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From: David N. Klausner <[log in to unmask]>
Centre for Medieval Studies
University of Toronto
Call for Papers
Perceptions of the Past / Visions of the Future
An Interdisciplinary Conference
February 22, 2003
Nearly all world cultures view the present in relation to concepts of past
and future. Origins and end-times book-end the present or provide
vanishing points for perspectives on the past and future. Proposed papers
should explore aspects of how medieval cultures related their present to
the past or the future. Discussions of literary settings and historical
studies are a natural starting point for inquiry into this topic, but
studies could explore a broad range of ways in which medieval women and
men depicted or commemorated past events, or presented visions of the
future in the medieval present. Technologies of time-keeping, calendars,
genealogy, and the social and legal implications of past and future time
are among many topics which may be investigated.
Deadline for abstracts (1 page maximum): September 16, 2002
Abstracts may be submitted by e-mail, fax or post. Please address them to
the attention of the 2003 CMS Conference Committee.
Centre for Medieval Studies
University of Toronto
39 Queen's Park Crescent East
Toronto ON, Canada, M5S 2C3
fax: (416) 971 - 1398
email: [log in to unmask]
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David N. Klausner, Professor of English and Medieval Studies
Director, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
voice: +1-416-978-5422 fax: +1-416-971-1398
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