10.12.2014 - 12.12.2014 / The Art And Archaeology of Lusignan and Venetian Cyprus (1192-1571): Recent Research and New Discoveries
Category: Calendar
Muslims and Islam in the Early Modern Italian and Mediterranean Worlds
3101.2014 CFP for publication: Muslims and Islam in the Early Modern Italian and Mediterranean Worlds
Robert Grosseteste and the Pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle-Ages
Robert Grosseteste and the Pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle-Ages
Charlemagne after Charlemagne
26.06.2014 - 28.06.2014 Charlemagne after Charlemagne. 11th Annual Symposium of the International Medieval Society.
21st International Medieval Congress in Leeds
07.07.2014 – 10.07.2014 21st International Medieval Congress in Leeds. Thematic strand: Empire
Second Dorestad Congress 2014
02.07.2014 - 05.07.2014 Second Dorestad Congress - The Early-Medieval Netherlands in an international framework
Power and Influence in the Medieval World
CALL FOR PAPERS: Borderlines XVIII: Power and Influence in the Medieval and Early Modern World
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for Borderlines XVIII: Power and Influence in the Medieval and Early Modern World. This conference will be held in University College Cork, 4-6 April 2014. Proposals for both papers and panels are welcomed from postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in the fields of both Medieval and Early Modern studies. This interdisciplinary postgraduate conference is kindly funded by the School of History, the School of English, the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Graduate School, and the Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Ireland
The theme of this year’s conference will focus on the concepts of power and influence. From political thought to literary authority, the matters of power and influence, in both the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, form a consistent presence. Their function and interpretation vary and when examining the issue of power, Foucault’s statement that “power must be analysed as something which circulates, or rather as something which only functions in the form of a chain” provides us with the starting point where we can explore the influences of power on these earlier societies.
This conference will explore and extend current perceptions of the roles of power and influence in both Medieval and Early Modern settings and invites papers that address the social, historical, literary, religious and cultural significance of these roles. We welcome papers from researchers in the fields of Anthropology, Archaeology, Codicology, Drama, Digital Humanities, Folklore, History, History of Art, Geography, Languages, Literature, Music, Paleography, Philosophy and Theology. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Political power and its structure
• Class system
• Physical power: combat and warfare
• Lack of power and issues of liminality
• Gender roles
• Authority in religion and religious groups
• Power: its presence and absence in society
• Literary authority
• Commerce and economics
• Place and territory
• Depictions of power and powerlessness in art and literature
Abstracts of 250 words plus a short biography for a 20-minute paper are welcomed from postgraduates (MA, PhD and Postdoctoral students), as are proposals for panels, and should be submitted by Friday 31 January 2014 to borderlinesxviii@gmail.com.