2019-2020 Premodern Studies Seminar
Call for Papers
Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2019
CRS is pleased to welcome proposals for the 2019-2020 Premodern Studies Seminar. This seminar provides a forum for new approaches to classical, medieval, and early modern studies, allowing scholars from a range of disciplines to share works-in-progress with the broader community at the Center for Renaissance Studies. Our sessions feature discussion of a precirculated paper and a presentation of materials from the Newberry collections. We meet three times a year. Every meeting is free and open to the public, and participants are encouraged to attend as many seminars as they are able.
The Premodern Studies Seminar call for proposals is now OPEN. Proposals will be accepted until June 1, 2019. The theme of the 2019-2020 seminars will be “Premodern Knowledge.” Our aim is to explore how knowledge was made, preserved, and disseminated in the medieval and early modern periods, and to consider the ways in which premodern knowledge continues to shape how contemporary society views and makes sense of the world. What counted as knowledge in an age that witnessed an expanding awareness of the physical and natural world, constantly developing technologies for transmitting information, and profound changes in social and intellectual networks? And how ought we to understand the legacy of this knowledge today?
We welcome submissions on these questions from all fields of premodern studies. Global approaches are particularly welcome, and we invite work that is at once archival and theoretical. Papers will be pre-circulated, so that the majority of the seminar session will be devoted to discussion. In addition to a classroom seminar format, presenters may request a hands-on workshop with original materials from the collection; please indicate interest in this option in your proposal.
To submit a proposal, visit our webform and upload a one-page proposal (200 words), a list of Newberry materials related to your research, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief CV. The Newberry is unable to provide additional funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
For more information about the Premodern Studies Seminar, please visit our website here: http://www.newberry.org/premodern-studies-seminar
If you have any questions about the submission process or the seminar in general, please send an email to[email protected].
