Call for Papers: Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History, Online seminars organised by the German Historical Institutes of Paris and Rome, Due BY 1 June 2023

Call for Papers

Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History

Online seminars organised by the German Historical Institutes of Paris and Rome

Proposals Due By 1 June 2023

Organisers: German Historical Institute of Paris/German Historical Institute of Rome

Location: Online Zoom

Date: Academic year 2023/2024

Language: English

Coordinators: Dr. Amélie Sagasser (DHI Paris), Dr. Kordula Wolf (DHI Rome)

The German Historical Institutes of Paris and Rome are continuing the online seminar series on "Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History". It focuses on sharing new ideas and perspectives. The sessions take place every two months and are addressed to both young and established scholars from all medieval disciplines. The aim is to create an international and interdisciplinary forum where diverse topics and methodological approaches can be presented and discussed. We cordially invite interested researchers to send an abstract (1–2 pages) and short curriculum vitae (with list of publications, if possible) by June 1, 2023 to asagasser@dhi-paris.fr and wolf@dhi-roma.it.

Topics: The geographical area is deliberately not clearly defined and includes Europe, as well as the Mediterranean region in its broadest sense. Also comprised are interconnections between the Euro-Mediterranean area and other world regions.

The following topics are in focus:

• cross-regional, transcultural, and interreligious entanglements (processes/results)

• overlapping spaces: between geographic borders and cultural contacts

• social networks and interpersonal relations

• mobility and migration

• transfer, diffusion and adaptation (of ideas, knowledge and material objects)

Seminar schedule: The seminar focuses on exchange of ideas. Our speakers begin with a 10-minute keynote to present their ongoing or recently completed research, followed by a 10-minute commentary from a specialist. This will be the basis for the subsequent 40 minute discussion with the onlineaudience.

Dates: Tuesdays 5.00-6.00 PM CET

September 26, 2023

November 21, 2023

January 30, 2024

March 26, 2024

May 28, 2024

If you have any questions about the research seminar, please contact:

Amélie Sagasser (DHI Paris): asagasser@dhi-paris.fr

Kordula Wolf (DHI Rome): wolf@dhi-roma.it

NEW EPISODE OF THE ICMA ORAL HISTORY PROJECT!

ICMA Oral History Project

We are delighted to announce the latest epsiode in the ICMA Oral History Project, available at: https://www.medievalart.org/oral-history-project. The new episode features Jane Rosenthal being interviewed by Luke Fidler.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig XV 1, fol. 7v. Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

About the ICMA Oral History Project:
With the goal of preserving the unique stories and experiences of our longest-serving members and supporters, the ICMA Student Committee has launched the Oral History Project. Students interview members who have made significant contributions to the study of medieval art and the ICMA. In the interviews, these members reflect on their initiation into the field, their lifelong experiences as researchers, professionals, and peers, as well as their involvement in the organization. The recordings available here have been edited for clarity and length. Full recordings and transcripts are archived with the ICMA.

Interviews began in late 2020, conducted online due to restrictions on travel and face-to-face interaction. They continue to be recorded on a regular basis.

Interested in being an interviewer? Click here to sign up.

Call for Papers: Constructing Ancient Cities, Leibniz Centre for Archaeology (LEIZA - RGZM), Mainz, Germany (11-12 September 2023), Abstracts Due 16 April 2023

Call for Papers

Constructing Ancient Cities

11 & 12 September 2023

Leibniz Centre for Archaeology (LEIZA - RGZM), Mainz, Germany

Abstracts Due: 16 April 2023

Cities represent the end of a long process of development; they are constructed materially, socially and scientifically, regardless whether they have evolved organically or are planned as ex novo foundations. The construction of ancient cities can be linked to organisational, infrastructural, economic, social, political and cultural challenges from an emic perspective; from an etic perspective it poses, amongst others, questions in the area of history and theory of knowledge. Key questions are what it takes and what it means to build cities, and how cities and their construction are themselves constructed as objects of knowledge. These various challenges have been discussed intensively in recent years in numerous individual disciplines ranging from ancient studies, art history, sociology to the history of knowledge, but mostly only in individual aspects or disciplinary contexts. The conference will bring together these different approaches and examine the construction of ancient cities interdisciplinary from three different perspectives:

1. How are ancient cities planned, designed, built and supplied? Which sources, methodological and theoretical approaches can be applied fruitfully? How has the perspective on these processes changed through the establishment of Digital Humanities and the inclusion of Big Data? How can ancient communities be better understood through the processes of construction and the accompanying social, economic and aesthetic decisions? For example, what role do construction techniques and materials play on the aesthetic perception of cities and their socio-cultural location?

2. How were cities and their construction negotiated or discussed in literature, epigraphy and visual culture? What role do foundations, reconstructions, ruins or the mise-en-scène of the building and supply processes play in different media? Can political, economic, social, religious or material decisions and the debates leading up to them be identified?

3. How have cities and their construction been and are modelled methodically, theoretically and as objects of knowledge? The construction of cities is not just a one-off, linear material process, but often involves iterative processes or non-linear transformations that take place in leaps. A number of different knowledge-historical and knowledge-theoretical practices can be taken into account here, which can range from classification systems and modelling to visualisations in diagrams, plans, 3D reconstructions, virtual reality, etc.

The conference will primarily focus on a period ranging from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages, with an emphasis on the wider Mediterranean region. Papers are welcome from the fields of Classical Studies, Bauforschung, Art History, Human Geography, Sociology, and related disciplines that address one or more of the three central questions. Early career researchers are encouraged to apply. Presentations should last no longer than 20 minutes. A publication of the conference is planned.

Deadline for the submission of paper proposals (max. 300 words): Sunday 16th April 2023

Proposals for papers must be sent to: ppasieka@uni-mainz.de and mariachiara.franceschini@archaeologie.uni-freiburg.de

Scientific Organizers: Dr. Paul Pasieka and Dr. Mariachiara Franceschini

The organizers will arrange accommodation and cover travel costs for invited speakers. In order to facilitate the compatibility of research and family, childcare shall be made available if required. If you have any questions, please contact one of the organizers by E-mail (see below). Organizational context: Thematic Area 3 Urbane Verdichtung / urban agglomeration (Top-level Research Area 40.000 Years of Human Challenges at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz). The workshop is funded and supported by the Mainz Ancient Studies programme. Mainz Ancient Studies is part of the Gutenberg International Conference Center (GICC) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The GICC is funded through the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) university allowance in the Excellence Strategy program and aims at fostering JGU as a national and international research hub. By organizing regular conferences and workshops in fields of excellent JGU research, the GICC provides a platform to build interest networks and collaborations – to promote exchange and dialogue among academics and research groups from all over the world.

Event management: Kumi Kost-Raine (Mainz Ancient Studies)

CALL FOR PAPERS: The Forty-Ninth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver (26-29 October 2023), Abstracts Due 14 April 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Forty-Ninth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference

Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC

26-29 October 2023

DEADLINE: April 14, 2023

The Forty-Ninth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference (BSC) will be held at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver from Thursday, October 26 to Sunday, October 29, 2023. The Local Arrangements Co-Chairs are Dimitris Krallis (Department of Humanities and SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies) and Lauren Gilbert, Simon Fraser University (Department of Global Humanities). This conference will be in-person only.

