Call for papers
Battle and Bloodshed: Representations of War in the Middle Ages
13th – 14th June 2009 Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield
We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers working in any field of Medieval Studies to submit abstracts for an interdisciplinary conference at the University of Sheffield, organised by medievalists in the Department of French and hosted by the Humanities Research Institute. We welcome papers which approach issues in the interpretation of representations of war in medieval society. Suitable topics may include, but are not limited to:
Crusades
Battles
Tournaments
Naval warfare
Weapons and armour
Mechanical/technical aspects of warfare (siege engines etc)
Knighthood
Heroism
Mercenaries
Treaties/Peace agreements
Women in war
Individual/group in war
Civilians in war
Heralds/Messengers/Ambassadors/Diplomats
Heraldry
Images of warfare
Divine intervention/intervention in general
We are delighted to confirm that our keynote speaker will be Dr Karen Watts, Senior Curator of European Armour at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
Please send proposals of no more than 250 words for a twenty minute paper in English with your name, institution and contact details either by e-mail to battleconference@sheffield.ac.uk or by post to the address below by 27th March 2009.
Battle Conference
c/o Department of French
SOMLAL
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield S3 7RA
UK