The convenors of the ANZAMEMS reading group are pleased to provide the below confirmed schedule for Semester 2 2023.
The first session is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4; please find all further details, including the session topic and hour, in the schedule.
The organisers are still interested to hear from members who may be interested in leading one of the listed sessions, for which readings have already been selected. Please email Emma.Rayner@anu.edu.au / Emily.Chambers@nottingham.ac.uk if you would like to participate in this way.
The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.
The Journal publishes Articles and Research Notes. All texts must take works of art in the collection as the point of departure. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship, whereas research notes are often smaller in scope, focusing on a specific aspect of new research or presenting a significant finding from technical analysis. The maximum length for articles is 8,000 words (including endnotes) and 10–12 images, and for research notes 4,000 words with 4–6 images.
The process of peer review is double-blind. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Journal Editorial Board, composed of members of the curatorial, conservation, and scientific departments, as well as scholars from the broader academic community.
Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear in print and online, and are accessible in JStor on the University of Chicago Press website.
The deadline for submissions for Volume 59 (2024) is September 15, 2023.
The Emmerson Symposium ‘Beyond the Book: Transforming the Early Modern Archive’ is being hosted by ANU and the State Library of Victoria on the 11th and 12th of August. We want to encourage as many HDR Students from across Australia to come. Recognising the current cost of living crisis, we are offering 10 bursaries at a maximum of $500 for HDR Students. These bursaries are to assist with the cost of travel and accommodation to the Symposium. Please fill out the linked EOI form by the 30th of June and we will let you know by the 7th of July if you are successful. To register for the Symposium please click this link and follow the details.
The ANZAMEMS ECR/Postgraduate Reading Group discusses the latest research in medieval and early modern studies, with the aim of promoting engagement with emerging and established fields of inquiry in MEMS research.
Virtual sessions of the reading group will take place via Zoom monthly between June and October/November 2023. Each session will take one or two recent articles or chapters related to a certain topic/methodological approach/trend in MEMS scholarship, and feature a short presentation from an ANZAMEMS member (whose own research is ideally in the vicinity of their chosen session theme), followed by questions-led discussion.
The reading group will be co-convened by Emma Rayner (PhD candidate, ANU) and Emily Chambers (PhD candidate, University of Nottingham).
We hope to foster a convivial and intellectually productive online space—think advanced graduate seminar!—where we can come together to talk all things MEMS research in a fairly informal manner, while expanding our networks or strengthening existing connections. Everyone is welcome, including more senior members of ANZAMEMS.
ANZAMEMS members who are interested in leading a session based around one of the below themes or a topic of your own selection, AND/OR who are interested in providing a short write-up of a session for a planned ANZAMEMS postgrad blog, please email Emma.Rayner@anu.edu.au / Emily.Chambers@nottingham.ac.uk no later than June 16, 2023.
A finalized schedule and Zoom link will be circulated ahead of our first meeting for the semester on June 27.
Further to the recent sad news of the death of long-standing ANZAMEMS member, John O. Ward, a commemoration will be held for him at 2pm on 29th July at the Ashfield Bowling Club, located in Ashfield Park at the corner of Orpington St & Parramatta Rd, Ashfield NSW 2131. Guests will be invited to speak and share their memories. RSVP is not necessary for personal attendance.
For those unable to attend personally the Zoom link is
Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group 2023 Annual Conference FATE AND FORTUNE UWA, Saturday 21 October 2023
Renaissance thinkers were interested in moral philosophy, and they found inspiration in both ancient and medieval sources. How should one conduct themselves to be happy and useful within society? What will the future bring for us in a time of deep transformation?
An image of a new world to be discovered; changed perspectives in astronomy and medicine; Renaissance humanity wondered whether they were able to influence their path in life, whether their decisions were dependent on a free will—as Pico della Mirandola stated in his Oration on the Dignity of Man—or were but the choice of an omnipotent God, as Catholics, and even more strongly Protestants, each emphasised. The role of Providence would become prevalent across European culture, from visual art to Shakespeare’s plays, gradually replacing the capricious Wheel of Fate which was equally central to medieval thought.
