Call for Papers
ACMRS (the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance
Studies) at Arizona State University invites papers for its third annual
interdisciplinary conference on February 13-15, 1997. The
conference is both an open forum for the exploration of any topic
relating to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and
Renaissance and an opportunity to examine in more depth a single,
focused theme. This year's theme is Crossing Boundaries: Issues of
Cultural and Individual Identity in the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance, and keynote speaker will be Annabel Patterson, Karl
Young Professor of English, Yale University.
Selected papers related to the conference theme are
automatically considered for publication in the third volume of the
new "Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance"
series, published by Brepols Publishers of Belgium. Papers dealing
with any facet of the Mediterranean region will be automatically
considered for publication in the journal Mediterranean Studies,
sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, the
Medieval and Renaissance Collegium (MARC) at the University of
Michigan, and ACMRS at Arizona State University.
The setting of the conference is the Tempe Mission Palms
Hotel, a five-star luxury resort featuring swimming pool, tennis
courts, sauna, and proximity to numerous attractions in the
Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe area. The hotel is just two blocks from
the ASU campus and 15 minutes from the Phoenix airport. The high
temperature in the "Valley of the Sun" during February averages 70
degrees. The conference registration fee is just $45 and includes
welcoming reception, two days of concurrent sessions, concert, and
keynote address.
The conference will also host The Medieval Book: A
Workshop in Codicological Practice. This pre-conference half-day
workshop led by Richard Clement, University of Kansas, will focus
on the making of the medieval codex. Participants will discuss the
production of parchment, paper, pens, and ink, and then will make
several quires in preparation for writing. NOTE: This workshop
does not cover scripts and is not calligraphic.
A limited number of travel awards and stipends, based on
demonstrated need, are available for scholars from abroad. Contact
ACMRS for more information.
By November 1, send two copies of session proposals,
one-page abstracts, or complete papers, along with two copies of your
current c.v., to Robert E. Bjork, Director, ACMRS, Arizona State
University, Box 872301, Tempe, AZ 85287-2301. Email:
[log in to unmask] Phone: (602) 965-5900. Fax: (602) 965-1681.
T. Scott Clapp, Program Coordinator
ACMRS (AZ Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Arizona State University
PO Box 872301
Tempe, AZ 85287-2301
Phone: (602) 965-5900; FAX: (602) 965-1681
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