42nd Annual Mid-America Medieval Association (MAMA) Conference organized by the University of Kansas Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) and hosted by the University of Kansas. Location: Lawrence, KS Date: 22 September 2018 Submit 250-word abstract by 1 June 2018.
Early Modern Questions of Space and Authority (AFKCIRS 2018)
Graduate Conference organized by the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies and hosted by the University of Massachussets Amherst Location: Amherst, MA Date: 13 October 2018 Submit 250-300-word abstract by 1 September 2018 Contact: Hayley Cotter Conference Website
The Medieval Literary Canon in the Digital Age
Conference organized by the Henri Pirenne Institute for Medieval Studies and the Research Group RELICS and hosted by Ghent University Location: Ghent, Belgium Date: 17-18 September 2018 Submit 300-word abstract and 5-line biography by 10 May 2018 (via email, see
2018 Annual Symposium on Pilgrimage Studies: “Pilgrimage in the Academy”
Symposium organized by the Institute for Pilgrimage Studies and hosted by the College of William & Mary Location: Williamsburg, VA Date: 14-16 September 2018 Submit 500-word abstracts by 1 May 2018 (see “abstract submission form” on the symposium’s website) Contact:
Medieval and Renaissance Translation: Bible and Ibero-Romance Vernaculars
Conference organized by Biblia Medieval and hosted by the University of the Balearic Islands Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain Date: 22-24 November 2018 Submit 300-word abstract by 31 May 2018 Contact:bi***************@***il.com Conference Website
MAM Conference 2018
“Exploring Space in the Middle Ages” Conference organized by the Medieval Association of the Midwest (MAM) and hosted by Purdue University Location: West Lafayette, IN Date: 4-6 October 2018 Submit 250-word abstract by 15 May 2018 Contact: MA************@***il.com Call for
Truth and Truthiness: Belief, Authenticity, Rhetoric, and Spin (MRSPBC)
Conference organized by the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program of Barnard College and hosted by Barnard College, Columbia University. Location: New York City, (NY) Date: 1 December 2018 Submit 250-300-word abstract and 2-page CV by 30 April 2018 Contact: Rachel
Novel Saints: Novel, Hagiography and Romance (ERC)
International Conference organized by European Research Council and Dr. Koen De Temmerman and Dr. Flavia Ruaniand hosted by Ghent University. Location: Ghent, Belgium Date: 22-24 November 2018 Submit 250-word abstracts by 15 April 2018 Contact: Flavia Ruani Conference Website
Volume 46.1 Table of Contents
CONTENTS FROM THE EDITOR ARTICLES “‘Like a Fish Out of Water’: The Paremias of Luis de Aranda’sGlosa de Moral sentido(Valladolid: 1552)” John T. Cull “Sobre héroes y monstruos: La decoracion escultorica del castillo de Vélez Blanco y la literatura de
International Medieval Meeting Lleida 2018
Conference organized by the Consolidated Medieval Studies Research Group and hosted by the University of Lleida. Location: Lleida, Spain Date: 25-28 June 2018 See IMMLleida website for submission requirements (papers, sessions and posters). Submit materials by 18 March 2018 Contact:
GEMELA 2018 “Transatlantic Perspectives”
Biennial Conference organized by the Grupo de Estudios sobre la Mujer en Espana y Las Américas, Pre-1800 (GEMELA) and hosted simultaneoulsy by The UNED in Madrid and The College of Charleston, South Carolina Location: Madrid, Spain and Charleston, SC Date:
MARGIN reads Messy Bodies
Graduate Symposium organized by the Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Interdisciplinary Network and hosted by the New York University (NYU) Location: New York, NY Date: 7 May 2018 Submit 250-word abstract with a 50-word bio by 9 March 2018 Submission email:
Medieval Unfreedoms: Slavery, Servitude and Trafficking in Humans (CEMERS)
Conference organized by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and hosted by Binghamton University (State University of New York) Location: Binghamton, NY Date: 19-20 October 2018 Submit abstracts for individual papers and sessions by 1 May 2018 Contact: Elisabeth
SCSC Conference 2018
“The Long Sixteenth Century” conference organized by the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference Location: Albuquerque, NM Date: 1-4 November 2018 Submit 250-word abstracts for individual papers or panels on SCSC website by 15 April 2018. Contact: co********@**************ry.org Please check Sixteenth
Winner of the 2018 La corónica John K. Walsh Award
La corónica is pleased to announce the 2018 winner of the John K. Walsh Award,Clara Pascual-Argente, for her article “‘E el senor de Galicia era del linaje de Troya’:El Victorialand the Cultural Memory of Petrismo”. This award is given annually
24th Annual Interdisciplinary Grad Conference in Medieval Studies
“Superstition and Magic in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods” conference organized by the Program in Medieval Studies and the Department of German, co-sponsored by the Center for Religious Studies, and hosted by Princeton University Location:Princeton, NJ Date: 20 April
39th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum
Forum, “Image and Visual Experience in the Middle Ages and Renaissance”, hosted by Keene State College Location: Keene, NH, Date: 13-14 April 2018 Submit abstract or panel proposal by 15 January 2018 Contact:Dr. Robert G. Sullivan (su******@**********ss.edu) Call for Papers
Race and Capitalism: Toward a Concept of Racial Capitalism
Graduate Student Conference organized by the Race and Capitalism Project through the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) and hosted by the University of Chicago. Location: Chicago, IL Date: 18 May 2018 Submit 500 word abstract
18th Annual North Carolina Colloquium in MEMS
Colloquium, “Forms of Dissent in the Medieval and Early Modern World”, organized by the North Carolina Colloquium in Medieval and Early Modern Studies and hosted by Duke University. Location: Durham, NC Date: 9-10 March 2018 Submit 250-word abstract by 22
The Maladies, Miracles and Medicine of the Middle Ages, II
“The Maladies, Miracles and Medicine of the Middle Ages, II: Places, Spaces and Objects” Conference organized by the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies and hosted by the University of Reading. Location: Reading, England Date: 23 March 2018 Submit 200-word proposal