medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
And all the things Jon mentioned are things that can only happen after
participants have submitted publication-worthy papers . . .
Meg
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The world being what it is, I suspect many organisers are either a) still in negotation with prospective publishers; or b) have a firm publication offer but are unable to commit without a year or two's further fundraising to cover indexing/illustrations, etc and in any case c) so keen to get delegates so as to cover costs (even though a smaller conference can be academically more rewarding) that they'd rather not inform them of publication plans!
I'm not suggesting these motives are cynical; they more form an unconscious drag on willingness to announce such plans. They contribute to an overall sense that 'much could still go wrong' that stays the typing hand. The gap between aspiration and reality with regards to conference publication is notoriously wide.
Having said that, I recently anounced a conference to the list which yes, does have very firm publication plans. Mea culpa!
Jon
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