The next session of the 2024 ANZAMEMS ECR/Postgraduate reading group is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23. This will be a session on astrology and public health. See schedule below.
The 37th Irish Conference of Medievalists is taking place in Dublin on 20 & 21st June 2024. The call for papers is now open, with a deadline of 1st May. Please see below flyer for further details.
The book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen’s role from bed companion to institutional office.
The period 850–1000 is critical to the development of English queenship. In the aftermath of viking invasion, the kings of Wessex expanded their hegemony over neighbouring regions, gradually establishing themselves as the kings of England. Parallel to this broad narrative of political change is the lesser-known story, told in this book, of the royal women who took part in it. The lives of three remarkable women – Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, and the West Saxon consorts Eadgifu and Ælfthryth – are central to the story, here retold through the careful analysis and reappraisal of source documents. These biographies set the stage for detailed study of the agency and advocacy of all women who held queenly office in England between 850 and 1000, as well as their legacies and reception by later generations.
Early English Queens, 850–1000 gives important insights into the role women played in the first 150 years of the West Saxon dynasty, offering a compelling narrative that will appeal to students and scholars of early medieval England and royal studies.
The book is available in ebook, softcover and hardcover. Available in all good bookstores, it is currently 20% off at Routledge (ebook is available for immediate download, physical books ship after 23 April).
The National Library of Australia Fellowships program offers researchers an opportunity to undertake a 12-week residency at the Library. Applicants may work in any field or discipline where the Library’s collections have appropriate depth and breadth to support the desired outcomes.
National Library of Australia Fellowships will:
contribute to a greater public understanding or knowledge of the Library’s collections.
promote discussion through research which informs and engages contemporary discourse.
enhance the national and international reputation of the National Library as an institution of major research significance.
actively promote the research experience and outcomes.
Applications close Monday 6 May. For details, see the NLA website.
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is proud to manage the Wilhelm, Martha and Otto Rechnitz Memorial Fund. This fund supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars in the social sciences, and supports knowledge and understanding of the society, languages and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Applications for funding in 2024 are now open and will close on Monday 13 May. Outcomes will be announced during Social Sciences Week (9-15 September 2024).
The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent welcomes paper proposal – online and in person – for the 10th annual MEMS festival. See below flyer for details.
State Library Victoria welcomes applications for the John Emmerson Research Fellowship for a project on Britain in the early modern period. You’ll have access to the John Emmerson Collection, which comprises more than 5000 books and pamphlets from the 15th to 18th centuries, with a focus on the period of the Stuarts and the English Civil Wars.
The fellowship is open to Australian and international applicants. It offers $15,000 AUD, a research office for 12 months, and access to both the collection and its specialist curators. Please find more information and the application portal here: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/john-emmerson-research-fellowship
Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group have opened the Call for Papers for their 2024 conference: Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales, to be held hybrid on Zoom and at the University of Western Australia on Saturday 26 October. Further details can be found in the below flyer and at: https://www.pmrg.org.au/2024-conference-myths-legends-and-fairy-tales.
Nominations for the 2024 grants and awards will open on Monday 25 March, 2024 and will close on Sunday 5 May 2024. This year, the Australian Academy of the Humanities will accept nominations for:
Max Crawford Medal Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities, the Max Crawford Medal recognises an early-career scholar in the humanities whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline.
John Mulvaney Fellowship Awarded to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early-career researcher or PhD student working in any area of the humanities, the John Mulvaney Fellowship provides $4,000 to support research or fieldwork in Australia or overseas.
Medal for Excellence in Translation Recognising outstanding achievement in translation and the vital role of translators and translation, this medal accepts book-length translation into English of a work of any genre (including scholarship), from any language and period.
Ernst & Rosemarie Keller Fund Developed to support humanities scholars concerned with German Studies, this fund provides $5,000 to support research activities such as travelling fellowships, masterclasses, and workshops.
Publication Subsidy Scheme The Publication Subsidy Scheme supports early-career researchers with costs of up to $3,000 associated with the publication of scholarly works that advance knowledge in the Humanities.
Humanities Travelling Fellowship Awarded annually, the Humanities Travelling Fellowships support early-career researchers with costs of up to $4,000 to undertake research overseas.
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