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The 22nd Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies will take place at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA from March 16th–18th, 2023. Vagantes is an interdisciplinary community of junior scholars that offers an excellent opportunity for sharing new research. Abstracts of 300 words and a 1-page CV are due by November 28, 2022! We would be grateful […]

The Vagantes Board of Directors are excited to announce the 21st Vagantes Paper Prize Winners! Congratulations Arsany, Rebekkah, and Anya!!!

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

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

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

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.

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

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 |

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