The annual graduate symposium on Medieval Studies at the University of North Texas provides a platform for graduate students of any discipline to present their work on any aspect of the Middle Ages.
This year's theme is "The Technical Details of Everyday Life." Submissions for papers on any topic from the Late Antique to the Early Renaissance will be considered. Preference will be given to those that address the conference theme.
The symposium will be held March 3rd and 4th, 2016 at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
The keynote speaker for 2016 is Nicola Coldstream, "Behind the Scenes at the Medieval Entertainment."
300-word abstracts are due December 1, 2015 via email to Mickey.Abel@unt.edu
There will also be a $200 prize sponsored by AVISTA for an outstanding paper.
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