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CFP for the annual meeting of the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group (AMEMG), October 24-25, 2025

Please join us in Moncton (NB) for this year’s conference, co-hosted by the Université de Moncton and Crandall University. A reception and keynote lecture will be held on the evening of October 24 at the Université de Moncton, followed by a day of papers on October 25, at Crandall University (10 minutes away by car).

We are eager to receive proposals in English or French for papers (15-20 minutes), panels (3-4 papers on a specific topic), or posters from scholars at any career stage (including graduate students and undergraduates working on honours projects). As a broad and inter-disciplinary group, the AMEMG welcomes work on any subject of interest to scholars in the fields of medieval or early modern studies, broadly conceived. 

• If you are interested in giving a paper (15-20 minutes), please send an abstract (300 words) and a 1-page CV.
• If you are interested in organizing a panel (3-4 papers on a specific topic), please send a title and brief description (150 words) along with abstracts (300 words) and a 1-page CV for the individual presenters. 
• If you are interested in participating in a poster session, send a brief description of what you would present (150 words) and a 1-page CV. Submissions in this category are welcome from all participants, but especially honours undergraduate and graduate students.
• We also welcome proposals for 10-minute introductions to attendees’ research backgrounds and areas of interest. This will give new attendees, as well those embarking on new or different lines of research, the chance to introduce themselves. It will also give the whole group an opportunity to learn about the exciting work being done in Premodern Studies in Atlantic Canada. Proposals for 10-minute intros should be around 150 words.
• Please email proposals to abram.steen@crandallu.ca by August 25, 2025. 

Watch your email for additional details on the keynote, registration, and accommodations. And feel free to direct any questions to abram.steen@crandallu.ca. 

Appel à communications pour le colloque annuel de l’Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group (AMEMG), 24-25 octobre, 2025

Le colloque annuel 2025 aura lieu à Moncton (N-B), à l’Université de Moncton et à la Crandall University. Une réception et une conférence d’ouverture se tiendront en soirée le 20 octobre à l’Université de Moncton, suivi par une journée de communications le 25 octobre à la Crandall University (à 10 minutes en voiture).

Nous invitons les chercheuses et les chercheurs (y-compris les personnes étudiantes en fin de baccalauréat ou au cycles supérieures) de soumettre des propositions en français ou en anglais pour des communications de 15 à 20 minutes, pour des séances de trois ou quatre communications autour d’un thème, ou pour des présentations par affiche. L’AMEMG est un group interdisciplinaire, et nous souhaitons recevoir des propositions sur tout sujet qui touche aux études médiévales ou à l’époque moderne, dans leurs définitions chronologiques et géographiques larges.

Si vous souhaitez faire une communication (15-20 minutes), veuillez envoyer un résumé (300 mots) et un CV d’une page.

Si vous souhaitez organisez une séance de trois ou quatre communications, veuillez soumettre un titre et une brève description (150 mots), ainsi que les résumés (300 mots) et un CV d’une page pour chacun des présentatrices ou présentateurs.

Si vous souhaitez faire une présentation par affiche, veuillez envoyer une brève description (150 mots) et un CV d’une page. Nous encourageons particulièrement les personnes étudiantes de soumettre une proposition.

Nous acceptions également des propositions pour des présentations de l’historique et des intérêts actuels de recherche des membres. Ces courtes présentations, d’une dizaine de minutes, permettront aux nouveaux membres et à celles ou ceux qui embarquent sur des nouveaux projets de recherche, de se présenter au groupe. Elle permettra aussi au groupe d’apprendre davantage sur le travail intéressant qui se fait en Canada Atlantique sur le Moyen Âge et l’époque moderne. Veuillez envoyer une proposition de 150 mots.

La date limite pour l’envoi des proposition (à abram.steen@crandallu.ca) est le 25 août 2025.

Plus de détails suivront par courriel sur la conférence d’ouverture, l’inscription et l’hébergement. Et n’hésitez pas à contacter abram.steen@crandallu.ca si vous avez des questions.

Hello fellow Atlantic Medievalists and Early Modernists

Looking forward to a fantastic conference coming up. Please see below details for our keynote from Dr. Anna Smol, “Dreaming the Middle Ages: The Case of Grendel’s Mother” as well as the programme.

AMEMG Conference 2024

We welcome submissions for the annual conference of the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group, which will be held at Mount Saint Vincent University on October 4th and 5th , 2024.