The BSC is the annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on all aspects of Byzantine Studies and on topics related to the field. Conference attendance is open to all, regardless of nationality or academic status. All conference attendees are encouraged to attend the annual Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA) Membership Meeting on Saturday, October 28. To deliver your paper at the BSC, you must be a member of BSANA in good standing, enrolled in a graduate program at the time of submission, or hold a graduate degree. We encourage undergraduate attendance, but do not accept submissions from undergraduates. To join or renew your membership in BSANA, pay your dues according to your current status at: https://bsana.net/members/.

The Program Committee invites proposals for papers and thematic panels on all topics and in all disciplines related to Byzantine Studies, broadly construed. Paper proposals for the 2023 BSC may be submitted in the form of individual papers or as part of organized panels. Instructions for both are included below. Abstracts should be written to be accessible to a broad audience of readers on the Program Committee. All proposed papers must be substantially original and never have been published previously. Each contributor may deliver only one paper.

For more information on submission, formatting, types of submissions, the review process, and conference funding, see the call for papers and the BSANA website.

Call for papers: Movements and Transformations in the Making of Iberian and Latin American Art and Visual Cultures, Durham University (22-23 June 2023), Abstracts Due 13 April 2023

Call for papers

Movements and Transformations in the Making of Iberian and Latin American Art and Visual Cultures

Emerging Researchers Symposium

Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art, Durham University, UK

22-23 June 2023

Abstracts due 13 April 2023

Durham University’s Zurbarán Centre for Spanish and Latin American Art invites doctoral students and early career researchers to submit proposals for presentations at its annual Emerging Researchers Symposium, taking place in Durham between 22 and 23 June. This event aims to stimulate interdisciplinary conversations between international postgraduate students and early career researchers working on Iberian and Latin American art and visual cultures. It offers an opportunity for participants to discuss work-in-progress projects, to receive feedback, to learn about new research being carried out by colleagues, and to engage with leading keynotes given by established scholars and curators. The event will also offer opportunities to explore the significant holdings of Spanish art in County Durham.

We welcome proposals for 20-minute presentations focusing on the theme of ‘Movements and Transformations in the Making of Iberian and Latin American Art and Visual Cultures’. Proposals may relate to any aspects and periods of Iberian and Latin American art and visual cultures. Suggested topics may include (but are not limited to):

• The significance of labels of artworks, art movements and -isms in the Iberian and Latin American contexts

• The physical movements or migration of artists, artworks, materials, theories between different art worlds.

• The transformative power of art in political, religious and cultural debates and discourses.

• Polemics in artistic reception and thought, and the work of later generations in rethinking and reimagining artistic cultures of the past.

• The appropriation and repurposing of images and motifs to create works for new audiences and different communities.

• Innovation in artforms and techniques.

Organised by Durham University doctoral students, the symposium will be held as a hybrid event in Durham for in-person and remote attendees. We encourage speakers to attend in person as the event will include multiple opportunities for intellectual exchange and networking and visits to local collections, such as The Spanish Gallery in Bishop Auckland and the Bowes Museum. We are not however in a position to support travel or accommodation costs.

Please send a 250-word abstract and a brief biography as a word document to pg.zurbarancentre@durham.ac.uk by Thursday 13th April 2023, with the title Your Name-ERS2023-Proposal. Please also indicate whether you intend to attend the symposium in person or remotely. If you have any queries regarding the submission process, please do not hesitate to contact with us using the email provided.

ICMA IN LA: BEHIND THE SCENES AT FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL-PARK, GLENDALE, 29 APRIL 2023 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

ICMA IN LA

BEHIND THE SCENES AT FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL-PARK, GLENDALE

STUDY DAY

SATURDAY, 29 APRIL 2023
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Did you know that Los Angeles’s most famous cemetery (home to Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor, among others) is also one of California’s greatest monuments to medieval art and architecture? Founded in 1917, Forest Lawn Memorial-Park includes recreations and reinterpretations of medieval British and Italian architecture, replicas of numerous works of Italian Renaissance art, and — as memorialized in Madeline Caviness’s 1994 Speculum article, “Learning from Forest Lawn” — one of North America’s most extensive collections of medieval stained glass. Come discover this legacy through a behind-the-scenes tour of Forest Lawn’s buildings and art collection with curator James Fishburne and art historian Alison Perchuk and hands-on study of medieval and modern stained glass with Indre McCraw, master glass painter at Judson Studios.
 
When: 29 April 2023, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
 
Register HERE
 
Due to space limitations, this event is capped at 25 people.

Organizers: Dr. James E. Fishburne, Curator, Forest Lawn Museum, and Dr. Alison Locke Perchuk, Professor of Art History, California State University Channel Islands

Call for Papers: HERITAGE FOR A COMMON FUTURE - FUTURES FOR A COMMON HERITAGE, VI CHAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023 (12-15 July 2023), Lisbon, Abstracts Due 14 April 2023

VI CHAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023

HERITAGE FOR A COMMON FUTURE - FUTURES FOR A COMMON HERITAGE

12 - 15 JULY 2023  |   LISBON

Abstracts Due 14 April 2023

CHAM —Centre for the Humanities, of the NOVA University Lisbon and the Universidade of Açores, is pleased to invite the academic community to join the VI CHAM International Conference “Heritage for a Common Future / Futures for a Common Heritage”.

After long years of the covid-19 pandemic, conflicts, and crises affecting heritage, CHAM understands that it is about time to give space for a thoughtful debate on heritage studies and practices around the world headed on to the future (or futures!).

VI CHAM International Conference will be an in-person event to be held in Lisbon (exceptionally, consideration may be given to holding panels entirely online). The conference will be conducted in English. It will take place at Colégio Almada Negreiros, NOVA University Lisbon, from 12 to 15 July 2023.

A list of the panels with descriptions is available online.

Applications must be submitted online.

IMPORTANT DATES

Call for Panels: 05.12.2022 - 22.01.2023

Communication of Panels Acceptance: until 28.02.2023

Call for Papers: 06.03.2023 - 14.04.2023

Communication of Papers Acceptance: until 30.04.2023

Conference: CENTERS AND PERIPHERIES: THE GLOBAL PREMODERN, Texas Tech University, 20-22 April 2023

Texas Tech University Medieval & Renaissance Presents

CENTERS AND PERIPHERIES: THE GLOBAL PREMODERN

Texas Tech University

April 20-22, 2023

Keynote Presentations

The Triumph of Fashion in the Early Modern World (Virtual)

Ulinka Rublack, Department of History, University of Cambridge

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Crafty Mobilities: Disabled Travel Writing and a Global Middle Ages

Jonathan Hsy, English Department, George Washington University

Map of the Commentaries on the Apocalypse of Saint John by Beatus of Liébana, circa 1086. Museum of the Cathedral of El Burgo de Osma, Soria, Cod. 1, fols. 34v-35r

Thursday, April 20, 2023 Museum of Texas Tech University 3301 4th Street

Session 1: Thursday, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Panel 1A (Museum, Green Room)

Sharing Official Knowledge and Authority in Medieval and Early Modern Italy and Germany

Chair: Abigail Swingen, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

“The Men of Santo Stefano: Witnessing and Identity in a Thirteenth-Century Monastery.” Lee Morrison, Dept. of History, Washington University, St. Louis

“From Peripheral Study to Center of Learning: Ancient Greek in Italy and Germany (1400–1550).” Justin Meyer, Dept. of History, Washington University, St. Louis and Sydnor Roy, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Classics), Texas Tech University

“Medical Pamphlets in Seventeenth-Century State-Building”
John Conrad, Dept. of History, Washington University, St. Louis

