CFP Sponsored Sessions for MAM 2021 (8/1/21; virtual 10/29-30/21)

 Medieval in Popular Culture Sponsored Sessions for MAM 2021

2021 Medieval Association of the Midwest Conference

Virtual Event, hosted by Ball State University, 29-30 October 2021

The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture seeks paper proposals related to the following two topics for inclusion at the 2021 Medieval Association of the Midwest Conference. 

• The Middle Ages are a Silly Place: Humorous Representations of the Medieval
• Plagues in Medieval-Themed Popular Culture

Proposals are due by 1 August 2021. Please send your proposal, contact information, and brief academic biography to the organizers at medievalinpopularculture@gmail.com. Be advised that conference attendees must be (or become) members of MAM at the time of the meeting; there will be no additional cost to attend or present at the conference.

More details on the sponsoring organization at https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/. 

CFP Sponsored Sessions for MAPACA 2021 (7/15/21; 11/21-23/21)

Medieval in Popular Culture Sponsored Sessions for MAPACA 2021

Panels to run under the Medieval & Renaissance Area

2021 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association

Virtual Event, 10-13 November 2021



The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture seeks paper proposals related to the following three topics for inclusion in the Medieval & Renaissance Area sessions at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association.

• Medievalisms on Screen (films, television, electronic games, Internet culture, etc.)
• Magic in Medievalism: White Wizards, Wicked Witches & Racialized Sorcerers
• Recalling the Middle Ages: Nostalgia, Relics, Ruins in Medievalisms

Proposals are due by 15 July 2021. Please send your proposal and contact information to the organizers at medievalinpopularculture@gmail.com. Presenters must also create an account with MAPACA and submit their proposals and biographies into their online conference system at https://mapaca.net/conference; be sure to select Medieval & Renaissance for your submission.



More details on the sponsoring organization at https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/.

CFP Medieval Association of the Midwest Conference (8/1/21; Virtual 10/29-30/21)

 Further information at https://mmaotm.wildapricot.org/Ball-State-University.

MAM 2021
Ball State University: Virtual
October 29-30, 2021
“Beneficence in the Medieval World”

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Dorsey Armstrong, Purdue University, “Dubious Gifts: Studying the Black Death in the age of COVID”

We invite submissions of abstracts (c. 250 words) for the 2021 Medieval Association of the Midwest (MAM) Conference, to be hosted virtually by Ball State University on October 29-30, 2021.

All topics pertaining to medieval studies are welcome. We are particularly interested in proposals related to this year’s theme, “Beneficence in the Medieval World,” that explore such topics related to mercy, kindness, charity, friendship, reciprocity, gift giving, love, humanity, and altruism in the medieval world.

In keeping with MAM’s philosophy of inclusiveness, we encourage the submission of proposals from all branches of medieval studies, including but not limited to archaeology, art, bibliography, gender, history, law, language, literature, media, music, philosophy, race, religion, and science.

We invite abstract proposals for individual papers as well as fully formed sessions of papers or roundtables. 250-word abstracts are due by August 1, 2021. Please send all abstracts, questions, or queries to Alexander L. Kaufman: alkaufman@bsu.edu. 

Conference attendees must be members of MAM at the time of the meeting; there will be no additional cost to attend or present at the conference.

CFP Political Medievalisms 3 (Spec Issue of Studies in Medievalism, 8/1/2021)

CALL FOR PAPERS
STUDIES IN MEDIEVALISM XXXI:
POLITICAL MEDIEVALISM III

From Hitler’s “Third Reich” to Bush’s “crusade” against terrorism, professional politicians have often invoked the Middle Ages to justify their actions. But they are far from alone, for many of their constituents have also deployed medievalism for political purposes, as in condemning impoverished countries for “failing to escape” the Middle Ages. Indeed, much of medievalism, not to mention the study of it, has revolved around politics of one kind or another, as became evident from the unprecedented number of submissions to our two previous volume (XXIX & XXX) on this theme. Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, is therefore once again seeking essays of approximately 3,000 words (including notes) on the intersection of medievalism (studies) and politics. How exactly have professional and amateur politicians misconstrued, mangled, and manipulated the Middle Ages and to what end? How have politics influenced the development of medievalism and/or study of it? In what sense, if any, is it possible to have medievalism (studies) without politics? How might medievalism otherwise be deployed in professional or amateur politics? In responding to these and related questions, contributors are invited to give particular examples, but their submissions, which should be sent to Karl Fugelso (kfugelso@towson.edu) in English and Word by August 1, 2021 (note that priority will be given to papers in the order they are received), should also address the implications of those examples for the discipline as a whole.

