Fifth Medieval Aspects and Approaches Conference

From Hortulus

Medium Ævum will host the Fifth Medieval Aspects and Approaches Conference on April 3-4, 2009 at Lincoln College Oxford. This conference is aimed at early career scholars and graduate students. A volume of proceedings comprising selected papers will appear in the Medium Ævum Monographs Series. Contributions are welcomed from diverse fields of research such as history of art and architecture, history, theology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and history of ideas.

Papers will be 20 minutes or less. Please email 250-word abstracts (text only, no attachments please) to oxgradconf_at_gmail.com by 15th February 2009.

Suggested topics might include:

Medieval drama, Games and game theory, Marginalia, Word play and puns, Children, Adult play, ritual, ceremony, Carnivalesque and subversion, Manuscript and art representations of play and games, The game of love, playfulness, Words, music, performance, and Laughter.

The conference fee is expected to be in the region of £25 (twenty-five pounds). We hope to organize a conference banquet in Lincoln College's lovely hall on the Friday night and will provide details of this as soon as they are available.

All updates and further information can be obtained from http://www.medieval.ox.ac.uk/oxgradconf.html