Panel 1B (Museum, Dressing Room) Gender and Politics

Chair: John Beusterien, CMLL (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“Political and Economic Theory in Cervantes ́ Exemplary Novels.”
Mia Clapp, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“Life is a Dream: Re-casting a Spanish Golden Age play from a Feminine Perspective.” Yazarei Bazaldua, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“No Damsel in Distress: From Rationality to Brute Force in Don Quixote’s Female Characters.” Nicolas Spencer and Marcus Valadares, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

2:00 – 2:15 pm, Coffee Break

(Outside Museum Green Room)

Session 2: Thursday, 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Panel 2A (Museum, Green Room) Cultural Adaptation Across Time I

Chair: Caroline Bishop, CMLL, Texas Tech University

“Paratemporality and Visuality: Sensory Training, Interpretive Force, and the Role of the Medieval Sensorium in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Franklin’s Tale and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Sylvie Monet Hansen, Dept. of English, University of Wyoming “From Carthage to Chaucer: Exploration of a Medieval Dido.” Lily Tun, Dept. of English, Texas A&M University, College Station

“Poe(tree) in The Pear Tree: Pregnancy, Disability, and the Semiotic in The Merchant’s Caitlyn Salinas, Dept. of English, Texas A&M University, College Station

Panel 2B (Museum, Dressing Room) The Bestial at the Border

Chair: Ben Poole, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

“Blurring Ideals of Heroism and Markers of Monstrosity in The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story.” Kristen York, Dept. of English, Texas A&M, College Station

“Distance and Resistance: Measurement as Defense in the Old English Wonders of the East.” Brian McFadden, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“The Life of an Axolotl in Fray Bernadino de Sahagun’s General History of the Things of New Spain.” Fernando Martínez Caleano, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“A Woman Werewolf and Scapegoat in Cervantes’s Persiles y Sigismunda.”
Esperanza González Moreno, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Texas Tech Centennial Lecture

Museum of TTU Auditorium

Welcome: Michael Borshuk, Director of the TTU Humanities Center Chair & Organizer: John Howe, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

“Learning institutionalized: The Making and Re-making of University Education from Medieval Bologna and Paris to Modern Lubbock”

John van Engen, Emeritus, Dept. of History, Notre Dame University James C. Turner, Emeritus, Dept. of History, Notre Dame University

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Wine & Hors d’Oeuvres Reception

Museum of TTU Sculpture Court

Friday, April 21, 2023, TTU International Cultural Center (ICC) Indiana Ave, north of the Museum

8:00 am – 8:30 am, Morning Coffee

(Outside Conference Rooms A & B)

Session 3: Friday, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Panel 3A (ICC, Conference A) Gendered Cultural Production (Hybrid)

Chair: Theresa Flanigan, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

“Female Donors in Churches of Laconia after the Battle of Pelagonia Crusades and Imprisonment of the Prince of Achaia William II of Villehardouin.” (Virtual) Katerina Kiltzanidou, Dept. of History and Ethnology, University of Thrace, Greece

“Acts of Faith: The Aesthetics of Penance and Shame in The Spanish Empire, 1400-1700.” Kyna Bullard, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“Unearthing New Voices: A Comparative Analysis of Gender, Religion and Disability in Teresa de Cartagena and Justitia Sengers.” Courtney Gragson, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

Panel 3B (ICC, Conference B) Meaning and Materiality (Hybrid)

Chair: Sarah Cantor, CMLL (Italian), Texas Tech University

“Framing the Ideal City: Matter and Form in the Urbino Studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro.” (Virtual) Matan Aviel, Art History Dept., Hebrew University of Jerusalem

“Standing on Solid Ground: Turkish Carpets and the Making of English Identity at the Tudor Court.” (Virtual). Hannah Prescott, Dept. of Art History & Archaeology, University of Maryland

“Christian Frontality: Centering Vision as Mediator Between Time and Space.” Katharine Scherff, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

10:00 am – 10:30 am, Coffee Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Keynote Presentation ICC Auditorium

Welcome: Dr. Tosha Dupras, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Texas Tech University Introduction: Dr. Jacob A. Baum, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

“The Triumph of Fashion in the Early Modern World” (Virtual)

Ulinka Rublack, Dept. of History, University of Cambridge

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Lunch Break Session 4: Friday, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Panel 4A (ICC, Conference A) Animate Materiality

Chair: Christopher Witmore, CMLL, Texas Tech University

“Listening at a Medieval Window: Plainchant and Paleography at the Periphery.” Jann Cosart, Director, Baylor Early Music Ensembles, Baylor University

“Audio divina: Reshaping an ancient practice for the contemporary artist.” Brad Cawyer, School of Music (Conducting), Texas Tech University

“Early Modern Machines and a Hermeneutics of Technology in Don Quixote.” Cory A Reed, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Texas at Austin

Panel 4B (ICC, Conference B)
Worrying about Bodies (Hybrid)

Chair: Klinton Burgio-Ericson, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

“Bodies that Matter: The Applications of Diagrammed Body in Global Medieval Cosmography and Geography.” (Virtual) Canchen Cao, Dept. of Medieval History, University of Glasgow

“Maimonides on Physician-Patient Relationships.” Juliana Izuno Thompson, History Dept., Binghamton University, New York

“Revisiting the Distant Past of the Hospital of Saint John in Brussels: Nuns, City Leaders, and Conflict.” Tiffany A. Ziegler, Dept. of History, Midwestern State University
“‘They Don’t Wear Breeches’ - Uncanny Cannibal Corporeality in the Early-Modern Contact.” Alexander LaGrand Henkle, Dept. of English, University of New Mexico

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm, Coffee Break Session 5: Friday, 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Panel 5A (ICC, Conference A) Revising Premodern Political History

Chair: Ryan Hackenbracht, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“Constitutionalism and the Image of God: The Political Theology Underlying Goślicki’s The Accomplished Senator.” David Mendoza, Westminster Theological Seminary & Walker Haskins, Universiteit van Amsterdam

“Thomas More in Egypt: Tawfiq’s Utopia and the Prospects of Revolution.” Ahmed N Muhammad, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“Power in Lesbos between Greece and Anatolia.” William Tortorelli, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Classics), Texas Tech University

“Unexpected Saviors: Viking Influence on the East Slavic Tribes.” Kelsey Davis, Dept. of History, Midwestern State University

Panel 5B (ICC, Conference B)

Cultural Exchange Across Time and Place

Chair: Theresa Flanigan, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

“Altering the Altar: A Case Study in Greek-Etruscan Artistic Exchange.” Michael Anthony Fowler, Dept. of Art & Design (Art History), East Tennessee State University

“At the Periphery of the Carolingian Empire: Rethinking the Genoels-Elderen Ivories.” Riccardo Pizzinato, School of Art (Art History), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

“Tracing a Mamluk Emblem in Early Modern Venetian Painting.” Caroline Koncz, Department of Visual & Performing Arts (Art History), Angelo State University

“Roman Art at the Borders of Europe. Karl von Lichtenstein-Castelcorno: A Moravian Patron’s Network in Late Baroque Rome (1670-1690).” Elisa Marangon, Dept. of Art History, Palacký University, Faculty of Arts, Olomouc (CZ)

Session 6: Friday, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Panel 6A (ICC, Conference A)
Bringing Medieval History to Texas (Roundtable, Hybrid)

Chair & Organizer: John Howe, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

Participants:
Bruce Brasington, Dept. of History, West Texas A&M University
Scott Buchanan, History Dept., South Plains College
John Howe, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University
Craig Nakashian, Dept. of History, Texas A&M University, Texarkana (virtual)
Lane Sobehrad, Coordinator of Research & Innovation, Lubbock Independent School

