CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THEMED ISSUE
Parergon: Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Inc.)
www.parergon.org
The journal Parergon, in print since 1971, regularly produces one open issue and one themed issue annually.
Recent and forthcoming themed issues include:
• 2018, 35.2 Translating Medieval Cultures Across Time and Place: A Global Perspective, guest-edited by Saher Amer, Esther S. Klein, and Hélène Sirantoine
• 2019, 36.2 Practice, Performance, and Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern Cultural Heritage, guest-edited by Jane-Heloise Nancarrow and Alicia Marchant
• 2020, 37.2 Representing Queens, guest-edited by Stephanie Russo
• 2021, 38.2 Children and War, guest-edited by Katie Barclay, Dianne Hall and Dolly Mackinnon
• 2022, 39.2 Cultures of Compassion in Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Music, guest-edited by Diana Barnes
We now call for proposals for a future themed issue, specifically for 2025 (42.2)
Parergon publishes articles on all aspects of medieval and early modern studies, from early medieval through to the eighteenth century, and including the reception and influence of medieval and early modern culture in the modern world. We are particularly interested in research which takes new approaches and crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Parergon asks its authors to achieve international standards of excellence. Essays should be substantially original, advance research in the field, and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the critical debate.
Parergon is available in electronic form as part of Project Muse (from 1983), Australian
Public Affairs – Full Text (from 1994), Wilson’s Humanities Full Text (from 2008), and Gale
Academic One File (from 2008); it is included in the Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List of refereed journals and in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), and is indexed for nine major database services, including ABELL, IMB and Scopus.
Themed issues contain up to ten essays, plus the usual reviews section. The guest editor is responsible for setting the theme and drawing up the criteria for the essays.
Timeline
Proposals for the 2025 issue (42.2) should be submitted to the Editors by Tuesday 28 February 2023.
Proposers are advised to review the full submission guidelines for essays at:
https://parergon.org/submissions.html
Proposals should contain the following:
1. A draft title for the issue.
2. A statement outlining the rationale for the issue.
3. Titles and abstracts of all the essays.
4. A short biographical paragraph for the guest editor(s) and for each contributor.
Proposals will be considered by a selection panel drawn from the Parergon International
Editorial Board who will be asked to assess and rank the proposals according to the following criteria:
• Suitability for the journal
• Originality of contribution to the chosen field
• Significance/importance of the proposed theme
• Potential for advancing scholarship in a new and exciting way
• Range and quality of authors
Guest editors will be notified of the result of their application by the beginning of April 2023.
The Editorial Process
Once a proposal has been accepted:
The guest editor(s) will commission and pre-select the essays before submitting them to the Parergon Editors by an agreed date.
The guest editor(s), in consultation with the Parergon editors, will arrange for independent and anonymous peer-review in accordance with the journal’s established criteria.
Occasionally a commissioned essay will be judged not suitable for publication in Parergon. This decision will be taken by the Parergon Editor, based on the anonymous expert reviews. Essays that have already been published or accepted for publication elsewhere are not eligible for inclusion in the journal.
Parergon’s Accessibility
Parergon is available in electronic form as part of Project MUSE (From Volume 1 (1983)),
Australian Public Affairs – Full Text (from 1994), and Humanities Full Text (from 2008)
Parergon is included in the Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List of refereed journals and in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), and is indexed for nine major database services, including ABELL, IMB and Scopus.
Parergon has an Open Access policy. Authors retain their own copyright, rather than
transferring it to Parergon/ANZAMEMS; and can make the “accepted version” of their article freely available on the Web.
Please send enquiries and proposals to the Editors, Prof Rosalind Smith and Prof Sarah
Ross at editor@parergon.org.
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Call for Expressions of Interest: ANZAMEMS Maddern-Crawford Network Event
Academic experiences, transitions, support, leadership
The ANZAMEMS Maddern-Crawford Network is delighted to host an in-person networking event for female/female-identifying/non-binary ANZAMEMS members.
This event aims to bring together academics at all career stages (full-time; part-time; casual; honorary; independent scholars; postgraduates) for a series of workshops and talks with the purpose of:
• Networking;
• Sharing career experiences and challenges;
• Learning about leadership;
• Creating support and mentoring opportunities for postgrads, ECRs, MCRs and senior scholars in MEMS disciplines.
The sessions will be arranged around themes including ‘experience’, ‘leadership’, ‘support’, and ‘transitions’ and will include ample opportunity for informal discussion.
Where: ACU St Patrick’s campus, East Melbourne, Victoria.
When: November 8-9, 2022.
Eligibility: Female/female-identifying/non-binary ANZAMEMS members at all career stages.
Support: A limited number of bursaries for flights and accommodation available for Australian and New Zealand participants without other forms of financial support. Lunch on both days, morning/afternoon tea on both days, and a dinner on the 8th November will be provided.
