Curated by renowned scholars Elisheva Baumgarten, Maya Soifer Irish, Marcia Kupfer, and Asa Mittman, this project aims to create a series of enriching, open-access resources on medieval Jewish life for students, instructors, and the general public.

The definitions of what Jewish cultural heritage is or should be, what significance it has for various stakeholders, and how it is used as a social, cultural, religious, economic, and political resource are subject to social and political changes. The conference is dedicated to various tangible and intangible manifestations of Jewish cultural heritage, which will be discussed from the perspective of Critical Heritage Studies.

The editorial board of Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations invites submissions for its current and future volumes. Interested authors are encouraged to contact the editors in advance. All papers will be subject to peer-review before acceptance for publication.Please visit the journal’s website to see the current volume and past issues. SCJR is located at www.bc.edu/scjr.

Deadline May 32, 2024

Submission Deadline: May 2; 5 pm EST

This year’s conference will take place Sunday, December 15 through Thursday, December 19. The conference will launch on Sunday with in-person gatherings worldwide, followed by four days of online academic sessions, Monday through Thursday.

This series examines the cultural practice of storytelling in and about the Middle Ages. It aims at advancing our understanding of the art and practice of storytelling in the global Middle Ages in different languages and media. It places particular emphasis on the combination of narration and performance, and it extends its scope to include contemporary storytelling of medieval stories and themes. Moreover, the series invites contributions researching the stories we tell today about the Middle Ages, and so welcomes perspectives on medievalism and the ways our narratives about our cultural past connect with historical reality. The series welcomes a global perspective and a comparative point of view. The series invites proposals for monographs, edited collections and conference proceedings on all subjects related to storytelling in and about the Middle Ages. 

07.10.2024 – 09.10.2024, Prague

Submission Deadline: 15.03.2024

Researchers from various disciplines are invited to submit proposals for 30-minute papers on the subject of invective practices in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

When it comes to constituting and maintaining social cohesion, contemporary political discourse usually warns against social polarization and division, while also invoking values such as solidarity and cooperation. From an analytical point of view, however, the roots of human communities are more diverse and contradictory. A group may have come into being by command or consensus, by contract or propaganda, by necessity or kinship, by all at the same time, or in another way altogether. Particularly effective are such concepts that enable a group to recognize and determine itself through some kind of conflict with others. The “we” is thus often constituted in demarcation and in contrast to “the other(s)”.
This mechanism of communication was also decisive in premodern Europe, from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. It can be observed in ever-changing constellations, from the confrontation between orthodox believers and “heretics” to the humanists’ vituperation and the Enlightenment’s contempt towards the common people. The manifold patterns of intercommunitary disparagement will be the focus of the planned conference.