Panel 6B (ICC, Conference B)
Cultural Exchange: Pre-Modern Americas (Hybrid)

Chair: William Tortorelli, CMLL, Texas Tech University

“Spiritual Geographies of Resistance: Memory and Narrative in Caribbean Pilgrimages.” (Virtual) Felisa Baynes-Ross, English Dept., Yale University

“Exiles of Ashanti and Connemara: Afro-Irish movement and sound synthesis in the English Caribbean.” Christopher J Smith, Director, Vernacular Music Center, Texas Tech University

“The Turducken of Tusaya: Translational Maneuvers, Indigenous Agency, and the Interpretation of Hybrid Ceramics in Seventeenth-Century New Mexico.” Klinton Burgio-Ericson, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Concert Performance, ICC Auditorium

“Centers & Peripheries”

TTU Collegium Musicum

Director: Angela Mariani, School of Music, Texas Tech University

Saturday, April 22, 2023, TTU International Cultural Center (ICC)

8:00 am – 8:30 am, Morning Coffee

(Outside Conference Rooms A & B)

Session 7: Saturday, 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Panel 7A (ICC, Conference A) Global Mapping (Hybrid)

Chair: Brian McFadden, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“Safar, Ishq, and the Traveling Sufi: Making of a ‘Sacred Geography.’” (Virtual)
Rhitama Basak, Dept. of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi

“Social Space: Marco Polo and the Hereford Map.” (Virtual)
Guillermo Pupo Pernet, Dept. of Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies, University of Arkansas

“Reorientation in the Flyleaves: An Anglicized Map of the Itinerarium Kambriae and Descriptio Kambriae.” Sarah Sprouse, Dept. of English, Philosophy & Modern Languages (English), West Texas A&M University, Canyon

Panel 7B (ICC, Conference B) Gender and Power (Hybrid)

Chair: Erin-Marie Legacey, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

“Female Voice in a Medieval Spanish Ballad and A Corrido from the Mexican Revolution.” Yunuen Velazquez, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish), Texas Tech University

“Women’s Diji Hairstyle in the Ming Novel Jin Ping Mei: Translating Beauty and Symbol of Power in Classical Chinese Literature.” (Virtual) Meilong Liu and Jackie Xiu Yan, Dept. of Linguistics & Translation, City University of Hong Kong

“Mother, Virgin, or Prostitute? Silenced Desire in a Male Dominated Storyline.” (Virtual) Gabrielle Sunderman, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

10:00 am – 10:30 am, Coffee Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Keynote Presentation

ICC Auditorium

Welcome: Dr. Joseph A. Heppert, TTU Vice President for Research & Innovation Introduction: Dr. Julie Nelson Couch, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“Crafty Mobilities: Disabled Travel Writing and a Global Middle Ages”

Jonathan Hsy, English Dept., George Washington University

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Lunch Break

Session 8: Saturday, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Panel 8A (ICC, Conference A) Identity in Centers and Peripheries

Chair: Judith Steinhoff, School of Art (Art History), University of Houston

“Melchizedek in Jerusalem, Egypt and Parma.” Ludovico Geymonat, Art History Dept., Louisiana State University

“A New Proposal for the Identification of Three Black African Figures in the Aix-Lehman Adoration Panel.” Eilis Livia Coughlin, Dept. of Art History, Rice University

“An African in the Arena Chapel, Padua: The Intersection of Christianity and Race in Giotto’s Fresco of the Mocking of Christ (ca. 1303-05).” Theresa Flanigan, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

Panel 8B (ICC, Conference B) Slavery and Empire (Hybrid)

Chair: Linda Gosner, CMLL, Texas Tech University

“Serving wine, carrying gold: the image of African or Native American labors in seventeenth-century German cups.” Dasol Kim, Dept. of Art History, Rice University

“The Semantics of Trade, Empire and Resistance in the Depictions of Queen Nzinga of Ndongo.” (Virtual) Marcelo José Cabarcas Ortega, Dept. of Hispanic Languages & Literatures, University of Pittsburgh

“Trade, Colonization, and Empire: Financing the Financial Revolution” Abigail Swingen, Dept. of History, Texas Tech University

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm, Coffee Break

Session 9: Saturday, 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Panel 9A (ICC, Conference A)
Cultural Adaptations across Time II (Hybrid)

Chair: Katharine D. Scherff, School of Art (Art History), Texas Tech University

“On the (Baroque) Metaphorization Process: Starting from Federico García Lorca.” Paolo Tabacchini, Dept. of Classical Studies, Masaryk University of Brno (CZ)

“The Liminal Power of Women in The Legend of Pope Gregory.” Andrew Fields, Dept. of English, University of New Mexico

“Reading Motion in Anelida and Arcite.” (Virtual) Clint Morrison, Jr., Dept. of English, The Ohio State University

Panel 9B (ICC, Conference B)
Crossing Confini: Negotiating Medieval and Early Modern Gender Norms

Chair: Ryan Hackenbracht, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“What Borders Does Rosalia Cross, and Who Helped Her? An Analysis of the Vitae of Saints Rosalia and Agata.” Emily Jay, Dept. of Art & Design, Ohio Northern University

“Disobeying the Rules: Early Modern Prescriptive Literature and Women’s Disorderly Conduct in Shakespeare’s Othello.” Laura Koleva, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University

“The Armed Medusa: Protofeminist Snake Imagery in Fonte, Sarrocchi, and Marinella.” Sarah Cantor, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (Italian), Texas Tech University

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Dramatic & Musical Performance, ICC Auditorium

“Our New Gold”

Paula Rodriguez & AURIC

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Wine & Hors d’Oeuvres Closing Reception

Hosted by Julie Nelson Couch

Afternoon Talk and Tour: Art in the service of faith?, Belle Smith, The National Gallery London, Room 9, 16 May 2023, 4:00-5:00 PM BST

AfterNoon Talk and Tour

Art in the service of faith?

The National Gallery London, Room 9

Tuesday May 16 2023
4 - 5 pm BST (drop-in)

Belle Smith tours the evolution of Franciscan and Dominican works at the National Gallery.

Detail from Leonardo da Vinci, 'The Virgin of the Rocks', about 1491/2-9 and 1506-8

Many of the older works in the National Gallery Collection were commissioned by religious orders such as the Franciscans and Dominicans. 

In response to our new exhibition, Saint Francis of Assisi, this talk and tour by Gallery Educator Belle Smith will explore the original location, function and meaning of these works and how these might have changed in the current Gallery context. 

Belle Smith is an artist and Gallery Educator who has worked in London museums and galleries for many years. She studied at Goldsmiths College and has an MA in the History of Art. She enjoys working with groups of all ages, from young children and teenagers to undergraduates and adults.

Although the event does not require booking, you will need to book a free Gallery entry ticket to gain admission to the National Gallery. We encourage you to book ahead of your visit. Please note, Gallery entry does not guarantee admission to this event. Places are available on a first come, first served basis. 

Online Lecture: The art of Francis and Clare, Dr. Joost Joustra and Dr. Siobhán Jolley, The National Gallery London, 22 May 2023 12:00-1:30 PM BST (7:00-8:30 AM EST)

Online Lecture

The art of Francis and Clare

Monday, 22 May 2023

12:00 - 1:30 pm BST (7:00 - 8:30 AM EST)

On Zoom

Curators Dr. Joost Joustra and Dr. Siobhán Jolley explore depictions of Saint Francis and Saint Clare in the collection and beyond

Detail from Garofalo, 'The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saints', 1517

One of history’s most iconic figures, Saint Francis of Assisi, has long been the source of artistic fascination. His spiritual radicalism, commitment to the poor, and love of God and nature, as well as his powerful appeals for peace, and openness to dialogue with other religions makes him an enduringly inspiring figure. 

