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CALL FOR PAPERS for a Conference organized by the Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Conference dates: 14-15 November 2008. The new Program in MEMS at UNC, Chapel Hill, seeks papers from scholars in a wide variety of disciplines. Papers dealing with topics of cultural mediation, interchange, and conflict are especially welcome. Possible areas of geographical concentration include Europe, the Atlantic world, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Key-note addresses will be offered by Professor Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Silver Professor of History at New York University), and by Professor Alfred J. Andrea (Professor Emeritus of History, University of Vermont).
The deadline for paper proposals is 1 April 2008. Proposals should include a title, a 250 word abstract, a brief (two-page maximum) C.V., and full contact information.
Proposals should be submitted to the MEMS Organizing Committee, c/o Professor Brett Whalen, chair (bwhalen@email.unc.edu).
This Conference is supported by: the College of Arts and Sciences; the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; MEMS, the Program in Medieval and Early
Modern Studies at UNC; Associate Provost for International Affairs, UNC Chapel Hill; The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Duke
University.
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