The programme for the third annual Medieval Culture and War Conference has been finalised. We look forward to welcoming you all to Brussels next week!
General information about the conference can be found here and the programme can be found here. If you have any questions or would like to attend but are not speaking, please contact the organisers as soon as possible.
The Call for Papers for the third annual Medieval Culture and War Conference is live! View it here or here. This year the Université Saint-Louis — Bruxelles will host the conference on 24–26 May 2018. Our themes this year are ‘Power, Authority, Normativity’.
The deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2018.
If you have any questions please check the 2018 Conference Information page or email us: brusselscultureandwar@gmail.com.
Our conference is set to take place on 22–24 June 2017. Non-speakers are particularly welcome and encouraged to attend!
We have 28 speakers on a variety of interesting subjects related to culture and war in the Middle Ages. We will also have keynote presentations by Dr Matthew Bennett (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst) and Professor João Gouveia Monteiro (Universidade de Coimbra).
The (provisional) conference programme is available here: academia.edu/33291160/Lisbon_Medieval_Culture_and_War_Conference_Programme
The conference will be held in Amphitheater IV, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa. On Saturday the 24th there will be a visit to a museum with a medieval military collection (to be finalised).
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask: lisboncultureandwar@gmail.com
Lisbon Organisation Committee
Inês Meira Araújo
António Martins Costa
Leeds Organisation Committee
Sophie Harwood
Trevor Russell Smith
Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis
Coordinator
José Varandas
22–24 June 2017
Keynote Speakers
Dr Matthew Bennett (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst)
Professor João Gouveia Monteiro (Universidade de Coimbra)
War shaped the medieval world. It configured all kinds of social models and human processes, including political and economic systems, religious doctrines, cultural transformations, and changes of mindsets.
Following a previous meeting held at the University of Leeds in 2016 (Leeds Medieval Culture and War: Ideals, Representations, Realities), this conference, organised by the Centre of History of the University of Lisbon, will pursue the development of new approaches to medieval warfare by discussing spaces, images, and mentalities in interdisciplinary perspectives.
We warmly welcome papers that draw on several theoretical backgrounds (e.g. archaeological, art historical, historical, literary, or sociological methodologies). Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
The conference will be held at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon (Faculdade de Letras de Universidade de Lisboa). On the third day participants are invited to join us for a visit to a museum with a medieval military collection. There will be a registration fee of €25.
Please submit a 300 word abstract for a paper of 20–25 minutes along with a short biographical note of about 150 words, or a joint proposal fora thematic panel of 3 papers, to lisboncultureandwar@gmail.com by 3 March 2017. The papers will be selected by an independent Scientific Committee, through a blind review. Contributions from postgraduates and early career researchers are especial encouraged.
The working language is English.
The organisers plan to publish selected papers presented during the conference in a peer-reviewed edited collection.
Lisbon Organisation Committee: Inês Meira Araújo and António Martins Costa
Leeds Organisation Committee: Sophie Harwood, Trevor Russell Smith, and Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis
Coordinator: José Varandas
The CFP is available as a PDF here: https://www.academia.edu/30889715/CFP_Lisbon_Medieval_Culture_and_War_Spaces_Images_Mentalities
We particularly welcome the attendance of postgraduate students and early career researchers at this conference and have a fund specifically set aside for subsidising the travel of those based outside of Leeds who would otherwise be unable to attend. This fund was made possible through the generosity of Medium Ævum.
Postgraduates and early career researchers whose own universities or other grant-awarding bodies are unable to help them are eligible to apply for this funding. This includes those who wish to attend the conference but who are not giving papers.
Funding cannot be paid in advance but we will reimburse applicants as soon as possible after the conference. Bursaries are limited to a maximum of £50 per person. Due to the high cost of bank charges, we can only pay expenses in GBP.
To apply, please send a supporting statement (approx. 300 words) along with a copy of any receipts for travel expenses already incurred to culture.and.war@gmail.com. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2016.
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The full conference programme including speakers, title of papers, and times and dates of sessions and activities, is now available to download in PDF.
Register online for the Leeds 2016 Medieval Culture and War Conference before April 30 to secure your place!
5–7 May 2016, University of Leeds
Keynote Speakers
Dr Matthew Bennett (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst)
Dr Karen Watts (Royal Armouries)
War was a constant in the Middle Ages and affected every aspect of life. In recent years studies have moved away from looking at war on its own, but rather in relation to its greater medieval context. These novel approaches have shed light on new and interesting aspects of war. This conference aims to pursue this further by exploring the interaction between culture and war in the Middle Ages, as manifested in ideals, representations, and realities. The intersections of these three fields of research allow for advances in our understanding of the period. We welcome, but are not limited to, papers on such subjects as:
The conference will be held over two days at the University of Leeds, along with a unique hands-on session at the Leeds Royal Armouries on the third day. Interdisciplinary approaches from any theoretical background (e.g. archaeological, art historical, historical, literary, or sociological perspectives) are invited. Attendance will be free and a publication of selected proceedings is planned.
Please send abstracts of 250–300 words for 20 minute papers, or proposals for sessions of three papers or debates, along with a short biography, to culture.and.war@gmail.com by 29 February 2016. Contributions from postgraduates and early career researchers are encouraged.
Organisation Committee: Sophie Harwood, Trevor Russell Smith, and Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis
The CFP is available as a pdf here: https://www.academia.edu/19353001/CFP_Medieval_Culture_and_War_Ideals_Representations_Realities
Check back soon for more information!