One of his earliest followers and founder of the order of Poor Clares, Saint Clare of Assisi, is perhaps less famous, but no less remarkable in her legacy. 

Join Dr Joost Joustra, the Ahmanson Research Associate Curator in Art and Religion, and Dr Siobhán Jolley, the Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art and Religion, for a 90-minute session exploring the multifaceted ways in which Francis and Clare are represented in the art of the National Gallery and beyond. 

This session will be accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription supported by Stagetext.

This is a free online talk, hosted on Zoom.  

Please book a ticket to access the talk. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account.   Please note, only one ticket can be booked per account. Bookings close one hour before the event. 

New Exhibition: Saint Francis of Assisi, The National Gallery London, 6 May 2023 - 30 July 2023

Saint Francis of Assisi

6 May 2023 – 30 July 2023

The National Gallery, London

Ground Floor Galleries

Detail from Francisco de Zurbarán, 'Saint Francis in Meditation', 1635-9 © The National Gallery, London

Come face-to-face with one of history’s most inspirational and revered figures in the first major UK art exhibition to explore Saint Francis of Assisi’s life and legacy.

Presenting the art and imagery of Saint Francis (1182–1226) from the 13th century to today, this exhibition looks at why this saint is a figure of enormous relevance to our time due to his spiritual radicalism, commitment to the poor, and love of God and nature, as well as his powerful appeals for peace, and openness to dialogue with other religions.

From some of the earliest medieval panels, relics and manuscripts to modern-day films and a Marvel comic, the exhibition shines a light on how Saint Francis has captured the imagination of artists through the centuries, and how his appeal has transcended generations, continents and different religious traditions.

It brings together paintings from the National Gallery Collection by Sassetta, Botticelli, and Zurbarán with international loans including works by Caravaggio, Josefa de Óbidos, Stanley Spencer, Antony Gormley, Giuseppe Penone, Andrea Büttner, and an exciting new commission from Richard Long.

This exhibition is curated by Gabriele Finaldi, Director of the National Gallery and Joost Joustra, the Ahmanson Research Associate Curator in Art and Religion at the National Gallery.

Ticket prices: Free - Please book a free Gallery entry ticket to gain admission to the National Gallery. We encourage you to book ahead of your visit. Members enjoy an exclusive preview day on 5 May. 

For more information, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/saint-francis-of-assisi

ELECTRIFYING! ELECTROFORMED REPLICAS OF ARTISTIC GOLDWORK, Interdisciplinary conference on the special exhibition of the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Schloss Köpenick, 16 June 2023 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

ELECTRIFYING!
ELECTROFORMED REPLICAS OF ARTISTIC GOLDWORK

Interdisziplinäre Fachtagung zur Sonderausstellung des Kunstgewerbemuseums

Interdisciplinary conference on the special exhibition of the Kunstgewerbemuseum

FriDay 16 June 2023 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Schloss Köpenick

Detail: Coin cup from Lüneburg council silver, replica D. Vollgold & Sohn Silberwaren-Fabrik, Berlin, 1882 Galvanoplastic, copper precipitation; galvanically silver-plated and gilded, black inlay mass Inv. no. 1882,708 a,b © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Foto: Uwe Schlüter, Fotodesign, Berlin

Program

08:30
Eintreffen

Sektion 1, Moderation Claudia Kanowski

09:00
Abbildungen und Nachbildungen von Goldschmiedearbeiten. Methoden und Zwecke
Lothar Lambacher, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

09:30
Überblick zu galvanoplastischen Versuchen und Herstellungsverfahren am Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts
Jörg Freitag, Emerit. Leiter Studienrichtung Konservierung und Restaurierung - Metall, Fachhochschule Potsdam

10:00
Herstellung einer Galvanoplastik am Beispiel einer Münze
Jens Dornheim, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

10:30
Pause

Sektion 2, Moderation Veronika Tocha

11:00
Le fac-simile le plus parfait? Überlegungen zur Qualität galvanoplastischer Nachbildungen am Beispiel der Union Centrale des Art décoratifs in Paris
Daniela C. Maier, Koller Auktionen AG, Zürich

11:30
Je monumentaler, desto besser: Galvanischer Tafelschmuck der Firma Christofle im Paris des Second Empire
Claudia Kanowski, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

12:00
Der Kurfürstenpokal aus dem Lüneburger Ratssilber. Goldschmiedearbeit und Galvanoplastik
Wibke Bornkessel, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

12:30
Mittagspause

Sektion 3, Moderation Wibke Bornkessel

13:30
Das Restaurierungsschicksal eines Meisterwerks. Zur historischen Bearbeitung eines griechischen bronzenen Klappspiegels aus dem 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Tatiana Marchenko, Studium der Konservierung und Restaurierung von Archäologisch-Historisches Kulturgut, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

14:00
Galvanischer Niederschlag über Naturform – eine Galvanoplastik aus der Sammlung Karl Blossfeldts. Untersuchungen und Restaurierungskonzept
Maria Kuzminskaia, Freischaffende Restauratorin, Berlin

14:30
Im Dienst der ‚Wissenschaft des Spatens‘. Paul Telges galvanoplastische Nachbildungen des Hiddenseer Goldschmucks für Museen und Lehre
Charlotte Wenke NN

15:00
Pause

Sektion 4, Moderation Lothar Lambacher

15:30
Medienwechsel. Die „Schulmodelle“ des Berliner Kunstgewerbemuseums in der Sammlung der Gipsformerei
Veronika Tocha, Gipsformerei, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

16:00
Die Erfüllung eines alchemistischen Traums? Ein kulturhistorischer Seitenblick auf die Galvanoplastik
Jörg Völlnagel, Generaldirektion, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

16:30
Rundgang und Gespräche in der Sonderausstellung „Elektrisierend!“

18:00
Ende der Tagung

Organisatorische Hinweise 
Anmeldung: Eine formlose Anmeldung zur Tagung wird erbeten bis zum 6. Juni 2023 unter: kgm@smb.spk-berlin.de

Tagungsgebühren werden nicht erhoben.

Veranstaltungsort:
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Schloss Köpenick
Schloßinsel 1
12557 Berlin
Verkehrsverbindungen:
S-Bahn: Spindlersfeld, Tram: Schloßplatz Köpenick, Bus: Schloßplatz Köpenick


Veranstaltungskooperation
Ebenfalls in Schloss Köpenick findet am 15. Juni 2023 die thematisch verwandte Tagung „Lernen am Objekt. Kunstgewerbeschulen und ihre Lehrmittelsammlungen“ des Forschungsnetzwerks „Pioniere der Designausbildung. Neue Perspektiven auf die deutschen Kunstgewerbeschulen vor dem Bauhaus“, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Design Campus, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, in Kooperation mit dem Kunstgewerbemuseum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin statt.
Näheres finden Sie hier

For more information, https://www.smb.museum/en/events/detail/elektrisierend-galvanoplastische-nachbildungen-von-goldschmiedekunst-2023-06-16-083000-130452/

New Exhibition: Electrifying! Electroformed Replicas of Artistic Goldwork, Schloss Köpenick, Berlin, 28 April 2023 to 01 October 2023

Electrifying!
Electroformed Replicas of Artistic Goldwork

28 April 2023 to 01 October 2023
Schloss Köpenick, Berlin

Eagle vase of Abbot Suger of St. Denis, replica, Christofle & Cie., Paris, 1888 (original: before 1147) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Uwe Schlüter, Fotodesign, Berlin

At its exhibition space in Schloss Köpenick, the Kunstgewerbemuseum is showing a selection of some 100 electroformed sculptures from the museum’s holdings. The objects in question are 19th-century replicas of important pieces in the history of goldwork, which have undergone technical analysis and careful restoration over the past few years

In the mid-19th century, electroforming was as innovative as 3D printing is today. By way of an electro-chemical procedure, complex, three-dimensional gold objects were able to be reproduced, creating nearly identical metal copies in an electrolytic bath, and in large production runs to boot. The direct comparison between original and copy brings to light both the commonalities and the differences between them. In Vienna, from 1867 onwards, Carl Haas rose to prominence through his work at the electroforming studio of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, and in Berlin around 1875, it was the silverware manufacturer Vollgold & Sohn that was particularly active in this field for the Berlin Kunstgewerbemuseum.