May Business Meeting

The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture has scheduled our May 2021 business meeting for Tuesday, 5/18, from 2-3 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Please complete the Google Form by Tuesday morning to receive the Zoom link.


Thanks,
Michael


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Michael A. Torregrossa, Listserv Moderator/ Blog Editor
*Founder, The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture

Kalamazoo 2021 Session Details

Check out the post on the Medieval Comics Project for full details on our Kalmazoo 2021 roundtables devoted to Saving the Day for Medievalists: Accessing Medieval-Themed Comics in the Twenty-First Century.

Call for Responses: Comics and Medieval Studies Survey (7/1/2021)

Call for Responses: Comics and Medieval Studies Survey

The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture--in an attempt to further our outreach efforts--seeks to gather some information on experiences with the comics medium and uses of that material by teachers and/or scholars of Medieval Studies.

If you're willing to share, please complete the survey at https://tinyurl.com/Medieval-Comics-Survey no later than 1 July 2021.

More information on the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture can be found at https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/. 

The Medieval Comics Project is based at https://medieval-comics-project.blogspot.com/. We also maintain a listserv, the Medieval Comics Project Discussion List. Please sign-up at  https://groups.io/g/medieval-comixlist. 

If you have any questions or concerns on the survey or other related matters, please reach out to us at MedievalinPopularCulture@gmail.com or Comics.Get.Medieval@gmail.com. 

Michael A. Torregrossa, Founder, Blog Editor, and Listserv Moderator, and The Comics Get Medieval Sessions Organizer

Upcoming Event: Experiencing Medievalism: Getting Medieval in a Changing World (5/7/2021)

Further details and programming information can be found on the Pearl Kibre Medieval Study website. Registration to the event is free and can be created at Eventbrite.

Kalamazoo 2021 Sponsored Sessions

Here's our list of sessions for this year's International Congress on Medieval Studies.

56th International Congress on Medieval Studies

Hosted online by Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

 

Business Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture: TBA.

 

106 Tuesday, May 11, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Saving the Day for Medievalists: Accessing Medieval-Themed Comics in the Twenty-First Century I: Comics and the Classroom (A Roundtable)

Sponsor: Medieval Comics Project; Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture

Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Independent Scholar

Presider: Richard Scott Nokes, Troy Univ.

A roundtable discussion with Dustin M. Frazier Wood, Univ. of Roehampton; Justin Wigard, Michigan State Univ.; Kara L. Maloney, Canisius College; Genevieve Pigeon, Univ. du Québec à Montréal; and Carl B. Sell, Lock Haven Univ.

 

142 Tuesday, May 11, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Saving the Day for Medievalists: Accessing Medieval-Themed Comics in the Twenty-First Century II: Comics Scholarship (A Roundtable)

Sponsor: Medieval Comics Project; Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture

Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, Independent Scholar

Presider: Carl B. Sell, Lock Haven Univ.

A roundtable discussion with Richard Scott Nokes, Troy Univ.; Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan, Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison; Karen Casebier, Univ. of Tennessee–Chattanooga; Scott Manning, Independent Scholar; and Michael A. Torregrossa.

Almost Time for Kalamazoo

The International Congress on Medieval Studies returns next month in a virtual format from 10-15 May 2021. 

The program and full details on registration can be found on the conference's website.

Our sponsored roundtable on comics runs across two sessions on Monday, 10 May. Further information to follow on our The Medieval Comics Project site. 

Hope to see you all at Kalamazoo. 

CFP Reshaping the Middle Ages in, and through, Asian Popular Culture (6/30/2021; ICoM 11/4-6-2021)

Reshaping the Middle Ages in, and through, Asian Popular Culture

Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culture and the Mutual Images Research Association.

For Medievalism Today: 36th Annual International Conference on Medievalism, organized by the International Society for the Study of Medievalism and hosted by Delta College, Michigan.

Online Conference: 4-6 November 2021.

Proposals due 30 June 2021.

