Binghamton University’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CEMERS) seeks to bring together researchers dedicated to the study of non-binary gender, trans identities, and queerness during the premodern period, broadly defined, to share research and discuss the challenges of LGBTQIA+ scholarship. We invite proposals for papers and panels for CEMERS’ 2025 conference, Always Here: Non-Binary Gender, Trans Identities, and Queerness in the Global Middle Ages (c. 250–1650). The conference will include plenary lectures by Leah DeVun (Rutgers University) and Pernilla Myrne (University of Gothenburg), as well as plenary roundtables dedicated to translation and pedagogy. We hope to facilitate conversations between scholars across disciplines and geographic and linguistic boundaries, with the purpose of moving beyond academic silos to build a broad, truly global, and ideally collaborative textual and theoretical basis for future research. We are particularly eager for papers that examine regions beyond Western Europe, but Europeanists are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals.
For more information, please visit: https://www.binghamton.edu/cemers/conference/index.html
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
April 15, 2025
Abstracts (350–500 words) for individual papers and for sessions are invited. Papers should be 20 minutes in length. Send abstracts, along with a CV, to cemers@binghamton.edu. For information, contact Bridget Whearty at bwhearty@binghamton.edu.