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.