https://calenda.org Lodel 1.0 https://calenda.org/1400122 https://calenda.org/1400122 Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200 This conference seeks to bring together scholars working on such large and complex multilingual traditions of textual and pictorial narratives. We invite contributions from researchers across linguistic boundaries and disciplinary approaches—philological, historical, iconographical, literary, or digital—to critically engage with the methodological challenges posed by these traditions. By doing so, we aim to refine our understanding of the cultural history of the premodern era, characterized by its long-term, multicultural, and multilingual dynamics. Call for papers Hamburg https://calenda.org/1395289 https://calenda.org/1395289 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Work has always been central to the making of European societies. More than an economic activity, it has shaped everyday life, social identities, relations of power, and ideas of value across centuries. From medieval social orders and early work ethics to industrialisation, class formation, and today’s precarious labour conditions, the history of work reveals how people lived, struggled, and belonged. In recent decades, new cultural, gender, global, and digital approaches have widened the field. At a time of renewed debate shaped by automation, platform labour, and AI, Mos Historicus : A Critical Review of European History invites original contributions for its fourth issue on Labour History/History of Work. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1388695 https://calenda.org/1388695 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200 We invite submissions for the edited volume The Handbook of Religion and Transmedia Storytelling: From Antiquity to the Digital Age. We invite scholars across disciplines, including religious studies, media studies, cultural studies, literary studies, narrative studies, anthropology, and political science. We particularly welcome proposals that focus on a wide range of traditions and cultural contexts, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Indigenous traditions, Afro-diasporic religions, and esotericism. We also encourage contributions that examine phenomena at the intersections of religion and broader cultural domains, for example conspiracy theories, speculative fiction, nonfiction paranormal narratives, and apocalyptic narratives. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1382146 https://calenda.org/1382146 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Freedom of conscience is considered an unalienable right akin to freedoms of expression and speech, as noted in Articles 18 and 19 of the UN Charter. However, if we turn to the Medieval period, and its great diversity of innovative religious writing, it is clear that the mechanics of external oppression upon an individual’s inner life already existed in clear and comprehensible terms. Therefore, the (broad) question we would like to answer is : if we look beyond the eighteenth century, do we see this idea gradually become concrete ? Call for papers Cambridge (CB3 9DP) https://calenda.org/1382907 https://calenda.org/1382907 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200 Petrus Hispanus’ Tractatus, or Summulae logicales, composed in the mid-thirteenth century, came to occupy a central place in the study of logic from the late thirteenth century onward. Commented in several studia and then by Buridan at the University of Paris, it was gradually adopted across European universities and remained in use until the seventeenth century, surviving in hundreds of manuscripts and hundreds of printed editions. Summer School Porto https://calenda.org/1382559 https://calenda.org/1382559 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200 This international conference examines the history of confinements through the lens of their materiality. Indeed, confinement is defined by walls that separate individuals from society. Beyond the mere walls, daily interactions between confined individuals, institutional authorities, and staff are largely paved and defined by a variety of things : food, water, books, graffiti, clothes, money, letters, official registers, medicine, punishment objects, etc. In this regard, and drawing on the material turn in history since the early 2000s, things – whether “tangible” things physically available to historians or “textual” things described in written sources – might offer an additional perspective on the history of confinements more broadly, especially when addressing forms of “prison before the prison”. Conference, symposium https://calenda.org/1373324 https://calenda.org/1373324 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 The summer school highlights the dynamic interplay between “high” and “low” forms of thinking and between elite norm-setting and the appropriation, adaptation or contestation of those norms in real-life situations and historical events. By integrating inputs from theology, philosophy and history, along with intellectual, linguistic and social perspectives, the programme presents the transition from the late Middles Ages to the Reformation as a complex reordering of normative structures and cultural hierarchies. It invites the participants to reconsider the period through the lens of how ideas moved between, and were transformed across, different levels of thought, language and society. Summer School Geneva (1205) https://calenda.org/1368613 https://calenda.org/1368613 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 “Rethinking Innocent IV and the Crusades” seeks to reassess the pontificate of Innocent IV (1243–1254) through a sustained examination of his engagement with the crusading movement. We are pleased to invite proposals for 20-minute papers exploring all aspects of the relationship between the pontificate of Innocent IV and the crusading movement. We particularly welcome contributions that adopt interdisciplinary approaches, including (but not limited to) history, legal history, theology, manuscript studies, political thought and institutional history. Particular attention will be moreover giving the proposals concerning the history of heresy and heretical communities during Innocent’s pontificate, the relationship with the Mendicant Orders, with the Mongol World, the promotion and the business of the cross in Italy. