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Special
Sessions: Sicily and Its
Neighbors, I and II
48th International Congress on Medieval Studies
May 9 - 12, 2013
Western Michigan University
As a nexus of
civilizations, the island
of Sicily was in contact with numerous European and African
powers. As such,
its past was inextricably intertwined with the history of
numerous lands. The
48th International Congress will include two (2)
sessions titled
“Sicily and its Neighbors” intended to give scholars of various
backgrounds and
disciplines an opportunity to share ideas about how Sicily’s
history influenced
– or was influenced by – the various civilizations with which it
was in
contact. In other words, the sessions will provide scholars with
an opportunity
to highlight connections between the island and the wider
medieval world.
Indeed, the title is intentionally broad in the hopes that the
CFP will ferret
out submissions from a wide range of scholars.
Possible
topics include Sicily’s
relations with the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world.
Papers on the
island’s relations with western powers are also welcome. Topics
here might
include its role in the early Spanish Reconquista and its later
position as a
possession of the Crown of Aragon. Other possibilities include
Sicily’s
relations with the Holy Roman Empire, its interactions with
Franco-Norman
lands, its connections to the Plantagenets, its influence on
papal politics,
and the role it played (and at times did not play) in the
Crusades. There are
many possibilities.
Abstracts of
200 - 300 words and a
Participant Information Form (PIF) should be forwarded no later than September 15 (the PIF is available
at http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html#Paper).
Both
should be directed to:
Dawn Marie Hayes
Department of History
Montclair State University
426 Dickson Hall
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
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Fax: 973-655-3159
Dawn Marie Hayes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of European History
Faculty Director, International Summer Institute in Sicily
426 Dickson Hall
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Phone: (973) 655-7939
Fax: (973) 655-3159
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