 

As medievalists and medievalismists, we often focus our attention on the reception of the Middle Ages in Europe and the Americas; however, medievalism is both an international and a transnational phenomenon, and one that is especially prevalent in Asian popular culture. Anime, collectible card games, light novels, manga, video games, visual novels, and related media have had an incredible impact on the world, but few medievalists have explored how this material has adapted and/or appropriated material like the Arthurian tradition, Beowulf, the life and writings of Dante Alighieri, the hero stories of medieval Ireland, the life of Joan of Arc, Norse mythology, tales of Robin Hood, narratives of Viking exploration, and legends of Vlad the Impaler. Fewer still have explored the impact of the phenomenal spread of these texts across the globe and their impact on creating perceptions about the medieval world. It is our intent with this session to allow consumers of these media to share their knowledge and passion with fellow enthusiasts of the medieval. We also hope that a collection of essays will result from this session.

 

Please send paper proposals (along with your contact information and a brief academic biography) and/or questions directly to session organizers at medievalinpopularculture@gmail.com. Unless otherwise directed, we will submit the panel details to the conference.

More information about the conference can be found at https://medievalism.net/conference/.

Further information about the session sponsors may be found at https://medievalinpopularculture.blogspot.com/ and https://mutualimages.org/.

 

 

Online This Week: Global Medievalism: Culture, Appropriations and Reinventions

The Medieval History Study Group of Unimontes (GEHM) of Brazil is hosting the online conference on Global Medievalism: Culture, Appropriations and Reinventions this week.

The full program is accessible online at https://en.globalmedievalism.com/programa%C3%A7%C3%A3o and copied below.

The event includes two keynotes, a series of roundtables, and various paper panels.

I believe you can still register for the conference while in progress. 

Program

All times are in BRT (UTC/GMT-3).

Download the Complete Program here.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

10:00 –  12:00

Opening keynote: Medievalism is a Virus. Richard J Utz, GeorgiaTech, USA.

13:00 –  14:40

​ST 1 - Non-Western Medievalisms. Bedri Muhadri, Institution of History “Ali Hadri”, Kosovo; Leandro César Santana Neves, UFRJ, Brazil; Lucas Ricardo Simone, USP, Brazil; José Ivson Marques Ferreira de Lima, UFPE, Brazil.

14:40 –  16:45

ST 2 - Between Medieval and Medievalism. Letícia Roberto Dos Santos, UERJ, Brazil; Evellyn Ricardo, UFPE, Brazil; Julio César Cárdenas Arenas, Islamic University of Medinah, Saudi Arabia; Mayara Fernanda Silva dos Santos, UFRRJ, Brazil; Amelia Rosa Herrera Lavanchy, Universidat de La Serena, Chile

16:45 –  18:00

ST 3 - Medievalism and Conservatism. Brian Egede-Pedersen, Nykøbing K Catedralskole, Denmark; Vinícius Dreger, UNIMONTES, Brazil; Luiz Felipe Anchieta Guerra, UFMG, Brazil.

18:00 –  20:00

Table I: Lusophone Medievalisms. Pedro Martins, NOVA, Portugal; Marcelo Berriel, UFRRJ, Brazil; Renan Birro, UPE, Brazil.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

08:00 –  09:40

ST 4 - Medievalisms & Religion. Thamires Chagas D 'Alcântara, UFRRJ, Brazil; Robson Murilo Grando Della Torre, UNIMONTES, Brazil; João Guilherme Lisbôa Rangel, UFRRJ, Brazil; Priyanka Das, Institution Presidency University, India.

09:45 –  11:50

ST 5 - Games & Digital Media. Javier Castiñeiras López, Centro Ramón Piñeiro, Spain; Mariña Bermúdez Beloso, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Diego Neivor Perondi Meotti, UFFS, Brazil; Luísa Vilas Boas dos Santos, UFS, Brazil; Yara Fernanda Chimite, Feevale University, Brazil

13:00 –  15:00

Table II: Political Medievalism. Amy Kaufman, independent, Canada; Carlile Lanzieri, UFMT, Brazil; Daniel Wollenberg, University of Tampa, USA.

15:10 –  16:50

ST 6 - Theory, Teaching and Medievalism. Bruno Uchoa Borgongino, UFPE, Brazil; Angela Jane Weisl, Seton Hall University, USA; Robert Squillace, New York University, USA; Dan Kline, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA; Stepehen Basdeo, Richmond: the Americam International University, England.

16:50 –  18:00

ST 7 - Medievalism: Permanences or Appropriations. Gregory Ramos Oliveira, UFPel, Brazil; Geraldo Magella de Menezes Neto, SMEC / SEDUC / PA, Brazil; Giovanni Bruno Alves, UEM, Brazil.

18:00 –  20:00

Table III: Medievalism and Teaching . Cláudia Bovo, UFTM, Brazil; Brian Egede-Pederson, Nykøbing K Catedralskole, Denmark; Michael Evans, Delta College, USA.