This era also saw new developments in electroforming techniques. In England, the company Elkington & Co. began producing electro-chemically gilded tableware in 1836. Shortly thereafter, the Parisian company Christofle began to work with the technique. With his commissions of monumental centrepieces for his table settings, Napoleon III sent a clear message that France had joined the ranks of the industrialised nations and could now compete with the likes of England.

This exhibition looks at technical aspects, but also at aspects related to cultural history: the electroformed sculptures are a prime example of the enthusiasm for technology and the historical consciousness of the Industrial Age, and they also played a central role in the educational models of Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum at its founding in 1867. The objective of founding the museum was to drive innovation in artistic production through the collection of historical artefacts of outstanding quality (and reproductions of the same). Even today, there are still numerous electroformed replicas in the museum’s collection that were fabricated during the museum’s early years.

Curators

This exhibition is a collaborative conservational and art-historical project, and is curated by Wibke Bornkessel, Claudia Kanowski and Lothar Lambacher.

Symposium

The exhibition will be accompanied by a symposium on Thursday, June 15, and Friday, June 16, 2023, at Schloss Köpenick.

A special exhibition by the Kunstgewerbemuseum – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

For more information, https://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/electrifying/

Call for Papers: Echoes of Antiquity, International Interdisciplinary Conference, Warsaw (15 June 2023), Abstracts Due 16 April 2023

Call for Papers

ECHOES OF ANTIQUITY

International Interdisciplinary Conference

15-16 June 2023, Warsaw, Poland

Abstracts due 16 April 2023

We kindly invite specialists and young researchers from various disciplines to take part in the second edition of the interdisciplinary international conference „Echoes of Antiquity” which will take place at The University of Warsaw and The Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw, the 15–16th of June 2023. We invite scholars whose research concerns the tradition of ancient art, and the reception of Antiquity in disciplines such as archaeology, history, history of art, cultural studies, literary studies and other related disciplines.

Areas of interest for the 2023 edition include but are not limited to:

• Collections of plaster casts

• Reception of Antiquity in applied arts

• Architecture and urbanism

• Antiquity in modern culture

We are also happy to announce that the proceedings in every panel will be opened by the keynote speeches delivered by recognized specialists from various institutions: prof. Giuseppe Pezzini (University of Oxford), prof. Maria Fabricius Hansen (University of Copenhagen) and Astrid Nielsen (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). Workshops and a tour of the uncovered historic foundations of the Saxon Palace, which will soon undergo the process of rebuilding, will also be organised for participants of the conference during the two days of the meeting.

The language of the conference is English. Proposals of maximum 300 words must be written in English and submitted via email to echoes@uw.edu.pl no later than 16th of April 2023. The list of accepted presentations will be announced by the end of April.

The conference is organised by The Faculty of Archaeology of the Warsaw University, The Royal Łazienki Museum, Pałac Saski Sp. z o.o. (the company tasked with rebuilding the Saxon Palace in Warsaw), and The University of Warsaw Museum.

Participation in the conference is free, and there is no registration fee.

The organising committee will be happy to answer all your questions at echoes@uw.edu.pl.

For more information, https://muzeum.uw.edu.pl/en/2023/03/21/echoes-of-antiquity-international-interdisciplinary-conference-2/

Call for Papers: 2023 Summer Salon Virtual Conference, PROPOSALS Due April 15, 2023

Call for Papers

2023 Summer Salon Virtual Conference

PROPOSALS Due April 15, 2023

Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the SWPACA Summer Salon conference to take place June 8-9, 2023, virtually! One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple panels. New this year is the Medievalisms area (see below)!

Registration information for the conference is available at on the Registration Page.

How to Get Started:

1. Look through the SWPACA Subject Area List for where your research ideas will fit best. One proposal (to one Area) per year, per person.

2. Head over to our Conference Management System to create an account and submit your proposal. Choose the Subject Area under the “Topic” drop down menu.

3. After submitting a proposal, you’ll receive an automated confirmation of the system’s receipt (not the same as a conference acceptance!).

4. By the end of April, you should receive another email with the status of your proposal.

5. If accepted, return to the Conference Management System and register for the conference. The official conference schedule will be published by mid-May.

6. For more information about submitting proposals, visit our FAQ page.

In addition, please check out the organization’s peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, at http://journaldialogue.org.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Medievalisms

Amber Dunai, PhD, Texas A&M University – Central Texas, adunai@tamuct.edu

The Medievalisms area invites paper and session proposals on any and all topics relevant to medievalism, which is described by Tison Pugh and Angela Jane Weisl in Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present (2013) as “the art, literature, scholarship, avocational pastimes, and sundry forms of entertainment and culture that turn to the Middle Ages for their subject matter or inspiration, and in doing so…comment on the artist’s contemporary sociocultural milieu” (1). Medievalism can be approached in many ways, including in terms of media (e.g., literature, architecture, cinema, music, games), chronology (e.g., Early Modern, Romantic, Victorian), geography, and from any number of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., cultural studies, media studies, race and ethnic studies, gender and queer studies). Presentations that engage with current conversations in the field are particularly welcome.

Examples of topics relevant to the Medievalisms area include (but are not limited to): 

• Literary Medievalisms

• Cinematic Medievalisms

• Medievalisms in Art, Architecture, Music, and Performance

• Medievalisms in Gaming, LARPing, and Role-Playing

• Medievalisms of Place and Space

• Gender, Sexuality, Race, Ethnicity, Class, etc. in Medievalisms

• Global Medievalisms

• Queer Medievalisms

• Political Medievalisms

• Medievalisms in the Classroom

To Submit, a proposal to the Medievalisms area: https://register.southwestpca.org/southwestpca

For more information, http://southwestpca.org/conference/call-for-papers/?fbclid=IwAR2k3rDuBnb9bW9Jm5S--S0y2rUdzGf_Vlz2XNXvoR00bvrGRixLoEBUiRk

Call for Papers: Afterlives: Reinvention, Reception, and Reproduction, CSU Long Beach & Forest Lawn Museum (4 November 2023), Abstracts Due 1 June 2023

Call for Papers

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at CSU Long Beach and Forest Lawn Museum

Afterlives: Reinvention, Reception, and Reproduction

November 4, 2023

Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91205

ABSTRACTS DUE 1 JUNE 2023

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at California State University, Long Beach, in collaboration with Forest Lawn Museum, invites submissions for the biennial conference, Afterlives: Reinvention, Reproduction, and Reception. We invite scholars from any discipline to approach the ways in which texts, objects, and images of the ancient, medieval, and Renaissance past have been reimagined, repurposed, reconstructed, and reproduced in later periods.

