20th Annual ACMRS Conference
Catastrophes and the Apocalyptic in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Embassy Suites Scottsdale Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona.
February 6-8, 2014
Keynote speaker: Professor Jaime Lara, Research Professor, ACMRS and the Hispanic Research Center (HRC), Arizona State University; previously Chair, Program in Religion and the Arts, Yale University.
We welcome papers that explore any topic related to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and especially those that focus on this year’s theme of catastrophe and the apocalyptic.
Selected papers related to the conference theme will be considered for publication in the conference volume of the Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance series, published by Brepols Publishers (Belgium).
Before the conference, ACMRS will host a workshop on manuscript studies to be led by Timothy Graham, Director of the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico. The workshop will be Thursday afternoon, February 6, and participation will be limited to 25 participants, who will be determined by the order in which registrations are received. The cost of the workshop is $30 and is in addition to the regular conference registration fee.
Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief CV to ACMRSconference@asu.edu. The deadline for proposals/abstracts is midnight, MST on 6 December 2013. Proposals must include audio/visual requirements and any other special requests.
If you have any questions, please contact the conference coordinator at acmrs@acmrs.org or 480-965-5900.