Bristol University Centre of Medieval Studies Postgraduate Conference, 3-4th March, 2017.
Past Futures: Temporality and Space in the Middle Ages.
Prospective speakers are invited to submit abstracts of 300 words for 20-minute presentations that engage with medieval concepts of time, space, and the future. Papers may include, but are not limited to the following topics:
Medieval concepts/narratives of the future
Science-fiction for the Middle Ages
Eschatological future
Queer times and spaces
Non-linear time and liminality
Prediction and forecast
Medievalism in post-medieval depictions of the future
Visions of development and technology
Abstracts and queries to be submitted to:
Jade Godsall: jg16184@bristol.ac.uk
Mary Bateman: mb16182@bristol.ac.uk
Deadline: 22 January 2017