2008 Call for Papers

CFP: VAGANTES Graduate Student Conference 2008 (10/15/07; 2/28/08-3/2/08)

VAGANTES Graduate Student Conference 2008
February 28-March 2, 2008
The Ohio State University

VAGANTES is an annual, traveling conference for graduate students studying any aspect of the Middle Ages. The conference was conceived with several goals in mind, which include fostering of a sense of community among medievalists in the beginning stages of their careers, providing exposure to an interdisciplinary forum, and showcasing the resources of the host institutions, all at minimal cost to graduate students.

The seventh conference will be hosted by the graduate medievalists at Ohio State University February 28-March 2, 2008. This year's featured speakers will be Barbara Hanawalt, King George III Chair of British History at The Ohio State University, and Elaine Treharne, Professor of English at Florida State University.

Abstracts for twenty-minute papers are welcome from graduate students on any topic dealing with the Middle Ages, including areas outside the Latin West. Papers should strive for significance to a broad medievalist audience.

Please send a brief CV and abstract of no more than 300 words by October 15, 2007 to:

Jennifer Gianfalla
email: gianfalla.1@osu.edu (email submission preferred)
Department of English
The Ohio State University
421 Denney Hall
164 W 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1340

For more information, please visit our website at http://cmrs.osu.edu/vagantes.