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    Melbourne Victoria 3001
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Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval urban history, and 27 more
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Early Music, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Early Medieval Archaeology, and 27 more
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Thanks to all of the AEMA members who came to the recent conference in Canberra-and just before the cold weather hit too!-together we were able to create a welcoming, enquiring and convivial atmosphere at ANU for the duration-and perhaps... more
Thanks to all of the AEMA members who came to the recent conference in Canberra-and just before the cold weather hit too!-together we were able to create a welcoming, enquiring and convivial atmosphere at ANU for the duration-and perhaps for some days afterwards as well. We welcomed some old members back to the fold, and showed new ones that early medieval studies in Australia is thriving and ranges over a truly diverse spectrum of knowledge. The Committee is finalising the details of the 2018 conference, and we hope that we can continue this momentum into next year's event. The warmth that was generated at the conference is almost, (but not quite) enough to dispel the wintry chill now upon us, but within this edition of the newsletter, I hope we can both retain, and spread to others, some of that warmth. Don't forget to keep your submissions coming in for news, events and your own activities to the newsletter, and also don't forget that submissions are due very soon for JAEMA 2018! And finally, it has come to my attention that some members have had issues with the newsletter not displaying properly in their email browsers. To check if this has been occurring, please scroll down to the very end of the newsletter (which contains the Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD
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aema13 is conference invites papers on the broad theme of cultural exchange in the Middle Ages. New evidence is being uncovered by novel methods and digital humanities allow diverse sources to be accessed ever more widely; our current... more
aema13 is conference invites papers on the broad theme of cultural exchange in the Middle Ages. New evidence is being uncovered by novel methods and digital humanities allow diverse sources to be accessed ever more widely; our current knowledge of the pre-modern world suggests that it was more interconnected than previously thought. erefore, even though the early medieval period continues to exist in the popular imagination as backward and insular, in many ways it is a period marked by a keen interest in foreign cultures and places. is conference aims to challenge the emergent perception that the English-speaking world is retreating into isolation despite the global nature of the human past, present and the future. We welcome any papers related to all aspects of the movement of people, goods and ideas in the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings, even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme. Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email to conference@aema.net.au by 5 March 2018
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aema12 - RECEPTIONS 2017 Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association 21–22 April 2017  Australian National University, Canberra This conference invites papers on the broad theme of the alterity of the Middle Ages. We welcome... more
aema12 - RECEPTIONS
2017 Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association
21–22 April 2017  Australian National University, Canberra
This conference invites papers on the broad theme of the alterity of the Middle Ages. We welcome any papers related to all aspects of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings, even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted via email to
conference@aema.net.au by 15 January 2017
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www.aema.net.au - AEMA is incorporated in Victoria A0045152M
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The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is an annual refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the early medieval period. Volume 13 will be published in late 2017, and submissions are invited now on any topic of... more
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is an annual refereed, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the early medieval period. Volume 13 will be published in late 2017, and submissions are invited now on any topic of early medieval studies (from late antiquity and the end of the Roman Empire to about the end of the eleventh century). JAEMA seeks engaging, original work that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. The journal welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle—memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond.

Contributions to JAEMA 13 should be submitted to journal@aema.net.au by 1 June 2017. Articles must be written in English and between 6,000–12,000 words long, including footnotes and bibliography, and should follow the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). All submissions will be subject to double blind reviewing.
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In 1979 Hans-Robert Jauss published The Alterity and Modernity of Medieval Literature, an essay which defined reception theory and invited us to rediscover in the alterity of the Middle Ages an aspect of its modernity. For students of... more
In 1979 Hans-Robert Jauss published The Alterity and Modernity of Medieval Literature, an essay which defined reception theory and invited us to rediscover in the alterity of the Middle Ages an aspect of its modernity.  For students of the Early Middle Ages, a field defined from its naissance by an emphasis on inter-disciplinary research, Reception theory can offer a surprisingly rich return.  The 12th conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association takes Reception as its theme.  We will be investigating the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the ancient world were received into post-Classical Europe; the ways in which the literature, history, language and culture of the Middle Ages have been received into the modern world; and the ways in which the Medieval world acted as conduit for the transmission of the Classical. This allows a very wide scope for papers of course, but, as always, we will still be welcoming any papers related to the studies of the Early Middle Ages even if they do not strictly adhere to the theme.
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s of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted online at http://aema2016.net/submission/ by roughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. is... more
s of 250-300 words for 20-minute papers should be submitted online at http://aema2016.net/submission/ by roughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. is conference will explore medieval conceptions of space and time across all disciplines. Submissions are invited for papers on the broad theme of space and/or time in all aspects of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings. Possible topics include but are not limited to:-issues of chronology and historiography-literary representations of space and time-calendars and cartography-cosmology, theology, science, and philosophy-town and country divides-rural and urban landscapes-colonisation and postcolonial attitudes-architecture and art history-rituals and traditions-religion and space-cultural spaces-timekeeping-recordkeeping-archaeological issues-the dating of sources e conference will also include some special sessions on digital methods related to the conference theme. If you would like to contribute to these, or for more information about the conference, please contact the conference organisers at conference@aema.net.au.
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Throughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. This conference will explore medieval conceptions of space and time across all disciplines. Submissions are... more
Throughout history humans have struggled to describe the world, but the concepts of space and time have persisted as touchstones. This conference will explore medieval conceptions of space and time across all disciplines. Submissions are invited for papers on the broad theme of space and/or time in all aspects of the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods (c. 400–1150) in all cultural, geographic, religious and linguistic settings. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- issues of chronology and historiography - literary representations of space and time
- calendars and cartography - cosmology, theology, science, and philosophy
- town and country divides - rural and urban landscapes - colonisation and postcolonial attitudes - architecture and art history - rituals and traditions - religion and space - cultural spaces
- timekeeping - recordkeeping - archaeological issues - the dating of sources

The conference will also include some special sessions on digital methods related to the conference theme. If you would like to contribute to these, or for more information about the conference, please contact the conference organisers at conference@aema.net.au.

A Postgraduate Advanced Training Seminar (PATS) on manuscripts will be held prior to the conference at the University of Sydney.

Limited financial assistance may be available for postgraduates and early career researchers travelling interstate or from New Zealand for this conference. For more information, please contact the conference organisers.
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From the Middle East to the North Atlantic, cultural differences were woven into the new social fabric of the early medieval world. Peoples, languages, religions, traditions and technologies were the threads woven into the period's... more
From the Middle East to the North Atlantic, cultural differences were woven into the new social fabric of the early medieval world. Peoples, languages, religions, traditions and technologies were the threads woven into the period's complex tapestry. The Australian Early Medieval Association invites papers which explore the patterns and intersections formed by these diverse threads. Papers on any other aspect of early medieval research or scholarship will also be accepted. A title and a 250 word abstract for papers of twenty minutes in length should be submitted to the conference convener by June 30 2009. Please include affiliation
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The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and... more
The Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association (JAEMA) is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually (ISSN 1449-9320) distributed to members and institutional subscribers. The JAEMA publishes articles, reviews and short notes relating to all aspects of the early medieval period from late antiquity and the end of the Roman empire to about the end of the eleventh century. The JAEMA seeks engaging, original work, that contributes to a collective understanding of the early medieval period. It welcomes papers on any theme, such as history, art history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, music and theology, and from any interpretive angle – memory, gender, historiography, medievalism, consilience and beyond. The whole of the JAEMA's content (from 2005 onwards) is available for purchase from the Association's online content publisher Informit.

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Papers welcomed for a panel proposal sponsored by the Australian Early Medieval Association, to be convened at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 5-8 February... more
Papers welcomed for a panel proposal sponsored by the Australian Early Medieval Association, to be convened at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 5-8 February 2019, Sydney University, Australia.
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