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Sacred Leaves 2010 : 4th Annual Sacred Leaves Graduate Symposium February 18 & 19, 2010 University of South Florida Libraries Tampa, Florida

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Link: http://MedievalStudies.lib.usf.edu
 
When Feb 18, 2010 - Feb 19, 2010
Where USF Tampa Library Tampa FL USA
Submission Deadline Dec 11, 2009
Notification Due Dec 18, 2009
Final Version Due Feb 1, 2010
Categories    medieval studies   religion   graduate symposium   manuscripts
 

Call For Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

4th Annual Sacred Leaves Graduate Symposium

February 18 & 19, 2010

University of South Florida Libraries
Tampa, Florida

The DEADLINE for submission has been EXTENDED to December 11, 2009
Presenters will be notified by December 18, 2009


Encountering the “Other” in the Medieval World: Textual Examinations of Resistance and Reconciliation Across the Traditions, 500-1500

Papers are welcome on, but not limited to, Judaism, Christianity or Islam in Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages (500-1500):

• Views of difference, diversity and pluralism

• Expressions of shared identities and common values

• Texts of threat, terror and violence

• Traditions affirming connection, inclusivity and reconciliation

• Patterns of religious, political and cultural imperialism

• Forms of cross-cultural exchange and dialogue

• Delineations of ethnic and vernacular boundaries

Exempla may be drawn from manuscripts and illuminations, critical editions, and portrayals in art and architecture.

Please email an abstract of no more than 500 words to Elizabeth Tucker, Symposium Coordinator, at etucker@lib.usf.edu by December 11, 2009.
Notification of acceptances will be emailed by December 18, 2009. Please include the title of your paper, name, affiliation and email address.
Each paper selected will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation. Presenters will be asked to submit their complete paper by February 1, 2010.

This year’s keynote speaker and senior scholar is Dr. David Nirenberg, the Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor - John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, Department of History, and in the College - The University of Chicago.

Submit papers via email to the attention of:
Elizabeth Tucker, Assistant to the Director - Special & Digital Collections // Coordinator - Sacred Leaves Symposium
University of South Florida Libraries
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, LIB 122
Tampa FL 33620-5400
etucker@lib.usf.edu
813.974.1198 FAX: 813.396.9006

For more information about the symposium, and to download a PDF of the Call for Papers, please visit: http://MedievalStudies.lib.usf.edu

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