Friday, April 30, 2021

08:00 –  09:15

ST 8 - Plastic Arts and Medievalism. Richard Gomes da Silva, UERJ, Brazil; Beatriz Nogueira de Sousa, USP, Brazil; Júlia Beatriz Fernandes Leite, UNIFESP, Brazil.

09:15 –  10:30

ST 9 - Hollywoodian Medievalisms. João Vitor de Carvalho Melo, UFPI, Brazil; Alan Rebouças Pereira, UFBA, Brazil; Beatriz Galrão Abrantes, UFBA, Brazil; José Ivson Marques Ferreira de Lima, UFPE, Brazil

10:30 –  12:30

Table IV: Medievalism and Public History . Carolina Gual, UFRRJ, Brazil; Daniele Gallindo, UFPel, Brazil; Paul Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution, USA.

13:00 –  14:45

ST 10 - Literary Medievalisms. Michael A Torregrossa, Independent researcher, USA; Lucas Melo de Almeida, International Chinese School, Brazil; Felipe Augusto Ribeiro, UFPE, Brazil; Dominika Ruszkiewicz, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland.

14:45 –  16:25

ST 11 - The Vikings of the 21st Century. Ricardo Hammes Stone, UFPel, Brazil; Elton Medeiros, USP, Brazil; Lukas Grzybowski, UEL, Brazil; Joao Batista, UFF, Brazil.

16:25 –  17:40

ST 12 - Medievalisms, Nationalisms and Conservatisms. Léo Araújo Lacerda, UFPel, Brazil; Luiz Felipe Anchieta Guerra, UFMG, Brazil; Thaís Monique Costa Moura, UFS, Brazil.

17:40 –  19:20

ST 13 - Societies under the eyes of Medievalism. Isadora Cristine Martins, USP, Brazil; Maria Eugenia, UFRRJ, Brazil; Clínio Amaral, UFRRj, Brazil; Éderson José de Vasconcelos, UNIFAL, Brazil; Maurício Orestes Parisi, USP, Brazil.

19:20 –  21:20

Closing conference: World Medievalisms. Louise D'Arcens, Macquarie University, Australia

Celebrating Guttenberg

 One of today's Google Doodles is in commemoration of Johann Guttenberg and his press. There are full details and an archived image at the Google Doodle site. 

CFP Political Medievalism III (8/1/21; Spec Issue of Studies in Medievalism)

CALL FOR PAPERS — STUDIES IN MEDIEVALISM XXXI: POLITICAL MEDIEVALISM III

Posted on February 1, 2021 

From the ISSM blog: https://medievalism.net/?p=220

From Hitler’s “Third Reich” to Bush’s “crusade” against terrorism, professional politicians have often invoked the Middle Ages to justify their actions. But they are far from alone, for many of their constituents have also deployed medievalism for political purposes, as in condemning impoverished countries for “failing to escape” the Middle Ages. Indeed, much of medievalism, not to mention the study of it, has revolved around politics of one kind or another, as became evident from the unprecedented number of submissions to our two previous volume (XXIX & XXX) on this theme. Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, is therefore once again seeking not only feature articles of 6,000-12,000 words (including notes) on any postmedieval responses to the Middle Ages, but also essays of approximately 3,000 words (including notes) on the intersection of medievalism (studies) and politics. 

• How exactly have professional and amateur politicians misconstrued, mangled, and manipulated the Middle Ages and to what end? 
• How have politics influenced the development of medievalism and/or study of it? 
• In what sense, if any, is it possible to have medievalism (studies) without politics? 
• How might medievalism otherwise be deployed in professional or amateur politics? 

In responding to these and related questions, contributors are invited to give particular examples, but their submissions, which should be sent to Karl Fugelso (kfugelso@towson.edu) in English and Word by August 1, 2021 (note that priority will be given to papers in the order they are received), should also address the implications of those examples for the discipline as a whole.

CFP Medieval Passions and Proclivities (6/4/21; SEMA 11/11-13/21)

My thanks to Nick Katsiadas for the heads up on this.

Call for Papers
SEMA 2021: Medieval Passions and Proclivities

Source: https://webs.wofford.edu/grinnellns/CallforPapers.html

Spartanburg, South Carolina
November 11-13

Hosted by Wofford College

Plenary Speakers:

Michelle M. Sauer, University of North Dakota
Wan-Chuan Kao, Washington and Lee University


We invite proposals for individual papers, whole sessions, or round tables on the conference theme of “medieval passions and proclivities.” Papers might consider any interpretation of medieval passions, interests, habits and obsessions, both religious and secular, and may include the impact or permutations of such passions in later periods.