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1368032 https://calenda.org/1368032 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 As an increasing number of studies are demonstrating with growing clarity, the analysis of certain aspects - or more precisely, components - of paintings through the lens of their materiality can reveal crucial insights into the artwork itself. These include not only the materials in the strict sense, such as canvas, wood, or nails, but also their composition as a whole, understood as a unified entity, essential to the artwork. Call for papers Paris (75001) https://calenda.org/1366821 https://calenda.org/1366821 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 We are pleased to inform you that next October the III International Conference on Art and Liturgy at the University of Cádiz will take place. This specialised conference, now in its third edition, is entitled “Locus Sacratissimus”. From Object to Place. The Eucharistic Reservation between the Fourth Lateran Council and the Council of Trent. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1363096 https://calenda.org/1363096 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 This conference explores the early modern law of the sea as a contested legal regime forged through warfare, commercial rivalry, jurisdictional overlap, and asymmetries of power. It invites contributions examining how conflict, enforcement practices, neutral navigation, and maritime litigation contributed to the historical formation of the law of the sea between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. Call for papers Ostend (8400) https://calenda.org/1359121 https://calenda.org/1359121 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 The organisers of the workshop propose an occasion for reflection and dialogue on the literary and non-literary works of women authors from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, with the intention of welcoming original and unpublished papers that can contribute to enriching current knowledge and advance research on the themes, modes and forms of women's writing. There will be a focus on lesser-known figures and contributions related to the activity of as yet not-famous women. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1358792 https://calenda.org/1358792 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 The international workshop On the Trail of the Bible of Niketas: A Transverse Approach to Catenae will take place at Brussels and KU Leuven, on March 30-31, 2026. The event will comprise two sessions: an introductory seminar on Greek palaeography and exegetical catenae; a research day bringing together international specialists to present recent work on the catenae of the Bible of Niketas, examining their editorial logic, sources, and intellectual context from a transverse perspective. Conference, symposium Brussels https://calenda.org/1348595 https://calenda.org/1348595 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100 The recent Mandarin Chinese translation of The Canterbury Tales (Linking Publishing, 2025) by Dr. Francis K. H. So offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the growing presence, vitality, and diversity of Chaucerian studies outside the Anglophone world. This significant contribution not only opens new avenues for engaging with Geoffrey Chaucer’s language and narrative art, but also foregrounds the crucial role of translation, pedagogy, and local scholarly traditions in shaping how Chaucer is read, interpreted, and taught across different linguistic and cultural contexts. Call for papers Taipei https://calenda.org/1338712 https://calenda.org/1338712 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 The visualization of archaeological results can clarify, while at the same time also obscure ; walking the line of simplification for public consumption, disagreements or misunderstandings among experts and color codes/omissions can blur the lines of where exactly uncertainty lies. Yet these constraints stimulate invention, participation, and new data. Sharing research findings with a general audience may result in oversimplification, while visualizing 3D models or other visual aids can lead to misunderstandings among experts. The limitations of visualization, such as colour coding, the omission of details, and inadequate information can lead to overanalysis, obscure uncertainty or skew tentative conclusions. Call for papers Athens (78730) https://calenda.org/1334309 https://calenda.org/1334309 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 HistoCrypt addresses all aspects of historical cryptography/cryptanalysis and history of cryptology, including work in closely related disciplines (history, history of sciences, computer science, Artificial Intelligence, computational linguistics, image processing) with relevance to historical ciphertexts and codes. Call for papers Amiens (80) https://calenda.org/1333940 https://calenda.org/1333940 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 We are glad to inform you that an international e-conference on worked shells in the ancient world will take place on May 20, 2026 on Zoom.us. This forthcoming online meeting will be an archaeomalacological workshop in honour of Jean-Paul Descœudres from the Universities of Geneva and Sydney. Papers are invited to present evidence of human collection and modification of shells from all over the ancient world (especially the Mediterranean) and over a large chronological range (from Prehistory to Antiquity with a focus on the Roman world). We are interested in worked shells rather than those used as food or as environmental indicators. Call for papers İzmir https://calenda.org/1334549 https://calenda.org/1334549 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Ce colloque souhaite interroger les modalités selon lesquelles le Moyen Âge a pensé, articulé et transformé le rapport entre multiplicité et unité. Les pratiques des auteurs, des scribes, des artistes, des commanditaires et des publics s’inscrivent dans un champ où la mise en forme du savoir, de la mémoire et de l’art passe constamment par des opérations d’assemblage, de sélection et de hiérarchisation. Nous réfléchirons à cette problématiques selon une perspective foncièrement interdisciplinaire. Call for papers Montreal https://calenda.org/1333014 https://calenda.org/1333014 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Studies on animals in the Byzantine