Ceræ is an open-access, award-winning, peer-reviewed journal directed by a committee of international graduate students and early career researchers. We are united in our commitment to open access publishing, the innovative possibilities of the digital humanities, and to forging a strong community of medieval and early modern scholars. Volunteering for Ceræ provides invaluable experience in operating a journal … Continue reading Call for Committee Members
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Support our journal and become a Friend of Ceræ
We’re pleased to introduce our Friends of Ceræ supporter program, a new initiative designed especially for our wonderful supporters and readers all over the world! Established in 2014, Ceræ is committed to offering open-access publishing, furthering the possibilities of the digital humanities, and forging a strong, global community of medieval and early modern scholars. Your support … Continue reading Support our journal and become a Friend of Ceræ
2026 Ceræ conference – session playbacks available until 30 June!
We’re pleased to offer access to recordings of all nine sessions and three keynotes until 30 June. In addition, we’ve reduced registration to just $10! Our 2026 conference Fame and Fortune has concluded and we’re pleased to offer access to recordings of all nine sessions and three keynotes until 30 June. In addition, we’ve reduced … Continue reading 2026 Ceræ conference – session playbacks available until 30 June!
2026 Ceræ conference – Keynotes Announced – Registrations Open!
We are pleased to announce three keynotes for our annual online conference Fame and Fortune to be held 25 – 26 April 2026. Registrations to attend are now open! The conference will feature the following keynotes: Associate Professor Lisa Bailey, University of Auckland (New Zealand), on ‘The Fama and Fortuna of Balthild, Slave Queen’. Professor Jane Hwang, University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA), on ‘Fortune’s … Continue reading 2026 Ceræ conference – Keynotes Announced – Registrations Open!
Seeking Vol 13 Book Reviewers & Conference Deadline EXTENDED!
We are pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline for themed submissions for our 2026 online Conference: Fame and Fortune to Monday 16 March 2026. Please email your submission for a 20-minute (+ 10 minutes Q&A) presentation to ceraejournal@gmail.com. Please ensure that you include the following: A 150–200 word abstract. Your academic affiliation and … Continue reading Seeking Vol 13 Book Reviewers & Conference Deadline EXTENDED!
2026 Ceræ Call For Papers
We are pleased to announce that the theme for Volume 13 of Ceræ, as well as for our 3rd annual online Conference, is Fame and Fortune. We invite submissions to both the conference and the journal on this theme. Fame and fortune are slippery things. They can be welcome or ironic, tangible or out of … Continue reading 2026 Ceræ Call For Papers
Ceræ Volume 12: Published!
2025 has been a year in which the contemporary world has seen immense geopolitical shifts and generational changes. Cultural fault lines globally have deepened and been exploited cynically by a wide variety of different individuals, organisations, and companies. Communities have simultaneously splintered and closed off from outsiders. Institutions and public edifices are being hollowed out … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 12: Published!
CERÆ at Leeds: a report by Dr. Michele Seah and Quinn Bouabsa Marriott
In this guest post, our secretary and treasurer Dr. Michele Seah and conference presenter and deputy reviews editor Quinn Bouabsa Marriott give their impressions of the 2025 International Medieval Conference at Leeds. We're so glad to have their perspectives on the conference as attendees, moderators, and presenters! Michele SeahThe University of Newcastle, Australia The last … Continue reading CERÆ at Leeds: a report by Dr. Michele Seah and Quinn Bouabsa Marriott
Ceræ at IMC 2025
Ceræ is proud to announce that the journal is once again sponsoring sessions at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds. All three sessions are organised and moderated by our secretary and treasurer, Michele Seah - we are very grateful for her time and effort! The sessions are empaneled as Learning, Knowledge, And … Continue reading Ceræ at IMC 2025
I Dream of Ceræ: The Second Annual Conference, April 2025
Just over a fortnight ago, over the last weekend of April, the second annual Ceræ conference was conducted online with attendees and presenters from sixteen countries across eleven different timezones! Repeating our unique format from last year with a continuous single-stream over 32 hours, our presenters not only came from a multitude of institutions, but … Continue reading I Dream of Ceræ: The Second Annual Conference, April 2025