LAMPS Conference 2016 Call for Papers

Gardens and Enclosures

Friday, 6 May 2016

The Second Annual Conference of the Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society at the University of Edinburgh

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society (LAMPS) at the University of Edinburgh is hosting a one-day conference on the theme of Gardens and Enclosures within the Late Antique to Early Modern period.  This conference theme is intended to correlate with and promote interest in a new medieval pigment garden project conducted by LAMPS.  In association with the Edinburgh College of Art and Dr. Heather Pulliam, LAMPS is very enthusiastic about the cultivation of this garden and its ability to further promote the importance of interdisciplinary connections in and outside of the University of Edinburgh.

Supported by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, LAMPS is now introducing a discussion on the theme of Gardens and Enclosures to encompass a wider audience by providing a forum for postgraduate and early career scholars (defined as scholars who have been working in their field for five years or less), to present their research. Submissions for abstracts or posters on the theme of Gardens and Enclosures may include but are certainly not limited to:

• Gardens and green spaces, including illuminations
• Flora and fauna
• Religious spaces and ideas, including the concept of Paradise and other oases
• Colours and pigments, codicology   
• Planting, fertilization, and cultivation (in terms of agriculture or more abstract concepts, such as ideas or beliefs)
• Archaeological digs in domestic spaces
• Cemeteries or other burial enclosures
• Liminal spaces and gender

Early career scholars and postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts of up to 200 words to lampsedinburgh@gmail.com by Friday, 19 February 2016.  Confirmations of acceptance will be sent by Friday, 18 March 2016.

We also welcome proposals for A2 posters from any relevant department, including but not limited to Archaeology, History, Classics, History of Art, Literature, Language Studies, and Islamic Studies.  Posters will be required to relate to our topic of Gardens and Enclosures. Poster submissions are also open to honours undergraduates.