CFP: Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North, 9-10 November, University of Aberdeen

We invite abstract submissions to the third Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North conference, which will take place on 9-10 November 2023. The conference will focus on magic in ancient, medieval, and early modern Northern Europe. Magic, both as a concept and as a tool, is frequently featured in textual sources of the pre-Modern North.…

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CFP: AEMA 18 at the University of Sydney and Online, 28-29 September

Arguably the world's friendliest early medieval conference is BACK! In person & online! The Natural and Unnatural in the Early Medieval World In the largely rural and agrarian landscape of the medieval world, fauna and flora were highly regarded, as is evidenced by the importance of agriculture, the popularity of bestiaries, and the legacy of…

Learning from Conflict Seminar Series: ACU Canberra

ACU Canberra will host a series of seminars on the theme of Learning from Conflict. This is a join initiative of ACU staff based across a number of campuses. The first paper in the Series “Fate, Pre-Destination, and the Ancient and Modern Understanding of the Traumas of War” will be presented on 10 May, at…

Lecture, Adam Mickiewicz University – Jonathan Zecher

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Faculty of History presents Dr Jonathan L. Zecher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University.The Arts of Tradition in Byzantine Culture Jonathan L. Zecher researches Christian asceticism, the medical cultures of late antiquity, and traditions of prayer and spiritual practice in Late antique, Byzantine, and Eastern…

Scottish Society for Northern Studies Autumn/Winter Seminar Series

The SSNS Seminar Series continues on 26 January with a talk by Dr Oisín Plumb (University of the Highlands and Islands), titled ‘Where Were the Orcades? Early Medieval Engagement with the Islands at the End of the Earth’. This is a free, ticketed event; please register below. Abstract: References to the Orcades within early medieval…

The Viking Age: Medieval Studies Courses

This online course is an introduction to Viking History, open to anyone with an interest in the period. Each week, historian Terri Barnes takes you through a different aspect of the lives of Norse peoples who lived during the Viking Age from c. AD 750 to 1100. This six-week course features weekly live video sessions…

Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, Online Lecture – Dr Federico Botana

December 09, 2022 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm @ Virtual The Card Index of Leo Olschki and the Trade in Medieval Manuscripts in the Early 20th Century Federico Botana, Institute of English Studies University of London & 2022-2023 Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Visiting Research Fellow Before the age of computers, the card index…

[transpacificlateantiquity] Upcoming Lightning talk conference, 12 November

Kia ora PPLA colleaguesPlease find below the finalised schedule and zoom details for the PPLA lightning conference. We look forward to seeing many of you on zoom soon!PPLA Lightning Conference Schedule**All times and days given in Pacific Standard Time**Zoom Link for both days: Meeting ID: 969 6179 9576Saturday 12 November14.50-1500      Welcome to the…

Histories of Metallurgy and Metal Material Culture, ANU, Friday 18 November

In person and online This symposium hosted by the ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory aims to generate cross-disciplinary dialogue about how we interpret metal in ancient and historical societies. Researchers in history, art history, archaeology, archaeometry, curatorship and creative practice will present papers which adopt diverse approaches to investigating the production, fabrication,…

Scottish Society for Northern Studies Autumn/Winter Seminar Series

The SSNS Seminar Series continues on 1 December 7pm GMT with a talk by Dr Lisa Collinson (University of Aberdeen), titled ‘A New, Collaborative Translation of Medieval Church Laws from Eastern Norway: Some Reflections’. This is a free, ticketed event; please register below. Abstract: This talk will explore the rich collaborative process which led to…

Final Classics Seminar for 2022: 27 October 4pm AEDT

The final seminar for this year at the Centre for Classical Studies (ANU) is scheduled for Thursday 27 October at 16:00 (4pm) AEDT. It will be delivered by Dr Tamara Lewit from the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London.   Title: A monk, a Syrian and a Gaul walk…

Nomadic Networks and the Spread and Practice of Islam: online workshop October 28

Third Ḥajar Online Workshop October 28th 2022 15:45 - 19:00 (CET time) Chairs: Irina Shingiray (University of Oxford) and José C. Carvajal López (University of Leicester) 15:45 Case studies José C. Carvajal López (University of Leicester) Nomads of Qatar? The emergence of Bedouin communities in the Persian-Arabian Gulf ShadiaTaha (University of Cambridge) Beja nomads in…

Chasing Threads: Where next for the Galloway Hoard? Dr Adrián Maldonado (National Museums Scotland)

The lecture will provide an overview of the Galloway Hoard, deposited in southwest Scotland c. AD 900, currently on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery until 23 October. The Hoard contains some of the largest quantities of gold and silver from any contemporary find in Britain or Ireland, but uniquely among Viking-age hoards in Scotland, it…

Medieval Round Table: 3 October, 6:15pm AEST online

The Medieval Round Table meets again next Monday, 3 October, at 6:15 with a paper by Anya Adair, University of Hong Kong: ‘The Curious Incident of the Monster in the Nighttime: Circumstantial Evidence in Early English Law and Literature’.  We'll again be meeting via Zoom.  To receive the Zoom link for the meeting please email Andrew…

Register: AEMA 17 online conference, Fri 30 Sept – Sat 1 Oct

In line with this year's theme of Memory & Forgetting, you've probably forgotten to register! Here, let us nudge your memory. Recall those heady days at the worlds friendliest online early medieval conference and repress those tiresome commitments. Program and registration here.