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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture With apologies for cross posting, please find below the CFP for a conference to be held at the University of Huddersfield in April 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Material Culture of Religious Change and Continuity, 1400-1600 11-12 April 2017 at the University of Huddersfield Keynotes: Dr Nicolas Bell (Trinity College Cambridge, Library); Dr Glyn Davies (Victoria and Albert Museum, London); Professor Merry Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Conference organisers: Dr Sarah Bastow and Dr Katherine Lewis 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church. From that date, religion in Europe experienced profound changes. One such change was how people viewed, interacted and created visual and material objects related to religious devotion. This conference aims to bring together medievalists and early modernists approaching religion on either side of the Reformation through a visual and/or material examination. We welcome offers of papers from scholars working in any relevant discipline. By bringing together scholars from different disciplines, curators and heritage sector representatives it is hoped that a more holistic discussion of visual and material objects will come to light. Topics for papers may include but are certainly not restricted to: *Commemoration of the dead *Household or individual devotion *Accessories of devotion (e.g. crucifixes, clothing, jewellery, books, etc.) *Books, manuscripts and paintings as religious objects *Religious space, architecture, landscape *The destruction or salvage of religious iconography *Change/continuity of religious objects *Regional, national, or international comparisons of material culture through different disciplines: art history, archaeology, architecture, literature, history, etc. *(Un)Gendered objects *Intercessory objects (e.g. Books of Hours, Bibles, rosaries, relics, etc.) *Religious objects from the New World; colonial territories; religious missions Please send a short abstract (c. 200-300 words) to Audrey Thorstad ([log in to unmask]) no later than 15 July 2016. Dr Katherine J. Lewis MA DPhil FHEA FRHist Senior Lecturer in History : +44 (0) 1484 471870 : [log in to unmask] : http://www.hud.ac.uk/ourstaff/profile/index.php?staffuid=smuskl2 History, English, Languages & Media University of Huddersfield | Queensgate | Huddersfield | HD1 3DH University of Huddersfield inspiring tomorrow's professionals. [http://marketing.hud.ac.uk/_HOSTED/EmailSig2014/EmailSigFooter.jpg] This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion