VAGANTES Graduate Student Conference 2008 February 28-March 2, 2008 The Ohio State University

VAGANTES is an annual, traveling conference for graduate students studying any aspect of the Middle Ages. The conference was conceived with several goals in mind, which include fostering of a sense of community among medievalists in the beginning stages of their careers, providing exposure to an interdisciplinary forum, and showcasing the resources of the host institutions, all at minimal cost to graduate students.

The seventh conference will be hosted by the graduate medievalists at Ohio State University February 28-March 2, 2008. This year's featured speakers will be Barbara Hanawalt, King George III Chair of British History at The Ohio State University, and Elaine Treharne, Professor of Old and Early Middle English at Florida State University.

Abstracts for twenty-minute papers are welcome from graduate students on any topic dealing with the Middle Ages, including areas outside the Latin West. Presenters should orient their talks to a broad medievalist audience.

Please send a brief CV and abstract of no more than 300 words by October 15, 2007 to:

Jennifer Gianfalla email: gianfalla.1@osu.edu (email submission preferred) Department of English The Ohio State University 421 Denney Hall 164 W 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210-1340

For more information, please visit our website at www.vagantes.org.

-- Ryan Judkins CMRS Graduate Associate 308 Dulles Hall 230 W. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210-1361 (614) 247-2514 judkins.7@osu.edu