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CALL FOR PAPERS Tenth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies June 12-14, 2023 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri
The Tenth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studieshttps://www.smrs-slu.org/ (June 12-14, 2023) is a convenient summer venue in North America for scholars to present papers, organize sessions, participate in roundtables, and engage in interdisciplinary discussion. The goal of the Symposium is to promote serious scholarly investigation into all topics and in all disciplines of medieval and Renaissance studies.
The plenary speakers for this year will be Uta-Renate Blumenthal, of the Catholic University of America, and Lia Markey, of the Newberry Library, Chicago.
The Symposium is held annually on the beautiful midtown St. Louis campus of Saint Louis University. On campus housing options include affordable, air-conditioned apartments as well as a more luxurious hotel. Inexpensive meal plans are also available, although there is a wealth of restaurants, bars, and cultural venues within easy walking distance of campus.
While attending the Symposium, participants are free to use the Vatican Film Libraryhttps://www.slu.edu/library/special-collections/vatican-film-library/index.php, the Rare Books Divisionhttps://www.slu.edu/library/special-collections/rare-books.php, and the general collection at Saint Louis University's Pius XII Memorial Libraryhttps://www.slu.edu/library/. These collections offer access to tens of thousands of medieval and early modern manuscripts on microfilm as well as strong holdings in medieval and Renaissance history, literature, languages, manuscript studies, theology, philosophy, and canon law. The Jesuit Archives & Research Centerhttps://jesuitarchives.org/ is adjacent to the university and also accessible to Symposium attendees.
The Tenthhttps://www.smrs-slu.org/ Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studieshttps://www.smrs-slu.org/ invites proposals for papers, complete sessions, and roundtables. Any topics regarding the scholarly investigation of the medieval and early modern world are welcome. Papers are normally twenty minutes each and sessions are scheduled for ninety minutes. Scholarly organizations are especially encouraged to sponsor proposals for complete sessions, and organizing at least two sessions in coordination with each other is highly recommended.
Submission are currently open and the deadline for all proposals is December 31, 2022. Decisions will be made by the end of January and the final program will be published in March.
For more information or to submit your proposal online go to: https://www.smrs-slu.org/.