This conference will broadly discuss themes concerning human destiny and the possibility of executing our own will, placed within the attempt to acquiesce to, to acquire, or to enforce a vision of peace and harmony within the constant social and political metamorphosis of the Renaissance, and of the world today.
Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group Incorporated welcomes abstracts which address the theme of ‘Fate and Fortune’ in the medieval and Renaissance periods including:
● Representations of Providence, of destiny, or of doom in literature and literary works. ● Paintings and sculpture relating to fate, divine or otherwise. ● Philosophical works or analyses of Fate and Fortune, or those relating to ethics and utopias. ● Astrology, which enjoyed a blooming during the Renaissance much as it has today, with people turning to psychics, magic, and the stars to search for answers to important questions. ● Political writings depicting the perfect ruler, a utopian vision, or condemning contemporary tyranny. ● Social ideals that valorised the reception of an ancient wisdom, from the Stoics, Plato, Aristotle, or others. ● Educational ideas inspired by Renaissance or classical philosophy, such as liberal and postcritical education.
We welcome abstracts for twenty-minute papers. We particularly welcome submissions from undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate students, even if beyond the scope of the conference theme.
The conference will take place in hybrid form. Please specify in your submission whether you would attend in-person or online.
Please send abstracts of 150–200 words with your affiliation and a short (up to 50 words) biography to the conference subcommittee at pmrg.committee@gmail.com by 21 August 2023.
Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group Incorporated, with assistance from StudySmarter UWA, are offering a free masterclass for undergraduate and postgraduate students on developing conference skills.
The Association of Italian Women Historians (SIS) has announced a biennial award for doctoral dissertations aimed at rewarding original research on the history of women, gender relations and gender identities.
The award consists of 5.000 euros gross and is reserved to doctoral dissertations defended between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022 in Italian universities and/or universities of other countries. Dissertations written in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese will be considered. The dissertations must be based on original research and must deal with issues and matters related to the history of women, gender relations and gender identities within a timeline ranging from antiquity to the contemporary era.
See the blow pdf for further details and application form.
The Tenth Australian Conference of Celtic Studies will be hosted by Celtic Language Teaching and Research, School of Art, Communication and English, The University of Sydney from Monday 25 September to Wednesday 27 September 2023 in person at The University of Sydney and online.*
Conference Committee: Dr Pamela O’Neill Professor Daniel Anlezark Murray-Luke Peard
Keynote speakers: Dr Elizabeth Boyle, Maynooth University Professor Mark Byron, The University of Sydney
Call for Papers Papers are invited on any topic falling within the academically recognised discipline of Celtic Studies. Papers taking a comparative or reception approach to areas within Celtic Studies are also welcome. Papers will be of 20 minutes’ duration follow by 10 minutes’ question time.
Abstracts of up to 300 words (accompanied by a bio of up to 100 words) should be sent to Dr Pamela O’Neill pamela.oneill@sydney.edu.au by Monday 24 July 2023.
Offers of grouped papers or non-traditional sessions such as round-tables will also be considered, with a preferred duration of 90 minutes. Scholars intending to offer such sessions are encouraged to contact Dr O’Neill informally in the first instance.
Acceptances will be issued by 31 July 2023. Requests for earlier acceptances for the purpose of funding applications, travel arrangements, etc, will be accommodated wherever possible.
It is intended that a subsequent publication in memory of Anders Ahlqvist, inaugural Sir Warwick Fairfax Professor of Celtic Studies at the University of Sydney, will include a number of papers from the conference.
*Online sessions will take place in the early evening Sydney time, to facilitate international participation, and will be projected in the conference room for those attending in person.
Applications are now open for the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships and the 2024 Asia Study Grants.
The National Library of Australia Scholarships support PhD students who require access to the National Library’s collections to assist their postgraduate research. There are six scholarships available in 2024, with two specifically designated for Australian First Nations students. The Asia Study Grants provide both academics and PhD students with the opportunity to research the Library’s Asian language and Asia-related collections for four weeks. Up to five grants will be awarded in 2024.
