CERÆ: An Australasian Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies invites submissions for hybrid panels at the Leeds International Medieval Conference 2026 (July 6-9) on the theme of Premodern Timeliness and Timelessness. Time is a construct with notoriously blurry definitions and boundaries. The artificiality of time can evoke anything from comforting nostalgia to worrying anachronism. … Continue reading CALL FOR PAPERS: Ceræ at IMC 2026
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Deadline extended and 2025 keynote speakers announced!
We are grateful to have received many fascinating submissions for the 2025 Ceræ conference, and are equally delighted to announce we have developed additional program capacity and are therefore accepting abstract submissions until March 12, 2025. Detailed submission guidelines are here. All submissions should be emailed to ceraejournal@gmail.com. We are also privileged to announce our two keynote speakers: Jesse … Continue reading Deadline extended and 2025 keynote speakers announced!
2025 Ceræ Call For Papers – Conference & Journal
We are pleased to announce that the theme for our second annual online Conference next year as well as for Volume 12 of the journal is Dreams, Visions, and Utopias, and we invite submissions to both CFPs that contemplate what is the arguably most ubiquitous and diverse literary genre of the medieval and early modern … Continue reading 2025 Ceræ Call For Papers – Conference & Journal
Leeds IMC 2025 (7-10 July) Call for Papers (Hybrid)
In an ideal situation, learning leads to knowledge and knowledge raises awareness. Set within the context of the past, this simple statement leads us to consider a range of different questions. How did medieval and early modern people learn and what did they learn? How did they teach and what did they teach? Who was … Continue reading Leeds IMC 2025 (7-10 July) Call for Papers (Hybrid)
Seeking Book Reviewers & CFP Deadline EXTENDED for Volume 11
Books Available to Review for Volume 11 Ceræ is seeking book reviewers for Volume 11. While we are open to researchers at any stage in their careers, we are particularly seeking graduate students and Early Career Researchers. Reviews should be 800-1200 words, exclusive of footnotes, appendices, and references. For examples of review form and content, … Continue reading Seeking Book Reviewers & CFP Deadline EXTENDED for Volume 11
Ceræ Inaugural Conference – CFP deadline EXTENDED & Keynotes Announced
The Ceræ inaugural virtual conference, held over 26–27 April 20241 and organised around the theme of Metamorphosis, Transformation, and Transmutation, is just under two months away, and the committee has been busy planning a varied programme from the submissions we have already received. However, in order to provide ample opportunity for scholars at all stages … Continue reading Ceræ Inaugural Conference – CFP deadline EXTENDED & Keynotes Announced
Announcing Ceræ’s Inaugural Conference and Call for Papers
A little over ten years ago, in 2013, a group of postgraduate students largely based in Perth, Western Australia, came together to meet a need within the Australasian publishing market: while there were a number of high-quality postgraduate journals, none were specifically focused on the field of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. In response to … Continue reading Announcing Ceræ’s Inaugural Conference and Call for Papers
Ceræ Volume 11: Call For Papers
Metamorphosis, Transformation, and Transmutation Shifting – or transforming – between states of being is a feature of human and animal societies as well as of the wider living world and the cosmos. This act of shifting is experienced through both natural and unnatural processes and can be seen in all areas of life, from the … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 11: Call For Papers
Leeds IMC 2024: Call for Papers (Hybrid)
In times of crisis, the role of memory in shaping societal responses and perceptions of the past becomes particularly pronounced. This panel, titled Remembering in Times of Crisis seeks to consider the ways in which societies use memory to navigate and make sense of times of upheaval and uncertainty. This panel invites scholars from diverse … Continue reading Leeds IMC 2024: Call for Papers (Hybrid)
Ceræ Volume 10: Call For Papers
In our tenth-anniversary year, Ceræ invites article submissions on the theme of memory. Memory is widely theorised in medieval and early modern studies in connection to how societies remember, perceive, and invent the past. Topics might include: Mnemonic objects, landscapes, rituals, prose and verse, etc. The interfaces between orality and literacy Cultural memory theory and … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 10: Call For Papers