world are gaining considerable momentum. An increasing number of scholars are exploring and reconstructing zoobiographies through the lens of Byzantine literature. Yet a significant corpus of texts—often unjustly relegated to the category of minora—remains underexplored, despite teeming with animal life. In fables, popular tales, proverb collections, school manuals, rhetorical treatises, and dreambooks, animals play important roles : they drive narrative plots, embody moral and social agency, and serve as crucial vehicles for cultural meaning. Call for papers https://calenda.org/1331481 https://calenda.org/1331481 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 The conference, dedicated to European ceramics, aims to address issues relating to figurative sculpture in the round, to relief sculpture and to trompe l'oeil, all in the medium of ceramics. This includes the imitation of other materials, such as wood or precious stones, and the mimetic representation of animals and plants. Sculpture and trompe l'oeil are recurring themes but have been little studied in a comprehensive manner in European ceramic art, not even in Art Deco ceramics, which frequently use sculptural forms, both in tableware and in purely decorative pieces. Call for papers Mons (7000) https://calenda.org/1330143 https://calenda.org/1330143 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100 The two-day conference, organised by the IRAAR group, will take place at the University of Edinburgh (UK). This conference explores the multifaceted relationships between humans and stone through an archaeological lens on quarrying, rock-cut architecture/site, and rock art. By addressing challenges of extraction, technological adaptation, and symbolic and practical engagements with rock, as well as heritage and recent research, the event fosters interdisciplinary dialogue on the transformation of rocky landscapes across time and space. Call for papers Edinburgh (EH8 9AG) https://calenda.org/1314743 https://calenda.org/1314743 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100 The main aim of the Biblia africana colloquium is to explore the reception of Biblical text in African Christianity in the ancient and medieval periods. Taking Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia as its geographical setting, over a period spanning from the 4th to the 15th centuries AD. Speakers at this event will attempt to measure, interrogate and document the penetration of Biblical text on early African Christianity, exploring how Biblical themes and motifs helped shape the face of African Christianity in its cultural and spiritual expressions. Call for papers Brussels (1040) https://calenda.org/1311187 https://calenda.org/1311187 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Develop research skills working with primary medieval sources in and around Bristol, a leading medieval English city and gateway to Europe with this three-week summer school programme. Summer School Bristol (BS8 1TB) https://calenda.org/1307958 https://calenda.org/1307958 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200 The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of Michel Sittow’s death in his hometown of Reval (now Tallinn). Sittow’s life, career, and œuvre exemplify how, in the Late Medieval and Early Modern world, professional mobility was no less significant than it is today. The seminar aims to explore the international visual and political contexts surrounding Sittow in order to better understand his experiences within the artistic production and visual culture of late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century Europe. Conference, symposium Tallinn (10412) https://calenda.org/1300530 https://calenda.org/1300530 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Following the Chaucer: Here and Now exhibition (2023-2024) at the Bodleian Library, this conference - sponsored by the Modernités Médiévales association and the New Chaucer Society - aims to continue the reflection on the medievalist dimension of Geoffrey Chaucer's work and its persistent influence in contemporary culture. Conference, symposium Nancy (54) https://calenda.org/1294819 https://calenda.org/1294819 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Following the workshop “Negotiating Catenae and Catena Research” held at KU Leuven in June 2025, this second instalment aims to move beyond the traditional approach that considers catenae in isolation, book by biblical book. We find it relevant to adopt a cross-cutting perspective and to study catenae on different biblical books in conjunction. Call for papers Leuven https://calenda.org/1296422 https://calenda.org/1296422 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200 The annual Study Days organized by the Jeunes Chercheur·euses Médiévistes (JCM) will be held this year on the 12th and 13th of March 2026 at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, the conference will be devoted to the theme of marginality in the Middle Ages. Call for papers Fribourg (1700) https://calenda.org/1292495 https://calenda.org/1292495 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200 The Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop offers a supportive and informal setting for graduate students and early career researchers (ECRs) to discuss their research on all aspects of Oceanic and Maritime History across all periods. Dedicated to historical research investigating human engagement with the sea. It is open to all time periods, geographical regions, or intellectual approaches, and we actively encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and discussion, as well as transnational approaches. Summer School Cambridge https://calenda.org/1287962 https://calenda.org/1287962 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200 The 22th Meetings of Medieval History in Najera want to expose how people with disabilities were perceived and treated in medieval society, as well as the forms of integration from a comparative perspective between European and Islamic world cities. Call for papers Nájera (26300) https://calenda.org/1286683 https://calenda.org/1286683 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200 What does it mean to write “Cistercian history”? What are the structural and thematic features that reveal how authors gave expression to the Order’s concerns and priorities? And are these features always present? Call for papers Leeds