Medievalism Transformed: TEXTS AND TERRITORIES IN THE MIDDLE AGES
17th June 2011,
Bangor University
We would like to invite all postgraduate and early career students
interested in the Middle Ages to ?Medievalism Transformed?, an
interdisciplinary medievalists? conference. The conference will be held on
17th June 2011 in Bangor University. This conference welcomes delegates from
all arts disciplines, including languages, history, literature, art,
archaeology, palaeography and philosophy. Papers should focus on the Middle
Ages or on the impact of medieval thinking in the modern period.
The theme for 2011 is Texts and Territories. Any topic within this scope
will be considered, including (but not limited to):
From country to state: political ideas of land and the creation of nations
Writing journeys: pilgrimages, crusades, travel writing, romances
Visualizing the narratives: maps and illuminations
National origins: creating identity through myth, chronicles, genealogies
Representations of the landscape or nationality in art and music
Beyond the Middle Ages: the influence of medieval concepts of territory on
modern thought
Abstracts of 250 words for a twenty minute paper must be submitted before
April 15, 2011 to the organizers [log in to unmask] or by
post to:
Medievalism Transformed
School of English, Bangor University,
Main Arts Building, College Road,
Bangor,
Gwynedd,
LL57 2DG
United Kingdom
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Elina G Hamilton, BM MA
Ph.D Research Student
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ysgol Cerddoriaeth, Prifysgol Bangor, Cymru
School of Music, Bangor University, Wales
College Road, Bangor
LL57 2DG
+44 (0)1248 388206
www.elinahamilton.blogspot.com
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