There will be a reception and keynote on the evening of October 4th , followed by a full day of panels on October 5th .

Proposals are invited from scholars at all career stages and from all disciplines, including graduate students, early career researchers, precariously employed individuals, and those not in traditional academic employment.

To propose a 20-minute paper on any subject, please submit abstracts of around 300 words.

To propose a panel, roundtable, or workshop, please submit abstracts of around 500 words.

This year, we also welcome proposals for 10-minute introductions to attendees’ research backgrounds and areas of interest. This will give new members, as well those embarking on new and different lines of research, the chance to introduce themselves. It will also give the whole group an opportunity to learn about the exciting work being done in Premodern Studies in Atlantic Canada. Proposals for 10-minute introductions should be around 150 words.

All abstracts should include your name(s) and brief bio(s) and should be sent to Adriana Benzaquén (adriana.benzaquen@msvu.ca) and Matthew Roby (matthew.roby@msvu.ca) by August 1st , 2024.

Dr. Elizabeth Mancke was a major contributor to the AMEMG in years past, and it is with sadness that we share news of her death. Below is the obituary put out by the president of UNB.

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Please join me in offering sincere condolences to family and friends of UNB professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Atlantic Canadian Studies, Dr. Elizabeth Mancke, who passed away on Sept. 15, 2023.   

Born in 1954, Elizabeth came to the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in 2012 as Canadian Research Chair in Atlantic Canadian Studies, director of the Atlantic Canada Studies Centre, and professor in the department of history. A passionate academic, she received a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s from the University of British Columbia, and a bachelor of arts from Colorado College. Before coming to UNB, Elizabeth was a professor at the University of Akron in Ohio.  

Elizabeth believed deeply in the importance of the global history of this region. Her research on the impact of European overseas expansion on governance and political systems is widely referenced and cited. At the time of her passing, Elizabeth was involved in two multi-institutional research projects, involving more than two dozen scholars: ‘Ecologies, knowledge, and power in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, c. 1500-present,’ and ‘Military Service, Citizenship and Political Culture: Militia Studies in Atlantic Canada, 1700-2000.’ Both projects were funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, a testament to her reputation as a scholar. 

The author and editor of five books and numerous scholarly articles, Elizabeth also directed research for the British North America Legislative Database, which will provide open access to all the legislation of the pre-Confederation colonies. In 2017, she provided expert witness for the successful Madawaska Maliseet First Nation land claim during several days of hearings.  

Above all else, Elizabeth loved working with people, and she truly loved her students. An exceptional educator, Elizabeth had over a dozen active doctoral students under her supervision. She mentored many more. During her work on the departmental graduate committee, across campus, and on Fredericton Senate, Elizabeth advocated for students and for the broad value of a humanities education. She was a generous university citizen. To those who knew her best, she was a devoted friend who fought the hardest for those who needed her strength the most.  

In 2020, Elizabeth was recognized with a UNB Merit Award for her outstanding contributions to teaching, research and university service.   

Elizabeth Mancke will be missed by all who knew her, in New Brunswick and well beyond. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.   

A celebration of life will be held on Oct. 14 at McAdam’s Funeral Home, Fredericton, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with memorial tributes at 3 p.m. Flags will be lowered on both the Fredericton and Saint John campuses in her memory. 

Sincerely,    

Paul J. Mazerolle  

President and Vice-Chancellor

Illustribus,

You are cordially invited to the annual Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group conference, to be held at St Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 22-23 September 2023. The theme of this conference is “Medieval and Renaissance Politics and Thought Today,” broadly construed.

We welcome proposals for paper presentations (15-20 minute presentations), roundtables (60-90 minute discussion-based sessions), workshops (60-90 minute hands-on sessions), or panels (precomposed groups of 3-4 traditional conference papers).

• To propose a paper, please include a brief abstract (~300 words) and bio (~150 words).
• To propose a roundtable or workshop, please include a brief description (~300-500 words) and bios for each presenter (~150 words).
• To propose a panel, please include the title of the panel and brief description of the panel (~150 words) as well as abstracts (~300 words) and bios (~150 words) for presenters.

Please email your proposal to amemg23@stfx.ca by 1 August 2023.

We welcome papers from scholars at all career stages and from any discipline, with a particularly warm welcome to graduate students, early career researchers, precariously employed, and those not in traditional academic employment. Papers can be presented in either English or French. 

