*Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies*
*Saint Louis University*
*St. Louis, MO*
*June 19-21, 2017*
The Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies provides a convenient summer venue in North America for scholars in all disciplines to present papers, organize sessions, participate in roundtables, and engage in interdisciplinary discussion. The goal of the symposium is to promote serious scholarly investigation of the medieval and early modern worlds.
We invite proposals for papers, sessions, and roundtables on all topics and in all disciplines of medieval and early modern studies. Proposals from learned societies and scholarly associations are particularly welcome. The deadline for proposals submissions is *December 31*.
The plenary speakers for this year will be *Christopher Baswell http://smrs.slu.edu/plenary.html*, of Barnard College and Columbia University, and *Bruce Campbell http://smrs.slu.edu/plenary.html*, of Queen's University, Belfast.
The Symposium is held on the beautiful midtown campus of Saint Louis University http://slu.edu, hosted by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies http://cmrs.slu.edu. On-campus housing options include affordable, air-conditioned apartments and a luxurious boutique hotel. Inexpensive dorm meal plans are available.
All sessions take place in state-of-the-art classrooms and auditoriums with complete audiovisual facilities. All sessions, events, meals, and housing are located within easy walking distance of each other. A rich variety of restaurants, bars, and cultural venues are also only a short walk away.
During their stay, participants are welcome to utilize the Vatican Film Library http://lib.slu.edu/special-collections/collections/vfl as well as the rare book and manuscript collections of the nearby Pius XII Library http://lib.slu.edu/. Those interested in using the Vatican Film library, should contact Susan L'Engle (lengles@slu.edu <lengles@slu.edu?subject=Interested%20in%20visiting%20the%20VFL>) by email or phone at 314-977-3090. Participants may also use the library's regular collections, which are especially strong in medieval and early modern studies.
All sessions are 90 minutes long. A variety of session formats are welcome. Preference will be given to organized sessions that involve participants from multiple institutions. [image: http://www.regonline.com/SMRS_CFP2016] http://www.regonline.com/SMRS_CFP2017 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The John Doran Prize - $500*Dr. John Doran (1966-2012) was senior lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Chester, UK, and an expert in the history of the papacy and the city of Rome. In honor of his commitment to scholarly excellence, the annual John Doran Prize recognizes outstanding work by a graduate student. The author of the winning paper will receive $500 and the option to have their paper published in the journal *Allegorica*. The prize is endowed by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. Submissions are due by April 31, and the winner will be announced at the Symposium. More info at http://smrs.slu.edu/johndoran -------------------------- Fifth Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies June 19-21, 2017 http://smrs.slu.edu http://cmrs.slu.edu