There are a limited number of places for this event.
Please send a short (one-page) CV together with a short expression of interest to Prof. Megan Cassidy-Welch by Monday 29 August 2022. Email: Megan.Cassidy-Welch@acu.edu.au
This event is generously supported by the Australian Catholic University’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program.
ARC-Humanities Prize submission dates postponed
The official deadline for the two ANZAMEMS-ARC Awards (Original Research and Humanities Borderlines) is approaching. However, due to the ongoing pandemic we have decided to extend the deadline until 28 February.
If you are considering submitting, please contact info@anzamems.org
ARC Humanities Prizes
ANZAMEMS-ARC Humanities Award for Original Research
The ANZAMEMS-ARC Humanities Award for Original Research is aimed at Early Career Researchers and independent scholars. Applications for 2021 are open NOW and will close on 31 January, 2021.
This prize consists of a book contract with Arc Humanities Press and a grant of $10,000 AUD to cover the costs of GOLD OPEN ACCESS for your book.
See here for more information and the application forms
ANZAMEMS-ARC Humanities Borderlines Award
The Borderlines Award is aimed at promoting scholarship with particular strengths in opening up new territorial perspectives, subject-areas, or interdisciplinary methods. This is a biennial prize and will first be awarded in 2022, with applications closing on 31 January 2022.
This prize consists of a book contract with Arc Humanities Press and a grant of $10,000 AUD to cover the costs of GOLD OPEN ACCESS for your book.
See here for more information and the application forms
ANZAMEMS Membership Fees for 2022
A reminder that ANZAMEMS membership fees for 2022 are now due.
Thank you to all members who have already paid their 2022 membership fees.
For any of you who are unsure if you are already a financial member for 2022, please contact me directly before renewing your membership.
For those who haven’t yet paid their 2022 membership fees, please visit the ANZAMEMS website for details of our current subscription rates. Here, you can make a payment via:
– Pay by credit card via our secure online payment facility (provided by UWA). NB: If you have trouble with this online payment system, please clear the cookies on your internet browser and try again, and/or try using an alternate internet browser.
– Pay via credit card/PayPal account via our new secure PayPal cart system. NB: If you do not have a PayPal account (or do not wish to create one), after clicking on the relevant payment link, do not log into PayPal but instead please select the Pay with Card option.
If you prefer, you may complete a hard copy membership form. Please contact info@anzamems.org. Please note, we no longer accept cheques as a form of payment, and you will need to pay by bank transfer if you choose this option.
Please note that in order for you to receive a hard copy of Parergon 39.1 you will need to pay your 2022 membership fees by the 31 March 2021 deadline.
Please also note that you will need to be a financial member to vote at the upcoming AGM in April as well as to nominate for any vacant Committee member roles. You will also need to be a financial member to apply for the various ANZAMEMS/Parergon sponsored prizes and bursaries, and to access the member’s registration rate for the upcoming ANZAMEMS conference.
Finally, please also note, as per the ANZAMEMS constitution, membership terminates when annual dues have become more than six months in arrears. If you have not paid your membership by June 30, you will be removed from the ANZAMEMS mailing list, and will no longer be able to access other member benefits.
If you wish to cancel your membership, please inform the Secretary, Dr Karen Jillings (K.A.Jillings@massey.ac.nz), in writing (an email is fine), as per the ANZAMEMS constitution. Please also copy info@anzamems.org into this email.
Call for Nominations: Parergon 2022 Early Career Committee
Parergon, the journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Inc.), seeks nominations for interested early career scholars within ANZAMEMS to participate as members of the 2022 Early Career Committee (ECC). The aim of this committee is to recognise and support early career researcher contributions to ANZAMEMS, and specifically, Parergon.
The ECC meets quarterly, and offers an opportunity to provide advice to the Editorial team and gain a deeper understanding of the detailed intellectual and practical processes of production of a prestigious, peer-reviewed scholarly journal.
Parergon 2022 Early Career Committee Call for Nominations
Parergon, the journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Inc.), seeks nominations for interested early career scholars within ANZAMEMS to participate as members of the 2022 Early Career Committee (ECC). The aim of this committee is to recognise and support early career researcher contributions to ANZAMEMS, and specifically, Parergon.
The ECC meets quarterly, and offers an opportunity to provide advice to the Editorial team and gain a deeper understanding of the detailed intellectual and practical processes of production of a prestigious, peer-reviewed scholarly journal.
Additionally, participation in the ECC will provide valuable service experience for those interested in pursuing academic and publishing career pathways. Membership of the ECC is not a paid position.
A maximum of 7 places are currently available for the 2022 ECC Committee.
Terms are for a calendar year, with a possible maximal renewal of an additional, immediate year.
