Discussions

Thanks to the generous support of donors Stuart and Kate Riggsby, the Marco Institute is hosting this year's 2022 Riggsby Lecture. I have the great honor to be talking on the topic of “A Mediterranean Divide: Islamic versus Christian Experiences of the Black Death.” The talk, which will be held at 5pm EDT, on Thursday, 22 September 2022, will be virtual and open to the public. For details, see: https://marco.utk.edu/riggsby-lecture/.

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture invites papers for its sponsored panel at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, May 11–13, 2023.

Audience and Action in Byzantine Ceremonies
Session organized by Nikolas Churik (Princeton University) & Erik Ellis (Hillsdale College)

The Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA, are pleased to invite abstracts for the next Studying East of Byzantium workshop: Studying East of Byzantium IX: Networks.

Dear Colleagues,

Together with Nahyan Fancy (History, DePauw University), I am organizing panels for next year's meeting of the International Medieval Congress at Leeds, 3-6 July. The Call for Papers is below. Please get in touch if you wish to submit an abstract (250 words) or have questions. The Congress will be held as a hybrid event; please indicate on your abstract whether you plan to attend in person or virtually. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 15 September 2022.

Monica H Green (monica.h.green@gmail.com)

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