Call for Papers - Spring 2017

Spring 2017 

"Transcendence"

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 and informal forum for cross‐disciplinary discussion that focuses on the Late Antique and Medieval periods. We welcome 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. Postgraduate students from all disciplines and at any stage ​of their research are​ welcome to submit papers.

For the Spring 2017 semester, LAMPS requests that submissions explore the theme of ​Transcendence.​ Submissions can explore any idea relating to going beyond the ordinary, whether literal or metaphorical.

Possible paper topics include, but are certainly not limited to:

● Philosophical and theological ideas on transcendence in the medieval period
● The combining or refiguring of genre
● Exceeding expectations
● Pushing the limits of socially or culturally accepted norms
● Existing or acting outside of traditional gender norms/stereotypes
● Multipurpose functionality of spaces
● Cross-over of ethnic or ‘national’ identities
● The ways in which texts and/or objects can transcend their original purpose and context
● Social mobility

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 November 27th, 2016​.

Lectures will take place on Mondays at 6:15pm between January 16th and March 27th 2017. Please also let us know about any potential scheduling conflicts!

Call for Papers - Autumn 2016

Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society

Call for Papers: Autumn 2016 “Freedom”

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. We welcome 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. Postgraduate students from all disciplines and at any stage of their research are welcome to submit papers.

For the Autumn 2016 semester, LAMPS requests that submissions explore the theme of ​Freedom​.

Possible paper topics include, but are certainly not limited to:

• Aristocratic freedoms vs common freedoms
• Freedom (or restriction) of movement or speech
• Creativity
• Ideas of sovereignty
• Bondage/captivity
• How gender influenced one’s freedom
• Serfdom/slavery
• Liminal spaces
• Modern conceptions of how freedom was understood in the medieval period
  

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 ​14th August 2016​.

Lectures will take place on Mondays at 6:15pm between 26th September and 28th November 2016. Please also let us know about any potential scheduling conflicts!

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.

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.

Call for Papers - Fall 2015

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

LAMPS aims to provide an engaging forum for cross-disciplinary discussions 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. Students from all disciplines, and at any stage of their research are welcome to submit papers. This opportunity provides postgraduate students not only a chance to hone their presentation skills, but it also offers valuable peer support.

For the Fall 2015 semester, LAMPS requests that all submissions explore the theme of Borders and Boundaries. The theme is designed to be broad in order to explore the ways in which different groups in society perceived borders and boundaries across the Late Antique & Medieval period. Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to: the boundaries between reality and imagination, working within or outside of set boundaries, transgressing literary tropes, natural divisions, frames, old and new frontiers of research, national partitions, and social taboos.

Presentations should be around 20 minutes and are accompanied by 10 to 15 minutes of discussion. 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 15th of August.

Lectures will take place on Mondays between September 21st and November 23rd, so please let us know about any potential scheduling conflicts as soon as possible. 

Call For Papers - Spring 2015

The Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society (LAMPS) is now looking for postgraduate students to present their research at our weekly Monday meetings in the Spring 2015 semester.

LAMPS aims to provide a fun and engaging forum for cross-disciplinary discussions that focus 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. Students from all disciplines, and at any stage of their research are welcome to submit papers. 

For the Spring 2014 semester, LAMPS requests that all submissions explore the theme of Creation. Possible paper topics include but are not limited to: the creation of buildings, objects or texts, as well as creation as a theme and the creation of ideas. The theme is open to other interpretations and can be taken in any direction of the individual’s choosing.

Presentations should be around 20 minutes and are accompanied by 10 to 15 minutes of discussion. This opportunity provides postgraduate students not only a chance to hone their presentation skills, but it also offers valuable peer support. 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 20^th of December. Lectures will take place on Mondays between January 12^th and March 30^th, so please let us know about any potential scheduling conflicts.