Medieval History
CALL FOR PAPERS
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages, March 27-30 2008, Pacific University,
Oregon
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages is an interdisciplinary conference
designed to foster and even invent cross-disciplinary, theoretical
discussion and exchange concerning the sex/gender system, concepts of
space, ritual, and other aspects of early medieval studies (c. 500-1000)
that lend themselves to theoretical analysis within its various
historical, material, liturgical, and literary contexts. The conference
planners ideally seek contributions from literary scholars, queer
theorists, architectural historians, art historians, paleographers,
medical historians, political historians, social historians, church
historians, and economic historians interested in the application of
theoretical analysis of ?Dark Age? cultural, sex/gender, and class
systems. Equally, the organizers are looking for theoretically
adventurous submissions, ones arguing for the full inclusion of the
early medieval era within broader works on sexed, medical, and
architectural bodies, spaces, images, and behaviors. Proposals that
focus on ?Dark Age? clerical and warrior bodies, wealthy and servile
bodies, and male and female bodies would be especially welcome.
Plenary Speakers:
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages will showcase two plenary speakers:
? Professor and Loyola Faculty Scholar, Allen J. Frantzen (Loyola
University Chicago). Professor Frantzen?s research interests include
Old and Middle English literature, literary history, history of
sexuality, gay and lesbian studies, literary theory and criticism,
textual criticism, gender and domestic space. Notable publications:
Before the Closet: Same-Sex Love from Beowulf to Angels in America
(Chicago, 1998); Bloody Good: Chivalry, Sacrifice, and World War I
(Chicago, 2004); the electronic edition of the Anglo-Saxon penitentials
available at www.Anglo-Saxon.net; and a collection of essays co-edited
with archaeologist John Hines, Caedmon?s Hymn and Material Culture in
the World of Bede (West Virginia, 2007).
? Professor Dame Janet (aka ?Jinty?) Nelson (King?s College,
University of London). Professor Nelson?s research interests include
women and gender, gendering the Carolingian court, sexuality and gender
trouble among the Carolingian nobility and royalty, and competitive
corporeal styles between monks and knights. Notable publications:
Politics and Ritual in Early Medieval Europe (London, 1986); The
Frankish World (London, 1996); and Rulers and Ruling Families in Earlier
Medieval Europe (London, 1999).
The Venue:
Pacific University is a forward-thinking, private institution known for
providing comprehensive liberal arts and professional education.
Pacific's main campus is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, a distinctive
location that offers the best of many worlds. It combines the vibrant
metropolitan life of nearby Portland, the charm and serenity of the
fertile Tualatin Valley, and the stark beauty of the Oregon Coast. As
part of the conference activities, the organizers will host an opening
reception at McMenamins (a local brewery), and arrange a dinner at a
local vineyard, a second dinner at Pittock Mansion in downtown Portland,
and a trip to the Oregon Coast. Paper Abstracts:
If you would like to read a paper at Theorizing the Early Middle Ages,
please send a two-hundred word abstract along with a current CV to:
Lynda Coon
Department of History
Old Main 416
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
U.S.A.
Or by e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for submitting abstracts: November 1, 2007. The organizers
will have a complete schedule for the conference by late January 2008.
Please contact us if you have any questions or need additional
information.
Conference Organizers:
Lynda Coon (History, University of Arkansas, [email protected])
Beth Hudson (Willamette University, [email protected])
Martha Rampton (History, Pacific University and Director, Center for
Women and Gender Equity, Pacific University [email protected])
Kim Sexton (Architecture, University of Arkansas, [email protected])
Conference Sponsor:
History Department
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
Phone: 503 352 2772
Fax: 503 352 3195
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Medieval History
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages
CALL FOR PAPERS
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages, March 27-30 2008, Pacific University,
Oregon
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages is an interdisciplinary conference
designed to foster and even invent cross-disciplinary, theoretical
discussion and exchange concerning the sex/gender system, concepts of
space, ritual, and other aspects of early medieval studies (c. 500-1000)
that lend themselves to theoretical analysis within its various
historical, material, liturgical, and literary contexts. The conference
planners ideally seek contributions from literary scholars, queer
theorists, architectural historians, art historians, paleographers,
medical historians, political historians, social historians, church
historians, and economic historians interested in the application of
theoretical analysis of ?Dark Age? cultural, sex/gender, and class
systems. Equally, the organizers are looking for theoretically
adventurous submissions, ones arguing for the full inclusion of the
early medieval era within broader works on sexed, medical, and
architectural bodies, spaces, images, and behaviors. Proposals that
focus on ?Dark Age? clerical and warrior bodies, wealthy and servile
bodies, and male and female bodies would be especially welcome.
