Call for Papers - Spring 2016

Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society

Call for Papers:  Spring 2016

“Opposing Forces”

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society (LAMPS) invites postgraduate students to present their research at our weekly Monday seminars.

LAMPS aims to provide an engaging forum for cross-disciplinary discussion that focuses on the Late Antique and Medieval periods.  Proposals on the study of these time periods as well as topics pertaining to the reception and perception of the Late Antique and Medieval periods from later sources are all welcome.  Postgraduate students from all disciplines and at any stage of their research are welcome to submit papers.  This opportunity provides students with not only a chance to hone their presentation skills, but it also offers valuable peer support in a safe, academic environment.

For the Spring 2016 semester, LAMPS requests that all submissions explore the theme of Opposing Forces.  This theme is designed to broadly encompass exploration of opposite, argumentative, or contrasting ideas in the Late Antique and Medieval periods across various disciplines.  Possible paper topics include, but are certainly not limited to: nature vs. nurture, discord, distance, issues of gender, battle, other forms of conflict, variant ideas of morality, and even how opposing forces may have been harmonised.

Presentations should be around 20 minutes in length and are accompanied by 10 to 15 minutes of discussion and questions.  If you are interested in applying, please send a 250 word abstract along with your details and a brief introductory statement about yourself to lampsedinburgh@gmail.com by the 29th of November, 2015.

Lectures will take place on Mondays between the 18th of January and the 28th of March, so please let us know about any potential scheduling conflicts as soon as possible.