Nominations are sought from late-stage doctoral students through to those five years post PhD or equivalent), who are current members of ANZAMEMS.
Applications should consist of a CV, and a covering email outlining disciplinary expertise to the Editors of Parergon, info@anzamems.org.
Doctoral students wishing to apply should also provide an email from their supervisor indicating support for their application.
Nominations close on Monday 10 January 2021. Successful candidates will be notified in late January.
Selection criteria
Candidates are expected to be available to make 4 meetings a year by skype/zoom link.
No prior experience is necessary
The Editorial team will seek to achieve a broad disciplinary spread among the committee.
Call for Papers: 2022 ANZAMEMs Ceræ panel
The Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies is hosting a hybrid online and at the University of Western Australia for it’s 13th biennial conference, with the topic “Reception and Emotion”. Ceræ is accepting submissions for a panel with the following themes.
Themes: Reception, Emotion, and Witchcraft
As Michael Ostling and Laura Kounine have pointed out, the history of witchcraft has always also been a history of emotions: the victims, the accusers, and the witches themselves. It demonstrates the importance of perspective: whose emotions are we permitted to see, from whose standpoint? What role do emotions play in creating the idea of witchcraft, and how do these differ over time and space? The intersection of the history of emotions and the history of witchcraft also highlight the importance of reception (both premodern and present-day) and concerns regarding methodology (in both fields). It also invites scholars to critically consider the additional intersection of rationality, as this is often contrasted with both emotions and witchcraft – often to the detriment of the latter. Does this help us to uncover particularly elusive aspects of premodern witchcraft, or reinforce negative stereotypes? Ceræ invites submissions for papers to discuss these themes.
Paper proposals may include but are not limited to
•To what extent are emotions and a lack of reason which informs them one of the only ways which we try to understand the irrational within a system of dogmatic beliefs?
•Differences in the intersection of emotions and witchcraft between the medieval and early modern periods.
•Regional differences in associations and intersections between emotions and witchcraft.
•The vulnerability of marginalised communities to these associations and intersections.
•Emotions that are brought into particularly close association with witchcraft; conversely, those which are not, and what impact this can have for our understanding of premodern witchcraft.
•The additional intersection of emotion, witchcraft, and religion.
Please send abstracts of not more than 250 words to editorcerae@gmail.com by December 31st.
For further information on the ANZAMEMS conference, visit https://www.anzamems2021.com/
ANZAMEMS 2022 Conference: Reception and Emotion Update!
We are pleased to announce that ANZAMEMS’ upcoming 2022 conference will now be a hybrid conference, with both online and in-person presentation and attendance catered for. The conference will be held from 27–30 June 2022!
Because of this, we have decided to extend the CFP and the new closing date for applications will be 10 January 2022! Applications for Bursaries & Prizes are open, and the closing date for them has also been extended to 10 January 2022.
Keep an eye out for some exciting upcoming details, including a conference dinner, in person excursions, and panels and exhibitions for both online and in person attendees!
For more details, including the Call for Papers, details of the ANZAMEMS Seminar, and all Prizes and Travel Bursaries on offer, please visit the conference website: https://www.anzamems2021.com
ANZAMEMS–ARC Humanities Borderlines Award
The ARC Humanities and ANZAMEMS Book Prizes provide a gold open access book prize scheme exclusively tailored to ANZAMEMS members.
The ANZAMEMS–ARC Humanities Borderlines Award is aimed at promoting scholarship with particular strengths in opening up new territorial perspectives, subject-areas, or interdisciplinary methods.
The Prize consists of:
1. A book contract with ARC Humanities Press, and;
2. AUD$10,000, which is paid directly by ANZAMEMS to the Press to cover the costs of gold open access.
Entry for the 2022 ANZAMEMS–ARC Humanities Borderlines Award is now open and will close on 31 January 2022.
The selection panel for the 2022 Borderlines Award consists of Andrew Brown, Anna Henderson, Kim Phillips, Seeta Chaganti, and Chris Ocker.
More details and eligibility requirements are available here.
Download a copy of the publication proposal form here.
Please send all completed Award proposals to: info@anzamems.org by the above deadline.
Please direct all queries regarding the Award to: info@anzamems.org
For further information on this award please see the website.
ANZAMEMS Early Career Fellowship Program
ANZAMEMS is pleased to annouce the lanuch of its new ANZAMEMS Early Career Fellowship Program, which will provide flexible support and mentoring for research and publication to early career researchers in medieval studies, early modern studies, and medievalism.
The fellowship includes $3000 AUD of flexible funding for research and/or living expenses, and six months’ mentorship by a senior ANZAMEMS academic.
Applications for the 2022 ANZAMEMS Early Career Fellowship Program (to be taken up between 1 March 2022 – 28 February 2023) are open now, and close on Friday 14 January 2022.
For more details, see the ANZAMEMS website