Call For Papers
DEADLINE EXTENSION
December 15, 1995
The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona
State University invites papers for its second annual interdisciplinary
conference on February 15-17, 1996. Papers on any topic in Medieval
or Early Modern studies are acceptable. Papers related to the
conference theme, _The Future of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance:
Problems, Trends, and Opportunities in Research,_ are automatically
considered for publication in the second volume of the new "Arizona
Studies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance" series, published by
Brepols Publishers of Belgium. Papers dealing with any facet of the
Mediterranean region will be automatically considered for publication
in the journal _Mediterranean Studies,_ sponsored by the University of
Massachusetts at Dartmouth, the Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium
(MARC) at the University of Michigan, and ACMRS at Arizona State
University.
The setting of the conference is the Radisson Mission Palms Hotel, a
five-star luxury resort featuring swimming pool, sauna, and proximity
to numerous attractions in the Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe area. The
hotel is just two blocks from the ASU campus and 15 minutes from the
Phoenix airport. The high temperature in the "Valley of the Sun"
during February averages 70 degrees. The conference registration fee
is just $45 and includes welcoming reception, two days of concurrent
sessions, concert, complimentary refreshments between sessions, and
keynote address.
The conference keynote speaker will be Marcia L. Colish, Frederick B.
Artz Professor of History at Oberlin College, former president of The
Medieval Academy of America, and author of the highly-acclaimed _The
Mirror of Language: A Study in the Medieval Theory of Knowledge._
She will speak on "Re-envisioning the Middle Ages: A View from
Intellectual History."
The conference will also host _The Medieval Book: A Workshop in
Codicological Practice._ This pre-conference half-day workshop led by
Richard Clement, University of Kansas, will focus on the making of the
medieval codex. Participants will discuss the preparation of parchment
and paper, the making of pens and ink, and then will make and prepare
several quires in preparation for writing. NOTE: This workshop does
not cover scripts and is not calligraphic.
By December 15, send two copies of session proposals, one-page
abstracts, or complete papers, along with two copies of your current
c.v., to the program committee chair: Robert E. Bjork, Director,
ACMRS, Arizona State University, Box 872301, Tempe, AZ
85287-2301. Email: robert.bjork@asu.edu. Phone: (602) 965-5900.
Fax: (602) 965-1681.
T. Scott Clapp, Program Coordinator
ACMRS (AZ Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
Arizona State University
Internet: Scott.Clapp@asu.edu
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