Medieval History
More than 1,600 experts on the Middle Ages will gather next week at the International Medieval Congress to be held at the University of Leeds. The academic conference is the biggest of its kind in the UK, and the largest medieval themed conference in Europe. On Monday academics will discuss the problems medieval authorities had in distributing welfare to the disabled, and the lessons that we can draw from this in the light of Prime Minister David Cameron?s ?Big Society?.
The British Government?s Welfare Reform Bill, due for its second reading at the House of Lords later this month, attempts to redraw the boundary between those deserving and undeserving of state support. Disability being scrutinised is nothing new, and similar debates happened in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- Call For Papers: Society For The Public Understanding Of The Middle Ages
The Society for the Public Understanding of the Middle Ages (PUMA) would like to invite applications for membership, and announce its annual calls for papers for the International Congress in Medieval Studies (ICMS) at Kalamazoo, 2012 and the International...
- Arthurian Scholars Meet In Bristol
World-leading experts on the legend of King Arthur gather in Bristol next week for the 23rd Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society, hosted by the University of Bristol. The Society was founded in 1948 and has twelve national branches...
- The ?big Society? Is A Medieval Society
More than 1,600 experts on the Middle Ages have gathered at the International Medieval Congress, which began today at the University of Leeds. The academic conference is the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom, and the largest medieval themed conference...
- Wmu To Host Medievalists From Around The Globe
Western Michigan University will stage its 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies, the largest, most comprehensive academic conference of its kind in the world, Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15. The congress annually attracts some 3,000 medievalists--professional...
- International Medieval Congress To Focus On Travel And Exploration
The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world?s finest medieval minds as they present the advantages yet inevitable dangers of travel in the medieval world. From 12-15...
Medieval History
International Medieval Congress to examine disabilities, deserving and undeserving poor, in the Middle Ages
More than 1,600 experts on the Middle Ages will gather next week at the International Medieval Congress to be held at the University of Leeds. The academic conference is the biggest of its kind in the UK, and the largest medieval themed conference in Europe. On Monday academics will discuss the problems medieval authorities had in distributing welfare to the disabled, and the lessons that we can draw from this in the light of Prime Minister David Cameron?s ?Big Society?.
The British Government?s Welfare Reform Bill, due for its second reading at the House of Lords later this month, attempts to redraw the boundary between those deserving and undeserving of state support. Disability being scrutinised is nothing new, and similar debates happened in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- Call For Papers: Society For The Public Understanding Of The Middle Ages
The Society for the Public Understanding of the Middle Ages (PUMA) would like to invite applications for membership, and announce its annual calls for papers for the International Congress in Medieval Studies (ICMS) at Kalamazoo, 2012 and the International...
- Arthurian Scholars Meet In Bristol
World-leading experts on the legend of King Arthur gather in Bristol next week for the 23rd Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society, hosted by the University of Bristol. The Society was founded in 1948 and has twelve national branches...
- The ?big Society? Is A Medieval Society
More than 1,600 experts on the Middle Ages have gathered at the International Medieval Congress, which began today at the University of Leeds. The academic conference is the biggest of its kind in the United Kingdom, and the largest medieval themed conference...
- Wmu To Host Medievalists From Around The Globe
Western Michigan University will stage its 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies, the largest, most comprehensive academic conference of its kind in the world, Thursday through Sunday, May 12-15. The congress annually attracts some 3,000 medievalists--professional...
- International Medieval Congress To Focus On Travel And Exploration
The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world?s finest medieval minds as they present the advantages yet inevitable dangers of travel in the medieval world. From 12-15...