The 2022 Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, which has the theme “The Body and the Human,” will take place November 10 – November 12 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. Registration opens July 1st. More information can be found via this link.
CFP: The Body and the Human
The 2022 Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, which has the theme “The Body and the Human,” invites proposals for sessions of individual papers by July 7, 2022. Further information can be found via this link.
CFP: Outlaw Bodies, SEMA, 10-12 Nov. 2022
The International Association for Robin Hood Studies invites paper proposals for two sessions titled “Outlaw Bodies” at the 2022 Conference of the Southeastern Medieval Association in Birmingham, Alabama in 10-12 November. Proposals are due June 1, 2022. More information can be found at this link.
Workshop: The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives
The University of Bern will host an international workshop on medieval sensory studies from 24 April 2023 – 27 April 2023 at Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland. More information can be found at this link.
CFP: The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives
The University of Bern invites abstracts for 20-minute papers on medieval sensory studies for the workshop ‘The Senses: Present Issues, Past Perspectives,’ which will occur at Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland from 24 April 2023 – 27 April 2023. Abstracts are due June 30, 2022. More information can be found at this link.
Alicia Spenser-Hall: Body Talk Keynote
Dr. Alicia Spenser Hall has shared slides for “Body Talk: The ‘Semiosomatics’ of Chronic Pain and Illness,” a keynote address she delivered on February 5, 2021, at the Medieval & Modern Languages Graduate Network Conference.
MLA 2021
The 2021 Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association begins today, January 7, and runs through January 10. We’ve compiled a conference guide here. Up today: 9:15-10:30AM38 – Telling Trauma and Disability 12:45-2:00PM76 – Where’s the Body? Disability, Reading, and the Senses 4:15-5:30PM164 – Spenser and Disability
Death, Disease, and Therapy: A Speculum Webinar
The Medieval Academy of America is delighted to host a Speculum webinar that launches January 2021’s themed issue dedicated to the timely topic of “Disease, Death, and Therapy” (vol. 96.1). In ten-minute, TED-style talks each of the five contributors will preview their articles. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session. The speakers include:…
The Future of Medieval Disability Studies: An ACMRS Roundtable
From the ACMRS event description:
This roundtable discussion brings together four scholars of medieval disability studies: Richard Godden, Jonathan Hsy, Cameron Hunt McNabb and Kristina Richardson. Our speakers will discuss the state of the field and the ways in which we can imagine different, more inclusive futures.
