APPLICATION TO HOST THE 23RD ANNUAL VAGANTES CONFERENCE IN 2024 The Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies is now accepting applications for our 2024 host institution. The conference is an interdisciplinary graduate student conference focusing on the Middle Ages. It is entirely organized and run by graduate students. Vagantes is a unique opportunity to showcase the […]
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The Vagantes Board of Directors are excited to announce the 21st Vagantes Paper Prize Winners! Congratulations Arsany, Rebekkah, and Anya!!!
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Please join us in welcoming the Vagantes 2022–2023 Board of Directors!!! Chair: Alex Kaczenski 2023 Institution Co-Host Representative: Lydia Shahan 2023 Institution Co-Host Representative: Jonas Hermann Webmaster: Sam Truman Secretary: Abby Armstrong Check Mentorship and Professionalization: Reed O’Mara Member-at-Large (Paper Prize): Mia Hafer Member-at-Large: Kris Racaniello
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Day Three of #Vagantes2022 Has Begun!!! It’s going by so fast! Here are some highlights from Day Two: -Amazing presentations by our speakers, including co-host institution representative Anna O’Connell’s harp and vocal performance as part of her presentation -Keynote lecture by Professor Elina Gertsman on a less well-known Jewish manuscript, the Hammelburg Mahzor -Out
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The Vagantes Board of Directors have several positions that will be come available in mid-May. We are currently seeking self-nominations for:–Webmaster (2yr term)–Member-at-Large: Paper Prize (2yr term)–Future Host Representative(s)–Member-at-Large (2yr term): Have an idea for Vagantes? Apply to be a Member-at-Large! You can find the current BoD members here: http://vagantesconference.org/about-us/directory/ Feel free to talk to
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Some highlights from Day 1 of the 21st Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies!!! Thank you to all of our Day 1 presenters and Profs. Smail, Gertsman, and Rothenberg for their excellent advice in our Professional Development workshop on publishing.
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21st Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Case Western Reserve University Closing Keynote Lecture “Searching for Magdalena (or, Why a Medievalist is Reading Saidiya Hartman and Other Notes from the Archive)” Daniel Smail, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History at Harvard University Saturday, March 26th, 2022 | 5:45–7:15 pm ESTTinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom
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21st Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Case Western Reserve University Opening Keynote Lecture “‘The Breath of Every Living Thing’: Zoocephali in the Hammelburg Mahzor and the Limits of Alterity” Elina Gertsman, Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II, Professor of Art History and Director of Graduate Studies Friday, March 25th, 2022 |
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Presenting at Vagantes 2022? Make sure to apply for the Paper Prize! The Vagantes Paper Prize is awarded to graduate students based on both their presentation at the Vagantes Conference and a written version of their draft submitted to vagantesboard@gmail.com. Paper prizes are judged by members of the Vagantes Board of Directors. In order to
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Thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts for the 21st Annual Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies at Case Western Reserve University!!! You will hear from us in the new year! via GIPHY
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