Recent scholarship illuminates the ways in which narratives of the past are constructed according to the interests of later periods. This conference seeks to further these investigations. Forest Lawn Museum is an ideal site for exploring the afterlives of the past as constructed or reconstructed in the present. Founded in 1906, Forest Lawn is home to dozens of reproductions of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance works of art and architecture. It was created with the goal of bringing the Grand Tour to Southern California when travel to Europe was not accessible to the vast majority of American society. From full-scale replicas of Michelangelo’s sculpture to buildings that freely combine classical, Romanesque, and Gothic elements in novel and imaginative ways, this version of the Grand Tour was both influenced by and influential upon the culture of twentieth-century California. Rather than simply replicating existing works of art and architecture, entirely new monuments were created, which simultaneously call upon the past while proliferating new experiences, meanings, and identities.

This conference invites investigation of such uses of the past with the broadest possible scope. We ask scholars to consider engagements with the past in terms of ongoing processes of reinvention, reproduction, and reception. Papers that address popular culture, such as contemporary fantasy literature, film, and television, gaming, popular and folk music, theme parks and other immersive amusement sites, AI generated reconstructions, historical reenactments, costume design, and cultural or folkloric festivals, are welcome. Studies on medievalisms and scholarship on reproductions of antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance are also encouraged, including investigations of architectural reconstructions, medieval and Renaissance narratives of antiquity, the role of medievalism in museums, and non-European perspectives on reinventions of the past.

We welcome proposals for twenty-minute papers as well as planned panels of three papers pertinent to the conference themes and their manifestations anywhere in the world.

Individual paper submissions should include:

● abstract of approximately 150 words

● contact information and one-page CV

Panel Submissions should include:

● contact information and one-page CV for organizer / chair

● names and abstracts (c. 150 words) for all presenters

● one-page CVs of all presenters

● short (c. 150 word) description of the panel itself

Please send all application materials to: heather.graham@csulb.edu, Ilan.MitchellSmith@csulb.edu, and jfishburne@forestlawn.com. The deadline for all abstracts and panel submissions is June 1, 2023.

Afterlives: Reinvention, Reproduction, and Reception will be an in-person conference held in accordance with LA County Covid-19 protocols. Participants should be prepared to meet at Forest Lawn Museum on November 4. After a lunch provided on the patio overlooking the Verdugo mountains, Museum Director James Fishburne will lead conference participants on a behind-the-scenes tour of Forest Lawn Museum and its holdings. A reception will follow the event.

For more information about the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at CSU Long Beach and Forest Lawn Museum, please visit: https://cla.csulb.edu/centers/med-ren/ and https://forestlawn.com/museum

Call for PhD Applications: “From Antiquity to Community: Rethinking Classical Heritage through Citizen Humanities,” AntCom, Due 24 April 2023

Call for Applications

10 PhD Fellowships

within Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral networK

“From Antiquity to Community: Rethinking Classical Heritage through Citizen Humanities”

Applications Due 24 April 2023

Are you interested in cultural heritage, reception studies and/or the new frontiers of classics? Are you passionate about cutting-edge research but you also want to boost your skills by learning about new approaches and technologies? We might have something for you.

AntCom network publishes a call for 10 PhD fellowships within the training program “From Antiquity to Community: Rethinking Classical Heritage through Citizen Humanities”. The positions are funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Grant Agreement 101073543.

By building on a high-level, integrated cooperation between the humanities and STEM, AntCom offers the first formal training program in Citizen Science for the humanities (Citizen Humanities). It prioritises both open science and innovative curatorial techniques (Multi- and Hyperspectral Imaging) to encourage cooperation between researchers and communities.

AntCom welcomes highly motivated applicants from various backgrounds. These backgrounds may include but are not limited to: Classics, Manuscripts Studies, Linguistics, History, Art History, Engineering Physics, and other related subjects. Depending on the position, applicants will be employed at the University of Southern Denmark, University of Verona, University of Salento, University of Santiago de Compostela.

The call is open to applicants of any age and nationality who meet the following requirements at the recruitment date:

1. Prior to the starting date of the PhD programme they must hold or be due to hold a Master’s Degree (e.g., Master of Science or Master of Arts).

2. Must not already hold a doctoral title.

3. Must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date (mobility Rule).

Additional requirements can apply for specific positions. For further information, please consult the detailed information for each position.

Applications will be accepted from 24/02/2023 until 24/04/2023 at 12:00 pm (Central European Time).

For forms and more information: https://antcom.eu/call-for-applications/

Online Conference: Medievalisms on the Screen III: Digital Medievalisms and the Teaching of History, 13-15 April 2023

Online Conference

Medievalisms on the Screen III: Digital Medievalisms and the Teaching of History

Organized by Department of Medieval Studies Central European University

April 13-15, 2023

An online conference exploring the characteristics, opportunities and challenges brought by the use of digital media, digital humanities, public discourse and medievalisms in the contemporary communication of historical knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.

You can pre-register for free at: https://forms.gle/EDfpchLt6BFnXvvC8

Schedule

April 13, 2023

3:00-4:30 ET/9:00-10:30 CET - Keynote Lecture

Prof. Katherine J. Lewis (University of Huddersfield). There is no fiction in our song: Medievalism and the (re)writing of medieval history

5:00-6:30 ET/11:00-12:30 CET - Teaching the Middle Ages: Curricula and Political Ideology

Olga Kalashnikova. History serves the motherland: Miseducating medievalisms in contemporary public discourse in Russia

Brian Egede-Pedersen. "Wait. . . some people actually believe this?!": Using extremist content in the Danish upper secondary sector

Anna Adashinskaya. Digital textbooks on Russian history after Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine

7:30-9:00 ET/13:30-15:00 CET - Medieval Gaming and Pedagogy

Daniel Atwood. Fantasy video games and medieval minstrels in the music history classroom

Robert Houghton. Investiture Contest Online: Digitising medieval learning boardgames

Juan Manuel Rubio Arevalo. Learning about medieval history and the crusades through video games

9:30-11:00 ET/15:30-17:00 CET - The Middle Ages in Popular and Digital Media: Politics and Representation

Jan Kremer. Playing religion and spirituality in Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Dialogue with Czech historical culture

Debojyoti Dan. Medieval political histories and their (un)conscious implications in A Song of Ice and Fire

Cullan Bendig. Hussite video games and Czech digital nationalism

April 14, 2023 

3:00-4:30 ET/9:00-10:30 CET - Keynote Lecture

Dr. Helen Young (Deakin University). Learning about the Middle Ages: Videogames as Public History

5:00-6:30 ET/11:00-12:30 CET - Medieval Digital Preservation and Research

Shiv Kumar. Digitization and preservation of epigraphy and inscriptions through the archeological survey of India

Jon Burke. Learning to love fakes: How to overcome the inauthenticity of digital artifacts

Progoti Bakshi. Digitalization and preservation of medieval Bengali manuscripts

7:30-9:00 ET/13:30-15:00 CET - Divulgating the Middle Ages through Social Media

Igor Stamenovic. Information and disinformation about the Middle Ages on popular Serbian history social media pages

Jaime Tortosa Quirós. The Middle Ages and social divulgation in the internet era: The case of @Res_Historica

Paula Stiles. Fictional fascists: Combating racist images of the Knights Templar in visual and social media

9:30-10:20 ET/15:30-16:30 CET - Digital Tools and the Teaching of the Middle Ages

