Borderlines is an annual postgraduate conference in Medieval & Early Modern studies. Held on a rotating basis in Belfast, Dublin and Cork, we aim to bring together Medievalists and Early Modernists (at MA, PhD & postdoctoral level) in all disciplines from across Ireland, Britain and around the world. This page is designed to provide updates on the yearly conferences and to maintain the contacts and friendships they foster throughout the year.
We are pleased to invite abstract of ca. 250 words related to pain in the middle ages. Topics may include but are not limited to :
- collective pain
- depictions of pain
- explanations of pain
- judicial literature
- medical literature
- memory and pain
- narratives of suffering
- pain and creativity
- pain and pleasure
- psychological pain
- social pain
- religious literature
- suffering in the afterlife
Please send abstracts of ca. 250 words, along with a short academic biography, to borderlinesxxii@gmail.com
The deadline for abstracts is 5th February 2018.
