International
Anchoritic Society Biannual Conference: September 2011 in Grand Forks, ND
The next
International Anchoritic Society Conference will be held September 16-18, 2011
in Grand Forks, North Dakota USA at the University of North Dakota. Conference
theme: liminality and the wilderness.
Keynote
Speaker: Michael G. Sargent, Queens College/CUNY
Please send 500-750 word abstracts to <[log in to unmask]> by
June 15,
2011. Please also include a cover sheet with your name,
affiliation, and contact information. The conference theme is liminality and
the wilderness, but we will accept abstracts on any aspect of the anchoritic
vocation, as well as on enclosure, monasticism, and related topics. We are
especially interested in explorations of little-known texts.
Questions? Please contact:
Michelle M. Sauer
IAS Vice President & Conference Host
Department of English; Stop 7209
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701) 777-2783
Reserve the
date! Please join us for the biannual conference—the first in the USA!