Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 50th Annual BSC

Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 50th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference

As part of its ongoing commitment to Byzantine studies, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 50th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference to be held in New York City, October 24–27, 2024. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine studies.

Session proposals must be submitted through the Mary Jaharis Center website. The deadline for submission is April 3, 2024.

If the proposed session is accepted, the Mary Jaharis Center will reimburse a maximum of 5 session participants (presenters and chair) up to $800 maximum for scholars based in North America and up to $1400 maximum for those coming from outside North America. Funding is through reimbursement only; advance funding cannot be provided.

For further details and submission instructions, please visit https://maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-sessions/50th-bsc

Contact Brandie Ratliff, Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture, with any questions.

Call for Papers: “Unruly Iconographies? Examining the Unexpected in Medieval Art”

The Index of Medieval Art cordially invites submissions for the one-day conference “Unruly Iconographies? Examining the Unexpected in Medieval Art.”
“Unruly Iconographies?” will take place on November 9, 2024 at the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University, following the Weitzmann Lecture by Dr. Brigitte Buettner, held on November 8 and hosted by Princeton’s Department of Art & Archaeology.
Submissions for the Princeton-based conference are invited by April 1, 2024. They should include a one-page abstract and c.v. and be sent to fionab@princeton.edu. Travel and hotel costs for the eight selected speakers will be covered by the Index. Speakers will be informed of their selection no later than May 1, 2024.
For details and the full CFP, see the IMA website.

CFP: 2024 Conference of the Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America

Call for Papers

The 2024 Conference of the Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America

Deadline: May 31, 2024

The Orthodox Canon Law Society of North America (OCLSNA) holds an annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Orthodox canon law and on related topics relevant to the discipline. Orthodox canon law includes the entire field of Eastern Christian canonical history and practice, including the Oriental and Eastern Catholic traditions. The discipline extends beyond the review of formal legislation and includes a vast scope of practice and literature. The canonical and legal life of the Church is reflected in such diverse areas as hagiography, liturgy, art, hymnography, and pastoral practice.

Conference attendance is open to all. Although blessed by Orthodox hierarchy, the society is academic in nature and not affiliated with any Orthodox jurisdiction or with the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States.

The society aims to foster growth in the study of the Orthodox canonical tradition by gathering scholars, professors, graduate students, attorneys, seminarians, and interested clergy in academic conferences to provide an avenue for the presentation of papers embodying current research in a professional setting.

The location of this year’s conference will take place on October 18–19, 2024 at the Maliotis Cultural Center located on the campus of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445.

The Program Committee invites proposals for papers on all topics and in all disciplines related to Orthodox canon law, as described above broadly construed. Scholars, professors, graduate students, attorneys, seminarians, and interested clergy are encouraged to contribute. Since the society is academic in nature, all are welcome to submit proposals without any consideration of denominational affiliation.

Paper proposals for the 2024 conference may be in the form of individual papers and complete panels. In both cases, abstracts for proposed papers must not exceed 500 words and must be written in a manner comprehensible to the members of the Program Committee. All proposed papers must be substantially original and, for the most part, not have been published previously. Each author is permitted to deliver only one paper at the conference.

Find more information, see the conference website: https://www.oclsna.org/conference

Xlab Unconference and edited volume

We would like to invite you to attend the Carleton Cultural Heritage Informatics Collaboratory (XLab) 2024 unconference, being held at Carleton University in Richcraft Hall from April 2nd to 4th, 2024. We are offering hybrid workshops in cultural heritage informatics methods, as well as a keynote by Dr. Ethan Watrall of Michigan State University and the MSU Museum. The unconference format involves collaborating with fellow conference-goers on subjects of interest to you, to be organized and held in-situ as discussions and panels. This conference is free to attend in person or online; we ask that you let us know of your intention to attend at your earliest convenience through the XLab website at https://carleton.ca/xlab/xlab-confab/.

