ICYRMA (International Congress for Young Researchers in Middle Ages​) is destinated to students at master, doctoral and postdoctoral level and/or to those who have obtained their academic degrees in the last five years. It aims to be an interdisciplinary space for dissemination, discussion and contact among young researchers who study the Middle Ages from various perspectives: history, archeology, art history, literature, philosophy, philology, anthropology, ethnology, sociology, geography, methodology, among other areas.

Presentation

On 11, 12 and 13 November 2021, the 4th International Congress for Young Researchers in Middle Ages (ICYRMA) will take place at the University of Évora, Portugal.

ICYRMA is destinated to students at master, doctoral and postdoctoral level and/or to those who have obtained their academic degrees in the last five years. It aims to be an interdisciplinary space for dissemination, discussion and contact among young researchers who study the Middle Ages from various perspectives: history, archeology, art history, literature, philosophy, philology, anthropology, ethnology, sociology, geography, methodology, among other areas.

In this 4th ICYRMA, the theme will be “PRIVATE LIFE”.

Main themes

Each proposal must fall within one of the following thematic strands:

1 – Public vs. private: distinctions and overlapping.

2 – Conception of privacy: a medieval matter?

3 – Romancing private life: history, tales and poetry.

4 – Visual representations: iconography of the private life.

5 – Material evidences of private life.

6 – Private experiences: spirituality and liturgy.

7 – Household and family life.

Submission guidelines

To submit your proposal, please complete the form - https://forms.gle/oLEpirPCQmqmrEEA7 – with:

•  your name, e-mail, institutional affiliation and current academic situation;
•  the title of your proposal;
•  the thematic strand of your proposal;
•  an abstract (maximum of 3100 characters, including spaces);
•  a short CV (maximum of 2500 characters, including spaces).

The call for papers will be open until April 30^th.

- The working languages will be: Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.

- Each participant will have 15 minutes to do their presentation.

- Each proposal will be evaluated by two members of the Scientific Committee in a blind review process.

- The results of the selection will be announced until July 1^st, 2021.

- Registration fee: 30€.

- As in previous years, there will also be the opportunity to publish the communications in an ebook edition with blind peer review.

NOTE: Despite the fact that we are hoping to be able to welcome all of you in person and are planning to held the 4th ICYRMA at the University of Évora, we keep following every update about the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. If it reveals necessary, the 4th ICYRMA will take place online via ZOOM.

Scientific Committee

• Adelaide Millán Costa (Universidade Aberta)
• Ana Maria S. A. Rodrigues (University of Lisbon)
• Ana Paiva Morais (New University of Lisbon)
• Andreia Arezes (University of Porto)
• Arnaldo Melo (University of Minho)
• Carla Varela Fernandes (New University of Lisbon)
• Filipe Alves Moreira (University of Porto)
• Filomena Barros (University of Évora)
• Hermínia Vilar (University of Évora)
• Isabel Barros Dias (Universidade Aberta)
• Joana Gomes (University of Porto)
• Luísa Trindade (University of Coimbra)
• Maria Amélia Campos (University of Coimbra)
• Maria Barreto Dávila (New University of Lisbon)
• Maria do Carmo Ribeiro (University of Minho)
• Maria Helena Coelho (University of Coimbra)
• Saul Gomes (University of Coimbra)
• Susana Gómez Martínez (University of Évora and Mértola's Archeological Field)