The Call For Papers for the 2025 AEMA Conference is currently open and the deadline for abstract submissions is 18 July 2025. Please email your submission to the committee via email at conference@aema.org.au.
Submissions may be in the form of individual papers of 20 minutes duration, themed panels of three 20‐minute papers, or Round Tables of up to six shorter papers (total of one hour). All sessions will include time for questions and general discussion.
Durham University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) is launching two new short courses: Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology and Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700, which are both fully online, one-week courses which can be taken flexibly and remotely. These will sit alongside their popular two-week courses, Latin European Medieval Palaeography and Reading English Handwriting 1500-1700.
Both Manuscripts Up Close: An Introduction to Codicology and Working with Early Printed Books, 1476-1700 are designed to include a week’s worth of material, which students have access to for eight weeks, allowing them to learn at their own pace. The courses are supported by two live, online Q&A sessions, which are optional to attend.
For more information, and how to apply, click the links below:
The next session of the 2025 ANZAMEMS reading group is on Tuesday 24 June at 11-12pm Melbourne time (UTC+11). This will be on the topic of ‘Medieval Herring Casks’. See schedule below.
The next seminar in ACU’s 2025 series, ‘Premodern Beliefs and their Reception’, will take place at 1pm (AEDT) on Monday 30 June via Teams.
The speaker will be Dr Daniel Canaris, speaking on the subject ‘Longobardo and the Essence of the Dao – Intercultural Learning through Discord’. See below flyer for further details.
The Notre Dame Centre for the History of Philosophy together with The Great Synagogue Sydney cordially invite you to attend The John and Anna Belfer Oration in the History of Jewish Philosophy.
The inaugural lecture in this new annual series, generously endowed by the Belanna Trust, will be delivered by Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton on the topic ‘The First Rabbinic Philosopher: Saadia Gaon (882-942)’.
The John and Anna Belfer Oration will be launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, and will feature a special performance by the Choir of The Great Synagogue conducted by Daniel Rojas.
When: Monday, June 30, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM (doors open at 5:30pm) Where: The Great Synagogue, 187A Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW Register here: https://events.nd.edu.au/belfer-oration
This workshop, hosted by the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (ACU), seeks to investigate the ongoing and transforming cultural resonance of the varied New Testament Marys, in global Christian culture from the early Christian era to the present, including their evolving (and sometimes conflated) identities and characteristics, their theological and personal meaning for individuals and societies, and their changing visual forms and material presence. Contributors will demonstrate the Marys’ significance in shaping religio-cultural identities for cohorts ranging from small communities of women to whole nations. This workshop brings together theologians and historians whose different methodologies complement one another in tracing these women’s historic legacies as both exemplars of religious and gendered virtue and as active heavenly protectors.
Please RSVP to susan.broomhall@acu.edu.au to be added to the Zoom meeting, stating which day(s) you will attend and whether you will be joining us in person or online.
For much of the past five hundred years, ghosts have dominated the supernatural landscape. The ways in which the dead have been perceived by the living has changed significantly over time, both in terms of their various guises and the contexts in which they appear. Despite this they still remain understudied, and the potential ghosts have to shed light on key historical moments.
This conference will explore representations of the revenant dead in the Irish and British Isles in historical context. Taking a broad chronological scope we will shed light on how representations of ghosts changed over time, and how they can illuminate specific historical moments. We will place ghost beliefs and accounts of sightings of, or engagements with, the dead within their historical context, and consider how these stories were shaped by ideas about religion, community, neighbourhood, gender, space and place, emotion, and the supernatural more broadly.
When: 25 – 27 June, 2025
Where: Rooms G10 and 202, Foundation Building, MIC Limerick Campus
University of Auckland wish to appoint an Alice Griffin Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literatures for a three-year term commencing before Semester 1, 2026.
The successful candidate will teach courses in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literatures, as well as a unit in one or both of our Stage One survey courses. They will also have the opportunity to develop a Stage 2/3 course in their area of specialty and supervise students in English and/or Drama at the BA (Hons) and MA levels.
The workload split is negotiable; a possible distribution would be 50% teaching, 10% service, and 40% research.
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), fixed term position.
The closing date for applications is 13 June 2025. For further details, please see the below link.
The Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies is offering a unique internship opportunity for students interested in archival research, historical records, and digital humanities. We invite expressions of interest from currently enrolled doctoral students whose academic background and interests align with ANZAMEMS’ mission and this specific project.
For further details about the project, see the flyer below.
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstance, the ANZAMEMS reading group scheduled for 27 May 2025 has been cancelled. Please see the updated schedule below. The group will reconvene on Tuesday 24 June 2025.