Funding for the XLab Confab is via Carleton’s participation in a SSHRC-funded Partnership Grant with the Computational Research in the Ancient Near East project, and a Carleton Multidisciplinary Catalyst Research Fund grant establishing the XLab.

Sincerely,

The XLab Confab Committee:

Dr. Shawn Graham, Katherine Davidson, Kavita Mistry and Scott Coleman.

 

Call for Papers

Please pass the following call for papers for our upcoming conference volume on Speculative Futures in Cultural Heritage Informatics on to graduate students researching, broadly speaking, cultural heritage-related themes:

You are a graduate student or early career researcher working at the intersection of cultural heritage informatics (CHI) and your discipline. You are at the forefront of a rapidly developing field. What does the future of CHI look like from your vantage point?

The XLab Confab committee invites you to contribute to our edited volume inspired by the upcoming unconference. Current details about the Confab are at the registration page here (https://carleton.ca/xlab/xlab-confab/) and details about the call for papers for the edited volume may be found here (https://carleton.ca/xlab/2024/call-for-papers-speculative-futures-in-cultural-heritage-informatics/).

The first two days of the confab are scheduled for workshops and an unconference. Dr. Ethan Watrall, who runs the cultural heritage informatics initiative at Michigan State University (https://ethan.watrall.org), will be joining us on both days, including a keynote address on the second day. Candidates who are invited to submit a chapter for the edited volume will also join us on the third day for a book sprint facilitated by Dr. Watrall and Dr. Shawn Graham, our lab’s PI. Short proposals of a few informal paragraphs should be submitted by February 15th 2024 on the registration page (https://carleton.ca/xlab/2024/call-for-papers-speculative-futures-in-cultural-heritage-informatics/).

While we continue to develop more details about the edited volume, we are happy to answer any questions you might have about the volume and Confab. We would be delighted to receive proposals from any interested graduate students working in this broad field.

Sincerely,

The XLab Confab Committee:

Dr. Shawn Graham, Katherine Davidson, Kavita Mistry and Scott Coleman.

 

CFP: Projecting Poetry

The TORCH Network Poetry in the Medieval World (University of Oxford) is delighted to introduce “Projecting Poetry”, an initiative designed to promote cross-disciplinary discussion, foster collaboration, and provide a platform for DPhil/PhD students engaged in research across various fields and working on medieval poetry. The goal is to create an opportunity to present ongoing research to a diverse audience of fellow students and seniors.

We invite submissions from DPhil/PhD students at the beginning of their programmes, conducting research in any field and working on poetry in any area and culture of the medieval world (chronological boundaries may be discussed with organisers); any methodological approach is welcome. We especially encourage submissions that aim to explore potential intersections between academic disciplines.

 

Submission Guidelines

  • Abstract: Please submit a 250-word abstract in English (PDF form) to ugo.mondini@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk, including the (working) research title, name, affiliation, and contact information.
  • Submission Deadline: Abstracts can be submitted any time during the academic year.
  • Extended Descriptions: If accepted, speakers should present a document in English (max. 1,500 words) and a title fifteen days before the seminar, with a more extensive description of their interests, research goals and, if they wish, of the challenges they face. This document will be shared with the seminar participants; therefore, it should be accessible to non-specialists.

 

Event Structure

  • Sessions will be organised online for non-Oxford students and in hybrid format during term time for Oxford participants.
  • Each speaker will have 20 minutes to present their research; a discussion follows. The event will be conducted in English.

 

Contact Information

For further information and inquiries, please get in touch with Ugo Mondini at ugo.mondini@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.

Non-presenting seminar participants

If you want to take part in the seminars, both in person and online, please send an email to Ugo Mondini at ugo.mondini@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk with your name, affiliation, research interests, and contact information.

For more information about the network, see https://torch.ox.ac.uk/poetry-in-the-medieval-world. We also have a mailing list: send a blank email to poetrymedievalworld-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk (now working!).

