MAMO aims to explore the continued return to, and relevance of, the Middle Ages. This years conference will be held at the University of Lincoln
The Middle Ages in the Modern World
A multidisciplinary conference on medievalism in the post-Middle Ages
Following the success of MAMO 2013, held at St Andrews last year, we are proud to announce that a follow-up conference will be held from Monday 29th June to Thursday 2nd July 2015 at the University of Lincoln. It will also be held in conjunction with Lincoln’s celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, where Lincoln’s own copy of the Magna Carta will have returned and be back proudly on display in the castle.
As the title suggests, MAMO aims to explore the continued return to, and relevance of, the Middle Ages in the modern world, and why the period continues to attract audiences and scholars. Particularly, its interdisciplinary focus is designed to explore a range of areas, from popular culture to public history, from science to advertising, and even legal frameworks and political rhetoric. Given the popularity of medievalism as a growing discipline, and given the fantastic reception of the last conference, we are expecting a wide audience from a range of fields and disciplines including History, Literature, Film & Television, Video Games, Performing Arts, Drama, Languages, Museum Curation and more besides.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Elaine Treharne (Stanford University), The Roberta Bowman Denning Professor of Humanities
Louise D’Arcens (University of Wollongong), Associate Professor of English Literature
James Hannam, author of God’s Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Kevin J. Harty (LaSalle University), Professor and Chair of English
Claire Breay (British Library) Lead Curator of Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts
The 2015 MAMO conference is being organised by Andrew Elliott and Joanna Huntington. Follow the links to our profiles for our individual contact details, or else you can get hold of either of us at the conference email account, themamoconference@gmail.com. And if you just can’t get enough of us, well, you can follow MAMO2015 on our social media links, too!
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