Registration, tours of the StFX rare book room and special collections, and an opening reception will take place on the Friday 22 September in the late afternoon/evening. Presentations will take place on Saturday 23 September.

Registration will be $40 and can be payable by e-transfer to amemg23@stfx.ca or by cash in person at the event. Please include the name(s) and affiliation(s) in the message of the e-transfer. We are pleased to offer a graduate student bursary to cover the cost of registration for graduate students who present their research. To apply for the bursary, please add a few sentences to your proposal indicating your career stage and how your proposed conference paper relates to your larger research agenda (max 200 words).

Further details to follow. Please direct any questions to organizers Joseph Khoury and Laura Estill at amemg23@stfx.ca.

Illustribus,

St. Thomas University in Fredericton cordially invites you to the next AMEMG conference.

Call For Papers

If you are interested in presenting a paper (15-20 minutes in length) or organizing a roundtable or special session, please submit an abstract or description of roughly 250 words along with a brief biographical statement (300 words) to Andrea Schutz (schutz@stu.ca) by August 15, 2022. We welcome papers from graduate students, as well as from regular members of AMEMG. Papers can be on any subject related to the pre-modern era, in any discipline, and can be presented in either English or French.  If we receive a great many abstracts, we may extend the conference to the Sunday or run concurrent sessions.

Registration and a welcoming reception (wine and cheese, etc) will take place on the Friday late afternoon/evening (Oct 14). Details about accommodations and the keynote will follow. 

The Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group will be hosting Prof. Nicholas Terpstra at 4pm (Atlantic) on Thursday 7 October who will be presenting a talk via Zoom entitled:

Race, Gender, and the Politics of Enclosure in Early Modern Siena

In spring 1572, Siena’s military governor had two pressing issues on his plate:  getting the Jews of the city and surrounding towns into a ghetto on instructions from Tuscany’s Grand Duke Cosimo I, and enclosing the tertiary nuns of 7 hitherto open convents on instructions from Pope Pius V.  Both Jews and nuns hotly resisted these moves.  Why were authorities pushing for enclosure, how did the resistance play out, and what explains the very different outcomes in the years following?

We are planning to hold our next meeting in Saint John in the fall of 2021.

AMEMG 2019 Program (14 June)

Bring or Send: We’ll have a table near the registration and coffee area for any books published since our last meeting that participants might wish to bring for display. In keeping with the digital humanities roundtable, we’ll also have a screen on which to profile participants’ and members’ digital projects. If you have a project page, blog, set of online teaching materials, or any other online resource you’d like to highlight, please send to krista.kesselring@dal.ca a Powerpoint slide (e.g., with a screenshot of the homepage) for display by Oct. 18.

Pre-registration: Conference goers are asked to register before October 18 at the Eventbrite site.  The fees for the full schedule of events, including the reception and lunch, are $50 for full-time employees and $25 for students and the partially waged. (Postdocs and retirees are asked to choose whichever price point best suits their circumstances.) For anyone who might wish to forgo the lunch, the fees are $25 for full-time employees and $0 for students and the partially waged. If tickets in your chosen category should become listed as sold out on the Eventbrite site, please contact me directly. (Our lunch spaces are limited to 40, but I can re-allocate the tickets between groups as need be.)

Registration and Meeting Spaces: The registration area and our meeting rooms will be on the second floor of the New Academic Building (NAB) at the University of King’s College. See ‘K’ on the linked map.  On Friday evening, after the keynote, we’ll head to the University Club pub at Dal; maps of the Dal campus can be found here.

Accommodations: The nearest hotel is the Lord Nelson, at 1515 South Park Street and roughly a 20 minute walk in all but a straight line to King’s. (The No. 1 bus goes almost door to door and reduces the travel time to less than 10 minutes.) They have rooms for $165 + tax for us, if you call and mention the conference. That said, attendees happy to drive in or to rely on public transport might well be able to find themselves other, more affordable options further afield through online booking sites.

Parking and Transportation: Parking is available for free at Dal after 4:30 on Friday and all day on Saturday. Lots 1-3 on the map are closest to our meeting spaces at King’s. If you arrive earlier, some limited ‘pay and display’ parking is available in Lot 17 for a rate of $2/hour. Free but limited street parking is also available nearby. For Metro Transit, the Google Maps site is your best option for schedules and routes.

Contact: Krista.Kesselring@Dal.Ca