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

 

Best regards,

Ugo Mondini & the Network Team

 

CFP: Coptic Christianity Conference

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University invites proposals for a two-day, in-person scholarly conference on a theme related to Coptic Christianity. The Orthodox Christian Studies Center will cover travel, accommodations, and meeting expenses for two conference organizers and up to twelve conference speakers. We are looking for proposals that focus on innovative topics, make a clear contribution to scholarship, and have the potential to bring to Fordham University both established and earlier-career scholars.

The proposed event must take place onsite at Fordham University at a date mutually agreed upon, ideally in the Summer or Fall of 2025.

Maximum Provision for Event: The Orthodox Christian Studies Center will provide economy roundtrip travel for up to 12 speakers (for a total of 12 presentations) and 2 organizers. No more than half of the funded travel can be international. Accommodations may be offered to US-based speakers for up to three nights (international speakers can arrange for four nights). The Center will provide for a speaker’s dinner the evening preceding the symposium, and a reception for all attendees.

The expectation is that the Symposium will result in a scholarly publication and preference will be given to proposals that include a plan for an edited volume.  The presumption is that the organizer(s) will serve as the editor(s) for the volume, whether they deliver papers themselves or not.  To that end, the Center will provide a $1000 honorarium to each speaker who provides a peer-review ready manuscript to the organizer(s).  For their part, the organizers will each receive a $3000 stipend when the manuscript has been accepted for publication (if the organizers are among the twelve presenters, they can receive $4000 in total).  If necessary, the Center will provide a publication subvention for an appropriate academic press.

Eligibility: The Orthodox Christian Studies Center encourages proposals by scholars, who are affiliated with a university or research institution and hold a PhD or other appropriate terminal degree. Proposals from both United States citizens and non-US citizens are welcome.

Proposals: Should include a conference rational of approximately 800 words and a list of 12 potential speakers along with some indication of what those particular speakers would be qualified to contribute.  The list of speakers need not be final at the time of submission and it is likely that the selection committee will make suggestions regarding the list speakers if the proposal is accepted or if some speakers are unable to participate.

All Proposals are due by February 15th, 2024.  Our expectation is that we will be able to announce the winning proposal by March 15th, 2024.

Selection criteria: The Orthodox Christian Studies Center will evaluate proposals based on the coherence and appeal of the proposed topic to both Coptic Christian Studies and to Orthodox Christian Studies more broadly.  The selection committee might prioritize those topics that successfully bridge ancient and modern Coptic Studies.

Please send proposals to George Demacopoulos (demacopoulos@fordham.edu) with “Coptic Conference Proposal” in the subject line.

Call for Submissions: Getty Research Journal

Call for Submissions: Getty Research Journal

We are pleased to invite submissions to the Getty Research Journal, an open-access publication presenting peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periods. The journal will be published through Getty’s Quire software beginning with the spring 2024 issue and made available free of charge in web, PDF, and e-book formats. Topics often relate to Getty collections, initiatives, and broad research interests, although this is not a requirement for consideration. The journal welcomes a diversity of perspectives and methodological approaches, and seeks to include work that expands narratives on global culture. We encourage topics and cultural perspectives that remain marginalized in art history and related fields.

The Getty Research Journal publishes full-length articles (5,000–7,500 words and 8–12 illustrations) and shorter notices highlighting early-stage research as well as recent acquisitions or discoveries (1,500–5,000 words and 3–7 illustrations); these limits are in keeping with the journal’s open-access format and the reading experience online. All word counts include endnotes.

Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. The next submission deadline is March 1, 2024. Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s portal on Scholastica (see below).

