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Abstract submission
The conference will seek to address the following questions:
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How might ‘materiality’ be understood – and critiqued – in medieval contexts? How does textual materiality fit into this understanding? What is the role of objects (material or otherwise) within this context?
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What perspectives can research in Medieval Studies offer on discussions/theorisations of materiality in other periods?
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How might the digital environment in which medieval research increasingly takes place affect our thinking about the materiality of cultural artefacts, objects, and spaces?
Abstracts of 200 words are welcomed from postgraduate medievalist students working within any department. Please submit these to medievalmaterialmatters@gmail.com. The initial deadline has passed but we will still consider abstracts that are relevant to the theme. It is anticipated that the final papers of between 3000 – 3500 words will subsequently be submitted to the organisers by the deadline of 18th June 2016, for pre-circulation to registered delegates. Speakers will then be expected to present a summary of their paper, lasting 10-15 minutes, on the day, before discussion of their paper begins.
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