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With corrected dates... From: Mosley A.J. Sent: 11 April 2019 10:23 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: CFP: Magic, Alchemy and Cosmology in the Medieval and Early Modern World, 18-19 June 2019 Swansea University, 18-19 June 2019 is the UN International Year of the periodic table of chemical elements, which represents in tabular form an attempt to classify and understand the atomic building blocks from which all visible matter, including the stars and the planets, and all life is made. But how was matter understood in the pre-modern era, and how were substances linked to each other and combined in early philosophical, empirical, and religious attempts to explain the world? How was knowledge of the universe and its constituents defined, produced and communicated in the medieval and early modern period? Keynote papers will be given by Dr Jo Edge (John Rylands Library, Manchester), Dr Adam Mosley (Swansea), and Dr Sophie Page (UCL), and Professor Wendy Turner (Augusta University) will offer a conference response. In this Symposium by the Sea, papers (20 minutes) are invited that explore: * the shifting parameters of knowledge of the universe and its constituent substances between 500 and 1700CE * cross-cultural transfers of cosmological knowledge, and their intersection with medical thought * the intersections between religious explanations of the world's 'wonders' and the emergence of philosophical and scientific discourses * alchemy and magic as modes of cosmological thought and as practices for the manipulation of matter * the uses and repression of magic and alchemy * physical and textual evidence for empirical experiments * networks of knowledge and communication Paper proposals (200 words) and short bios should be sent by 30 April 2019 to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with subject line 'MEMO Symposium'. Dr Adam Mosley MEMO: Y Ganolfan Ymchwil Canoloesol a Modern Cynnar | MEMO: Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Research --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yr Adran Hanes | Department of History Coleg y Celfyddydau a'r Dyniaethau | College of Arts and Humanities Parc Singleton | Singleton Park Abertawe | Swansea Cymru | Swansea SA2 8PP Ffôn | Phone 01792 295637 ffacs | Fax 01792 602395 Ebost | Email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www. abertawe.ac.uk<http://www.abertawe.ac.uk/> | www.swansea.ac.uk<http://www.swansea.ac.uk/> Rhowch wybod i ni os hoffech dderbyn eich gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. | Let us know if you would like to receive correspondence in Welsh. We welcome correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay. Peidiwch ag argraffu'r e-bost hwn oni bai fod gwir angen gwneud hynny. | Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Mae cynnwys yr ebost hwn yn gyfrinachol a dim ond y derbynnydd a fwriadwyd a ddylai ei ddarllen. Os derbynioch y neges mewn camgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonydd a dilëwch y neges. | The contents of this email are confidential and for the intended recipient only. If you have received this message in error, please inform the sender and delete the message. Mae Prifysgol Abertawe yn elusen gofrestredig. Rhif. 1138342 | Swansea University is a registered charity. No. 1138342 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MERSENNE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MERSENNE&A=1