About the Journal: https://www.getty.edu/research/publications/grj/

Instructions for Authors and Submit Manuscript: https://grj.scholasticahq.com/for-authors

Contact the Editorial Office: grj@getty.edu

Executive Editor

Doris Chon

Getty Research Journal Editorial Board

Scott Allan, LeRonn Brooks, Maristella Casciato, Anne-Lise Desmas, Tom Learner, Mary E. Miller, Rebecca Peabody, Andrew Perchuk, Richard Rand, David Saunders, Alexa Sekyra

CfS: Medieval Academy Digital Humanities Showcase

The Graduate Student Committee of the Medieval Academy of America is seeking presenters for the second edition of its Digital Humanities Showcase, scheduled to take place over Zoom on 30th January, 2024. We invite scholars in any field or discipline of global medieval studies who use innovative technologies in their study or teaching of the Middle Ages to share their work with a broad audience of medievalists. This virtual gathering will serve as a forum for scholars, both emerging and established, to gather and learn about, as well as celebrate, their achievements and work in the digital humanities, broadly conceived. Above all, the GSC’s Digital Humanities Showcase is meant to be fun and exciting, giving participants and presenters alike the chance to share ideas and connect. Presentations should be no more than ten minutes in length and explain the impact of the applied technologies on medieval studies. The content of the presentations should be accessible to scholars from all disciplines while also maintaining a high quality of research. If possible, we encourage presenters to include a demonstration of their technology, methodology, or approach.

Applications should include a 2-page CV as well as a brief abstract of no more than 200 words. Submissions should be sent to William Beattie at wbeattie@nd.edu and gsc@themedievalacademy.org by Friday, 15 December 2023. Selected speakers will be notified by the end of December.

Possible topics could include, but are not limited to:

  • Digital modelling of religious and secular spaces

  • Virtual reconstructions of manuscripts

  • New innovations in mapping

  • Immersive technologies such as mixed- or virtual-reality headsets

  • Sensory recreations—spaces, sounds, textures, tastes, etc.

  • Classroom or research applications for technology

  • X-ray, imaging, and other scientific analyses to research palimpsests, artworks, and manuscripts

  • Examinations of medieval technologies through modern reconstructions and analyses

CFP: Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians, Montreal, March 15-16, 2024

The 43rd Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians will be hosted by Concordia University’s Department of Art History on March 15-16, 2024.  Papers in English or French are invited on any topic relating to the art, architecture, and visual/material culture of the Middle Ages or its post-medieval revivals.

Please submit a short abstract (250 words) and one-page c.v. to ccmah2024@gmail.com by January 12, 2024. Scholars at every stage of their careers are encouraged to submit proposals.

With our best wishes,

Cecily Hilsdale, Steven Stowell, and Kristine Tanton

Le 43e colloque canadien des historiens de l’art médiéval sera accueilli par le Département d’histoire de l’art de l’Université Concordia les 15 et 16 mars 2024.  Des communications en anglais ou en français sont souhaitées sur tout sujet relatif à l’art, l’architecture et la culture visuelle/matérielle du Moyen Âge ou de ses renouvellements post-médiévaux.Veuillez soumettre un court résumé (250 mots) et un CV d’une page à ccmah2024@gmail.com avant le 12 janvier 2024. Les chercheurs à tous les niveaux de leur carrière sont encouragés à soumettre des propositions.

Bien cordialement,

Cecily Hilsdale, Steven Stowell, and Kristine Tanton

 

CCMAH 2024 Organizing committee:

Cecily Hilsdale (cecily.hilsdale@mcgill.ca)

Steven Stowell (steven.stowell@concordia.ca)

Kristine Tanton (kristine.tanton@umontreal.ca)

 

Round Table Proposals for Vienna Congress due soon

Sent on behalf of Leonora Neville.

If you would like to submit a proposal for a Round Table for the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies to be held in Vienna August 24-29, 2026 through the US national committee, please email the proposal directly to me: leonora.neville@wisc.edu.  The US national committee can submit up to 10 proposals by December 31st, 2023.  So far, I have received 6 and expect two more.  If we end up with more than 10 proposals the US national committee (consisting of Leonora Neville, Cecily Hilsdale, Andrea Achi, and Benjamin Anderson) will ask some of the organizers to submit through different national committees. To give us time to do this, we ask that you get your proposals to us by December 1, or at minimum let us know to expect one.

There will be time to submit regular session proposals next year.

Thanks for helping us contribute to an excellent international congress.

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