medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
1) Although not precisely an MA, someone with a Diploma in Medieval
Studies from the International Federation of Medieval Studies
Institutes would be appealing to any doctoral programme; for more
details, see:
http://web3.letras.up.pt/fidem/index.php?url=DEEM.php
2) Precisely an MA, the University of Bristol offers five (count 'em)
medieval MAs; for details, see http://www.bristol.ac.uk/
medievalcentre/ma-medievalstudies/info.html
The vitality of the Bristol programme is witnessed by the excellent
graduate conference it runs annually; this year's, as you will have
noted (see below, in case you missed it first time around), features
a master class let by Bernard McGinn.
Best wishes, George
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George FERZOCO
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On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:10, Edwina Thorn wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> I'd very much appreciate it, if you would mention this CFP to your
> post-graduate students.
>
> Many thanks,
> Edwina
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>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> 16th Annual Postgraduate Medieval Conference
> 26-27th February 2010
> Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Bristol, UK
> http://www.bristol.ac.uk/medievalcentre/
>
> LANGUAGE AND SILENCE
>
> Master Class with Professor Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago),
> ‘Communicating the Incommunicable: Mystical Ineffability from
> Origen to
> Catherine of Siena’
>
> The University of Bristol hosts the longest-running international
> medieval
> postgraduate conference in the UK. Each year we offer medievalists the
> opportunity to present their research, discuss ideas, and foster links
> bridging disciplinary and geographical boundaries. This year we invite
> proposals for papers from postgraduates and early career scholars
> on the
> theme of ‘Language and Silence’.
>
> Issues of language and silence permeate both religious and
> political life in
> the Middle Ages: from attempts to engage with and communicate
> spiritual
> experience, to the complex negotiations involved in balancing the
> demands of
> the solitary religious life with the needs of the community, to the
> political pressures on everyday language in times when charges of
> heresy are
> a real concern. In private life, too, the ability or authority to
> speak was
> governed by a complex array of theological, philosophical and
> social codes.
> This conference aims to address issues such as these in the context of
> medieval life, and also some of the broader issues of language, and
> its
> absence, raised by such debate.
>
> Topics may include but are not limited to:
>
> -The said and the unsaid
> -Ineffability, inexpressibility and the limitations of language
> -The suppression of speech or ideas, whether psychological, social,
> political or religious
> -Interactions between language and silence in the religious life
> -The interaction between verbal and non-verbal languages
> -Interpretation and the construction of meaning
> -Texts that display a foregrounding of language
> -Issues of language and identity.
>
> Papers should be no more than 20 minutes long.
>
> Abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent by email (by preference) to:
> Edwina Thorn ([log in to unmask])
>
> or to Edwina Thorn, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of
> Bristol,
> Graduate School of Arts, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB, UK.
>
> Deadline for receipt of abstracts: January 8th, 2010.
>
> The conference is free of charge, and some bursaries to help cover
> travel
> costs might be available for presenters travelling long distances
> to attend.
> Further details (e.g. full programme, registration details and
> information
> about accommodation) will be posted online as they become available
> http://www.bristol.ac.uk/medievalcentre/
>
> The Conference Committee
> Jonathan McFadyen, Edwina Thorn and Jocelyn Edmonds.
>
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