Proposals for individual papers should be limited to 300 words. Session proposals or round tables should include abstracts for the three papers for a session, or 5-6 abstracts for a round table, as well as the contact information for all presenters. Please include requests for technology with proposals.

Abstracts on any aspect of medieval studies are welcome, but we will give preference to submissions related to the conference theme. Please submit proposals to Natalie Grinnell at grinnellns@wofford.edu by 4 June, 2021.

Call for Service: Self-nominations for Volunteers to Serve as Contributing Reviewers of Proposals for Sponsored and Special Sessions (4/1/2021)

Self-nominations for Volunteers to Serve as Contributing Reviewers of Proposals for Sponsored and Special Sessions

Posted on March 22, 2021

Source: http://www.themedievalacademyblog.org/self-nominations-for-volunteers-to-serve-as-contributing-reviewers-of-proposals-for-sponsored-and-special-sessions/


The International Congress on Medieval Studies, hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, is now accepting self-nominations for volunteers to serve as contributing reviewers of proposals for Sponsored and Special Sessions for the 57th and 58th congresses (2022 and 2023). 

The deadline for self-nomination is April 1: wmich.edu/medievalcongress/submissions/selection.

CFP Medieval and Early Modern Studies Summer Festival (4/30/21; Kent 6/18-19/21 online)

CFP - Medieval and Early Modern Studies Summer Festival

Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/03/18/cfp-medieval-and-early-modern-studies-summer-festival

Event website: https://memsfestival.wordpress.com/


deadline for submissions: April 30, 2021

full name / name of organization: MEMS Festival 2021

contact email: memsfestival@gmail.com



Join us online for the University of Kent’s seventh annual MEMS Summer Festival.

This two-day event celebrates Medieval and Early Modern history, 400 – 1800, and encourages a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, including but not limited to, politics, religion, economics, art, drama, literature, and domestic culture. MEMS Fest aims to be an informal space in which postgraduate students, early career researchers, and academics can share ideas and foster conversations, whilst building a greater sense of community. Undergraduate students in their final year of study are also welcome at the conference.

We invite abstracts of up to 250 words for individual research papers of 20 minutes in length on ANY subject relating to the Medieval and Early Modern periods. The research can be in its earliest stages or a more developed piece.

We also encourage 700-word abstracts proposing a three-person panel, presenting on a specific subject or theme in Medieval or Early Modern studies. If you have an idea and would like us to advertise for it, please contact us at memsfestival@gmail.com.

Deadline for all Paper and Panel Proposals is Friday 30th April 2021. All applications must be sent to memsfestival@gmail.com with ‘MEMS Fest 2021 Abstract’ as the subject of the email.

This opportunity allows you to showcase your research in a friendly environment and to network with fellow scholars from far-reaching institutions. For more information please contact us on Facebook, Twitter, or at memsfestival.wordpress.com. Please do not hesitate to ask questions.

MEMS Festival 2021 is supported by the Centre of Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent.



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CFP Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association Conference (4/15/21; online 6/25+/21)

Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association
2021 Virtual Conference – June 2021

Source: http://www.rmmra.org/2020-conference-cedar-city-utah/


Due to continuing concerns about COVID-19, difficulty in obtaining institutional permissions and/or funding, and other potential pandemic-related travel concerns, RMMRA’s 53rd Annual Meeting and Conference will be held virtually over the weekend of June 25, 2021.

We are excited to host a variety of events this year ranging from works-in-progress workshops through traditional panel presentations.

The RMMRA invites paper and panel submissions on any topic relating to the period 400-1700CE and welcomes scholars in a broad range of disciplines including history, pedagogy, literature, art history, music, and gender studies. Papers may wish to respond to this year’s theme of “Reimagining the Medieval and Renaissance in a Post-Pandemic World.”

Participants are encouraged to propose: 1) A paper to be read in a typical panel; 2) A full panel of papers linked by theme or approach; 3) A work-in-progress for detailed workshop-style feedback; or 4) A moderated discussion panel in which audience members can participate in conversation about relevant topics or texts. All participants are also welcome to volunteer as readers for works-in-progress seminars, which will involve pre-reading submitted papers and offering critical feedback during the conference.

The proposal portal will be open through April 15, 2021.

Please contact the RMMRA with any questions or concerns.



