at the
International Medieval Congress in Leeds 2017
“Moving
Byzantium: Mobility, Microstructures and Personal Agency” is a five-year
project which began at the University of Vienna in 2016 (http://rapp.univie.ac.at/), funded through the Wittgenstein-Prize, the highest scholarly
award of Austria, which was bestowed on Prof. Claudia Rapp in 2015.
In order to present the research questions and methodological
approaches of the project and to initiate discussion and cooperation with the
scientific community of medieval and Byzantine studies (and beyond), “Moving Byzantium” will organise a series
of sessions at the International Medieval Congress 2017 at the University of
Leeds, the largest scholarly gathering of its kind in Europe (3-6 July 2017, http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/imc2017_call.html). The special (but not exclusive) thematic strand for
the IMC 2017 is “Otherness”.
We invite scholars at all career stages to submit proposals
for papers connected with the main topics of “Moving Byzantium”, with a particular focus on aspects of geographical, social and cultural mobility
within and beyond the Byzantine Empire. We are particularly interested in
research based on new material, novel interpretations and innovative methods
which also locates Byzantium and its neighbours in a wider comparative
framework.
For scholars selected for presentation in the sessions
of “Moving Byzantium”, the Standard Full Four Day Registration for the
IMC (currently £ 225.50/ca. € 270) will be covered by our project, while we
expect participants to secure their own funding for their expenses for travel
and accommodation.
Please send paper
proposals (300 words max.), in English, accompanied by a short CV including
affiliation, career stage and research interests, by 9 September 2016 to Ms. Paraskevi Sykopetritou, Project
Coordinator: paraskevi.sykopetritou@univie.ac.at. Papers will be selected by 16 September 2016 and
successful candidates must confirm their participation by 20 September 2016.
