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Call for Papers: Medieval Art in Theory
Friday, 18 June 2010
Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2
The Medieval Art in Theory project aims to find new ways of interrogating familiar objects by considering medieval art and architecture in the light of modern theoretical discourses. Following the series of workshops on the themes of Mise-en-Abyme, Framing, and Mimesis held during the last year, this one-day conference will revisit these topics and provide an opportunity to explore future directions for research within the overall remit of the project. The conference will include short papers with significant opportunity for discussion. We invite proposals for papers on the topics of the workshops, particularly from those who attended them either as speakers or audience. The topics of the previous workshops will provide the focus of the first three sessions of the conference, whilst for the fourth session we invite submissions on any other topic in keeping with the aims of the Medieval Art in Theory project. It is hoped that this open session will also suggest subjects for future workshops. As always, we welcome papers on visual culture and art in all media from the late classical period to c.1400, in Western Europe and beyond.
Those interested in participating in the conference are strongly encouraged to visit the Medieval Art in Theory pages on the Research Forum website, which include further information about the aims of the project and an archive of papers from the previous sessions: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/projects/medievalarttheory/index.shtml.
Proposals of 250 words for 20 minute papers together with a short statement about the author’s research interests should be sent to Laura Cleaver (laura.cleaver@courtauld.ac.uk) by 30 April 2010.