The RMMRA is dedicated to creating an inclusive scholarly community. We encourage papers from scholars regardless of race, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, political views, military status, (dis)ability, and career paths. Our organization is committed to providing a safe, accessible, harassment-free, and collegial conference experience for all attendees. The RMMRA recognizes and supports the inclusion of diverse scholars from across the academy.

CFP Reflections/Refractions: Victorian(ist) Ways of Seeing Conference (5/15/21; Charlotte 10/22-23/21)

Of related interest:

2021 Victorians Institute Conference: Reflections/Refractions: Victorian(ist) Ways of Seeing

Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/03/13/2021-victorians-institute-conference-reflectionsrefractions-victorianist-ways-of

deadline for submissions:
May 15, 2021

full name / name of organization:
Victorians Institute

contact email:
thevictoriansinstitute@gmail.com



The Victorians Institute is excited to welcome you to Charlotte, NC on
October 22-23rd 2021 for our rebooted annual conference:

 
“Reflections/Refractions: Victorian(ist) Ways of Seeing." This conference seeks essays that explore how Victorians saw their world, how they depicted what they saw, and the ways that modern scholars, in turn, see the Victorians. Papers or panels on poetry, prose, nonfiction, biography, digital humanities, or visual art are welcome, as are presentations on the pedagogy and ethics of teaching Victorian literature (either during or not during a global pandemic).

For a full CFP, see
http://victoriansinstitute.org/cfp-for-vi-2020-in-charlotte-nc/



Deadline for Submissions: May 15th, 2021. Please send a 300-word abstract and 1-page c.v. to conference organizers Bonnie Shishko and Casey Cothran at thevictoriansinstitute@gmail.com (Word or PDF format). Individual proposals should include contact information. Panel proposals should include contact information for all participants, a synopsis of the panel, and abstracts for all papers.

Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amy M. King, St. John's University

Covid-19 Update: The Omni Hotel and the Victorians Institute are working hard to follow Covid-19 precautions as outlined by the CDC and the NC State Governor. While we are confident we can provide a safe in-person conference experience, should you have a personal circumstance that requires you to participate virtually, opportunities will be available. Please feel free to communicate directly with the conference organizers if you have a concern.



Last updated March 16, 2021

CFP Global Medievalism Conference (4/11/21; Brazil virtual 4/28-30/21)

From the ISSM listserv:

Call for Papers

GLOBAL MEDIEVALISM: culture, appropriations and reinventions

From Q-Shaman's tattoos to Game of Thrones' resounding success, the medieval is undoubtedly the order of the day. With this popularity, the need to understand the origins of these many representations of the Middle Ages, their mistakes, interests, inspirations and objectives, is also reinforced. The field of study of medievalism is currently the fastest growing within medieval studies around the world. In Brazil, it could not be different: over the past 5 years, we have seen more and more academic and dissemination works focused on the reception of the medieval and an increasing interest in the subject.


Organized by GEHM (Grupo de História Medieval-Unimontes) and by the Estate University of Montes Claros, Brazil, this conference was conceived in dialogue with professors and researchers from different countries and institutions, aiming to put the Brazilian public in direct contact with the international academic debates in medievalism studies.


The conference is accepting papers, and entire sessions, submitted in Portuguese, English or Spanish. The selected works will, later, be considered for a digital peer-reviewed publication. Submissions are open until April 11, 2021.

This is a 100% online conference to reduce foreign interaction costs and per the precautionary measures recommended by WHO concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.


For more information, please see the website: https://en.globalmedievalism.com/.


Proposal:

• Each participant may submit up to 2 papers.
• Proposals for entire sessions can include a maximum of up to 6 people divided into two tables of 3.
• Papers in Portuguese, English and Spanish will be accepted. The themes of the proposals must include medievalisms, neo-medievalisms or medieval reception. Papers that work with representations and memories of the medieval period and the history of historiography about the period are also welcome.
• In addition to the abstract (maximum of 500 words), it is possible, but not mandatory, to send the full text upon registration. This can assist in the evaluation of the proposal.
• A revised version of the full text may be sent from April 30 to September 30, 2021, to compose the e-book of the event's proceedings.
• For proposals for a complete session, the abstract must (in up to 600 words) describe the theme as a whole, as well as clearly identify what each proponent will talk about.

Evaluation:

• The evaluation, acceptance, or elimination of submission are the conference's Scientific Council's responsibility through a double-blind reviewing process.

General Observations:

• The certificate of presentation will be issued only to presenters who were not absent during the entire panel in which they participated.
• The result will be published on the website until April 25, 2021