Plenary Speakers:
Theorizing the Early Middle Ages will showcase two plenary speakers:
? Professor and Loyola Faculty Scholar, Allen J. Frantzen (Loyola
University Chicago). Professor Frantzen?s research interests include
Old and Middle English literature, literary history, history of
sexuality, gay and lesbian studies, literary theory and criticism,
textual criticism, gender and domestic space. Notable publications:
Before the Closet: Same-Sex Love from Beowulf to Angels in America
(Chicago, 1998); Bloody Good: Chivalry, Sacrifice, and World War I
(Chicago, 2004); the electronic edition of the Anglo-Saxon penitentials
available at www.Anglo-Saxon.net; and a collection of essays co-edited
with archaeologist John Hines, Caedmon?s Hymn and Material Culture in
the World of Bede (West Virginia, 2007).
? Professor Dame Janet (aka ?Jinty?) Nelson (King?s College,
University of London). Professor Nelson?s research interests include
women and gender, gendering the Carolingian court, sexuality and gender
trouble among the Carolingian nobility and royalty, and competitive
corporeal styles between monks and knights. Notable publications:
Politics and Ritual in Early Medieval Europe (London, 1986); The
Frankish World (London, 1996); and Rulers and Ruling Families in Earlier
Medieval Europe (London, 1999).
The Venue:
Pacific University is a forward-thinking, private institution known for
providing comprehensive liberal arts and professional education.
Pacific's main campus is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, a distinctive
location that offers the best of many worlds. It combines the vibrant
metropolitan life of nearby Portland, the charm and serenity of the
fertile Tualatin Valley, and the stark beauty of the Oregon Coast. As
part of the conference activities, the organizers will host an opening
reception at McMenamins (a local brewery), and arrange a dinner at a
local vineyard, a second dinner at Pittock Mansion in downtown Portland,
and a trip to the Oregon Coast. Paper Abstracts:
If you would like to read a paper at Theorizing the Early Middle Ages,
please send a two-hundred word abstract along with a current CV to:
Lynda Coon
Department of History
Old Main 416
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
U.S.A.
Or by e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for submitting abstracts: November 1, 2007. The organizers
will have a complete schedule for the conference by late January 2008.
Please contact us if you have any questions or need additional
information.
Conference Organizers:
Lynda Coon (History, University of Arkansas, [email protected])
Beth Hudson (Willamette University, [email protected])
Martha Rampton (History, Pacific University and Director, Center for
Women and Gender Equity, Pacific University [email protected])
Kim Sexton (Architecture, University of Arkansas, [email protected])
Conference Sponsor:
History Department
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
Phone: 503 352 2772
Fax: 503 352 3195
- History Professor Publishes Groundbreaking Book On Monasticism And Gender
In Dark Age Bodies: Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early Medieval West professor Lynda L. Coon, chair of the University of Arkansas? department of history, reconstructs the gender ideology of monastic masculinity through an investigation of early...
- Conference To Expose The Hidden History Of Underwear In The Middle Ages
A topic that so far has received little attention from historians gets its moment in the open tomorrow when Binghampton University hosts a one day conference on Underpinnings: The Evolution of Underwear from the Middle Ages through Early Modernity. The...
- Call For Papers: Gender And Transgression In The Middle Ages
CALL FOR PAPERS: Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 4th - 5th May 2012 We are pleased to announce a call for papers to Gender and Transgression 2012, a two-day interdisciplinary conference for postgraduate...
- The Anglo Saxon Studies Colloquium
The Anglo Saxon Studies Colloquium announces its Fall 2011 Schedule: Andrew Rabin (University of Louisville) "Holy Bodies, Legal Matters: Theorizing Law and Gender in an Early Medieval Saint's Life" Tuesday, October 25th 6:00 pm at Rutgers University...
- Gender Conference
Call for papers: The Annual UK Gender and Medieval Studies Conference Gender and Difference in the Middle Ages Edinburgh, 11-13 January 2008 The concept of difference enables us to explore medieval gender in a number of ways. It allows us to think about...