Melbourne, 2 December 2025
The ANZAMEMS Postgraduate and Early Career Training Seminar will take place on the 2 December 2025 (the day before the 2025 ANZAMEMS Conference begins) and will offer participants a foundational knowledge of medieval and early modern palaeographical skills.
This intensive workshop capitalises on the range of palaeographical expertise at the University of Melbourne across the disciplines of Classics, History, Philosophy, Art History, Italian, English, and French.
The morning sessions will introduce participants to modern movements in palaeographical studies, including a guided engagement with the Professor Margaret Mannion Memorial Exhibit on display in The University of Melbourne Old Quad later this year.
The afternoon demonstration and practice sessions will each involve an introduction to the script of a specific manuscript, its text, period, and region, followed by transcription and reproduction exercises. These sessions will also incorporate a consultation of manuscript folios within The University of Melbourne Art Collection in the Object Based Learning Labs.
Further details about the seminar and the application process will be announced shortly.
More details: https://conference.anzamems.org/anzamems-seminar/