Petra Plantosar. The Middle Ages and artificial intelligence: Possibilities of use in the Teaching of History

Sára Bíbor Sziklai. From Gregorian chant to music printing - four parts of the permanent exhibition in the House of Music, Hungary

 
April 15, 2023

3:00-4:30 ET/9:00-10:30 CET - Teaching the Middle Ages: Strategies and Approaches

Zohrab Gevorgyan. The use of miniatures in Cilician Armenia in history teaching: Strategies and approaches

Shivender Rahul et.al. Diversity in the teaching of the Middle Ages: Exploring the complexity of gender and race

Heather Blatt. Inviting students to address their biases in Medievalisms Studies

5:00-6:30 ET/11:00-12:30 CET - Digital Reconstructions of Medieval Spaces CET

Mariana Barreira. The Timelink information system in medieval historical research: The case of São Bartolomeu of Coimbra

Lorenzo Mercuri. Representative strategies and misleading attempts for a digital reconstruction of the Knights Templar headquarters in Paris

James Baillie. The Uncreativity Engine: AI tools in popular medievalist worldbuilding

7:30-9:00 ET/13:30-15:00 CET - The Middle Ages in Popular and Digital Media: Approaches to Gender

Amy Bucher. "Radiant as the Tresses of Aurora": The pre-Raphaelite impact on popular depictions of medieval women's hair and gender 

Irina Manea. The Northman - another berserk on screen?

Máté Vas. "This is how silly men perish": Imagined medieval masculinities in The Green Knight

For more information, https://medievalstudies.ceu.edu/medievalisms-screen-iii-digital-medievalisms-and-teaching-history

Follow the department at @yoursmedievally.

See our previous iterations on our Channel: Medievalisms on the Screen.

Call for Applications: Dumbarton Oaks, Research Grants (Due 31 March 2023) & Remote Mentorship Program (Due 30 April 2023) for Scholars affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Call for Applications

Dumbarton Oaks

Research GrantS

Applications Due 31 March 2023

Mentorship Program

Applications Due 30 April 2023

In response to the current conflict in Ukraine, Dumbarton Oaks is offering two initiatives to support scholars at risk. The newest initiative—a four-session remote mentorship program co-organized with scholars at Boise State University, University of Kent, Princeton University, and Tufts University—will offer professional development and workshop opportunities around a variety of topics. The second initiative is a limited number of research grants, open to scholars active in any of the three areas of studies supported by Dumbarton Oaks, namely Byzantine Studies, Pre-Colombian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies.

Research Grants

Dumbarton Oaks is committed to the support of scholarship around the world. We are offering for the year 2023 a limited number of research grants of 5,000 USD each (minus any applicable taxes) available to those affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The grants are open to scholars active in any of the three areas of studies supported by Dumbarton Oaks: Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2023.

Eligibility: The research grant is open to all those who hold a PhD and who are or were affiliated to a research or higher education institution in Ukraine. If they are no longer residing in Ukraine, the applicant will need to provide evidence of active academic affiliation in the last three years. Displaced scholars affiliated with Russian research or higher education institutions can apply if they reside outside Russia and have an active academic affiliation in the last three years within or outside Russia.

Scope and Conditions: The grant may be used to support research in any of the three areas of study supported by Dumbarton Oaks (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies), whether by an individual or as part of a joint project. The grants are awarded to individual scholars on the basis of their abilities and qualifications, as well as the significance and value of the project to the field for the specific area of study. Funding is immediately available to the researchers at their current location, provided this is permitted by current legal restrictions, and should be used for within one year of the announcement of the grant award.

Applications: Applicants must submit through the Embark application system, which will remain open until March 31, 2023. Each applicant will be asked to submit:

• A research statement of up to 1,000 words in length outlining the project, its significance to the field, and the applicant’s relevant needs, resources, and skills

• A CV that demonstrates teaching and research in one of the three areas of study supported by Dumbarton Oaks

• Proof of academic affiliation

• Three names of referees that may be contacted to provide support letters if needed

Mentorship Program - North of Byzantium | Connected Central European Worlds, 1500-1700

Co-organizers: Tomasz Grusiecki (Boise State University), Suzanna Ivanič (University of Kent), Nikos D. Kontogiannis (Dumbarton Oaks), Maria Alessia Rossi (Princeton University), Alice Isabella Sullivan (Tufts University)

We invite applications for a remote four-session mentorship program tailored to early-career scholars affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This program is meant to offer professional development and workshop opportunities around the following topics:

• Publishing in top academic journals and books

• Writing successful grant applications

• Preparing successful job documents

• Disseminating research in different contexts

Each professional development event will include presentations from experts and opportunities for Q&A and feedback. These events will be followed by one-on-one mentoring sessions, which are intended to expand on the feedback received, while offering additional tailored guidance for each participant. There might be the possibility for an in-person gathering of all participants upon the completion of the program.

The four sessions will take place in June, July, September, and October 2023. All participants will need to attend all workshops and mentoring sessions to complete the program successfully. Upon completion, each participant will receive a certificate, and may receive an honorarium of $500 (minus any applicable taxes). It is the responsibility of foreign national participants to verify their ability to receive an honorarium.

Eligibility: The successful applicants should be advanced PhD candidates (within 1 year of completion of their degrees) or junior-level scholars (up to 5 years since graduation with a doctoral degree). We encourage historians and art historians with a specialty in the medieval or early modern visual culture of Eastern Europe to apply to this program. This opportunity is open to all, but preference will be given to scholars whose work has been disrupted by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. We anticipate selecting 6-8 participants for this program.

Applications: To apply, please use the online Embark portal to upload a one-page letter of interest with details about your research, skills, and reasons for participating; a CV; and the names and contact details of two referees who may be contacted to provide support letters, if needed, by April 30, 2023.

For more information, https://www.doaks.org/research/fellowships-and-awards/opportunities-ukraine-scholars

CALL FOR PAPERS: THIRTY-SIXTH IRISH CONFERENCE OF MEDIEVALISTS, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN AND DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY (22-23 JUNE 2023), ABSTRACTS DUE 30 APRIL 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS

THIRTY-SIXTH IRISH CONFERENCE OF MEDIEVALISTS

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TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN AND DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY

THURSDAY 22 AND FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2023

ABSTRACTS DUE 30 APRIL 2023

Registration: €40 (students €20). Due when invited to register one month before conference.

Venue: The Banking Hall, 3/4 Foster Place, Dublin 2. Please note that this year it is intended that the conference will be in person.

ICM welcomes speakers from Ireland and abroad on all aspects of the Middle Ages. We now invite proposals for papers on any aspect of medieval studies, including but not limited to:

• History

• Art History

• Literature

• Linguistics

• Archaeology

• Theology

• Philosophy

• Palaeography

Papers should last no more than 20 minutes (+10 minutes for discussion). Proposals should be sent by email to Dr Sparky Booker (sparky. booken@dauie) no later than 30th of April 2023.

Each submission should include the following details:

• Name

• Institutional Affiliation (if any)

• Email Address

• Paper Title

• Abstract (c100 Words)

Themed Sessions: Themed sessions are comprised of three speakers. Please provide a proposal for each paper. You are welcome to nominate your own session chair.

Roundtable Sessions: Proposals are also invited for roundtable sessions of 50 minutes addressing major issues in a field. The proposal should include a short description of the purpose of the roundtable, the name of the chair and a list of agreed participants.

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Conference Organizers: Sparky Booker, Peter Crooks, Seán Duffy. Immo Warntjes.