Daily Archives: 12 May 2016

Philippa Maddern ECR Publication Prize and the Patricia Crawford Postgraduate Publication Prize – Applications Now Open

ANZAMEMS is delighted to announce that applications for our two new biennial publication prizes are now open.

ANZAMEMS invites submissions for the Philippa Maddern ECR Publication Prize and the Patricia Crawford Postgraduate Publication Prize:


Philippa Maddern ECR Publication Prize

The Philippa Maddern ECR Publication Prize is awarded to an Early Career Researcher (ECR) for the best article-length scholarly work in any discipline/topic falling within the scope of medieval and early modern studies, published within the previous two years (2014–15).

Philippa Maddern (1952–2014) was Professor of History at The University of Western Australia, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, an ANZAMEMS stalwart, and an active member of the Association from its inception. Philippa contributed enormously to the development of medieval and early modern studies, both in Australia and globally. She gave great service as an office bearer of ANZAMEMS, serving in a range of capacities on the committee including many years as its Treasurer. Philippa was a great champion of researchers embarking on academic careers and ANZAMEMS is proud to establish a Publication Prize for Early Career Researchers in her honour.

Winners will receive A$1500 in prize money (or NZD equivalent), a travel bursary of A$500 to provide assistance in attending the ANZAMEMS Conference, a year’s membership of ANZAMEMS (including a subscription to Parergon), and a place at the ANZAMEMS Conference Dinner (at which the Prize is to be announced).

Full terms and conditions and the entry form for the Philippa Maddern ECR Publication Prize can be found on the ‘Bursaries and Prizes’ page at the ANZAMEMS website: http://anzamems.org/?page_id=8#PM

Submissions are due by: 5pm AWST, Thursday 1 September 2016.

 

Patricia Crawford Postgraduate Publication Prize

The Patricia Crawford Postgraduate Publication Prize will be awarded to a postgraduate student for the best article-length scholarly work in any discipline/topic falling within the scope of medieval and early modern studies, published within the previous two years (2014–15).

Patricia Crawford (1941–2009) was Professor Emerita of History at The University of Western Australia. A pioneering feminist historian, she is remembered as a leading scholar of early modern England whose work brought new depth to the study of women’s lives and thereby transformed understanding of the period. Trish was internationally recognised and served The University of Western Australia, her discipline, and ANZAMEMS with distinction. An active member of ANZAMEMS and the Parergon Editorial Committee, Trish was a scholar passionate about collaboration, and a mentor of extraordinary generosity, and ANZAMEMS is delighted to establish a Publication Prize for postgraduate students in her honour.

Winners will receive A$500 in prize money (or NZD equivalent), a travel bursary of A$500 to provide assistance in attending the ANZAMEMS Conference, a year’s membership of ANZAMEMS (including a subscription to Parergon), and a place at the ANZAMEMS Conference Dinner (at which the Prize is to be announced).

Full terms and conditions and the entry form for the Patricia Crawford Postgraduate Publication Prize can be found on the ‘Bursaries and Prizes’ page at the ANZAMEMS website: http://anzamems.org/?page_id=8#PC

Submissions are due by: 5pm AWST, Thursday 1 September 2016.

 

Please direct all queries regarding the prizes to: info@anzamems.org

University of Oxford, Two Research Associates: Stories of Survival: Eastern Christianity in the Early Modern World – Call For Applications

Research Associates – Stories of Survival: Eastern Christianity in the Early Modern World – Arabic and/or Syriac Materials (2 posts)
University of Oxford – History Faculty

Location: Oxford
Salary: £30,738 Grade 7 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

‘Stories of Survival’ is an ambitious and exciting new research project that will investigate the history of Eastern Christianity in the early modern period, ca. 16th – 18th centuries. The team will reconstitute and analyse a ‘lost archive’ of literary, documentary, and printed sources in three continents, ten languages, and dozens of archives to produce a new religious and social history of Eastern Christianity in a global context.

We are seeking two Research Associates to join the project team, focusing on Arabic and/or Syriac sources related to Eastern Christianity (a third post, focusing on European-language sources, is now being advertised separately).

The Research Associates will conduct research in close collaboration with the rest of the project team, meeting regularly to share findings, discuss sources, and collaborate for purposes of research publication and dissemination.

You will hold a doctorate in a relevant subject (or show evidence that a doctorate is imminent), and be able to research in the languages relevant to your specialism; you will have a capacity for excellent independent research, and also for working as part of a team engaging in innovative forms of collaborative research in the Humanities. You will have outstanding communications skills, and the ability to write to a deadline. Experience of public engagement with historical research would be an advantage.

These are full-time posts based at Oxford, fixed-term for 3 years, tenable from 1 October 2016 and funded by the European Research Council. For an informal discussion about the roles, please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr John-Paul Ghobrial (john-paul.ghobrial@history.ox.ac.uk).

The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on 1 June, 2016. To apply and for further details, please visit: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=123092.

Opera: The Art of Emotions – Call For Papers

Opera: The Art of Emotions
The Inaugural Conference of the Opera Special Interest Group of the Musicological Society of Australia in association with ARC Centre for Excellence for the History of Emotions
The Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne
30 September-1 October, 2016

Keynote Presenter: Professor Neal Zaslaw (Cornell University, USA)

Voice, music, drama, poetry, plastic arts and dance combine to create a complex alchemy that makes opera an extraordinary experience monopolising the sight, hearing, imagination and sensibility of the audience. Without doubt, the human passions are at work on the opera stage. This conference aims to look at how emotions have been conceived, performed and experienced across the history of opera. We will interrogate and explore new theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding opera and the histories of emotion in which it operates.

Participants will be encouraged to collaborate in workshops, discussion forums as well as present more traditional papers to develop better insight into how to repopulate history with the oral/aural/gestural complexities of opera as emotional communication. We are accepting proposals for workshops (90 mins), discussion panels (90 mins) or single paper presentations (20 mins). Written proposals must not exceed 400 words and include the following: Name of author(s), affiliation(s), names of other participants (e.g., performers), format of presentation (workshop, papers etc.), title, aims, context, method, technical requirements (i.e. performance space etc.). Note that in the case of workshops, we shall encourage delegate participation from the floor, but if singers and instrumentalists are required, these need to be included as part of the author/presenter team and rehearsed appropriately in advance of the event.

Important dates:

  • Proposals submitted – Monday 30 May, to Frederic Kiernan: kiernanf@unimelb.edu.au
  • Outcomes of submission – Monday 20 June
  • Registration deadline – Monday 15 August
  • Conference opening – 5pm Thursday 29 September
  • Conference closing – 5pm Saturday 1 October

Cost information:

Those accepted to participate in the event will be provided with tea and lunch refreshments. Evening meals and accommodation are to be arranged independently by delegates. A small number of grants will be available to support postgraduate presenters travelling interstate. Can those interested in a travel award please include a breakdown of likely travel costs in their proposal submission.

Organising committee:

  • Michael Halliwell and Alan Maddox (MSA, University of Sydney)
  • Jane Davidson, Erin Helyard, Frederic Kiernan, Stephen Grant (CHE, University of Melbourne Hosts)

Performances of La descente d’Orphée aux enfers, an opera in two acts by the French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1686), will be presented by staff and students of the Early Music Studio at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music on Thursday 29th September and Saturday 1st October at 7:30pm at the Grant Street Theatre, VCA, Southbank.