We’re still looking for a few good abstracts! Please consider sending an abstract if you work on any aspect of space, geography, or place in medieval literature.

The Spatial Turn

How and why do medieval and modern notions of space differ? Papers on
aspects of medieval space and mapping, including use of GIS or technology.

250-word abstracts by M…[Read more]

Hi all,

The deadline for Medieval Academy 2015 submissions is just around the corner–June 15.  The full CFP is here:

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.medievalacademy.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/maa2015_cfp_final.pdf

Among the threads is one on manuscript studies, consisting of the following sessions:

o English Manuscript Studies
o Women in the…[Read more]

Disability and the Arthurian World

From the maimed king to the leprous beggar to the blind queen to dwarves and giants, Arthurian characters exhibit a wide variety of disabilities and modes of embodiment that offer insights into social and cultural understandings of health, identity, sexuality, and language, among other subjects. The Arthurian…[Read more]