Ceræ invites the participation of book reviewers for our twelfth volume. If you have not previously written an academic book review, this is no barrier to requesting a book to review, and indeed we encourage and publish reviews from established scholars to junior graduate students and everyone in between. Interested scholars should contact the Reviews … Continue reading Call for Reviewers: CERÆ volume 12
2025 is upon us, and with it comes the publication of Ceræ’s eleventh volume, featuring three themed articles, two creative varia, and a record nineteen book reviews. This issue follows the theme of 'Metamorphosis, Transformation, and Transmutation': we sought articles that addressed shifts in reality, in body, in nature, and in society. The three themed articles interact … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 11: Published!
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
Ceræ extends our congratulations to Dr. Jacob Herrmann, the winner of our Volume 10 essay prize for his article, 'Myths and Memories of the Arthurian Empire in The Awntyrs off Arthur', which examines the role of collective memory in The Awntyrs off Arthur. Dr. Herrmann’s article argues that the poem 'both absorbs and reflects the … Continue reading Volume 10 Essay Prize Winner
As the first month of 2024 draws to a close, we here at Ceræ are pleased to announce the publication of our tenth volume, which features four themed articles, one non-themed, one varium, and six book reviews. For our tenth-anniversary edition the committee chose the theme of 'Memory', with the intention of exploring not only … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 10: Published!
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
After several globally challenging years, we here at Ceræ are proud to bring our readers our largest volume yet with the long-awaited publication of Volume 9. Themed ‘Ritual: Practice, Performance, Reception’, Volume 9 is comprised of seven themed articles, one non-themed article, one varium, and five book reviews. We invite readers to browse through the … Continue reading Volume 9 – Published!
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
After another challenging year globally, we are excited to bring our readers Volume 8 of Ceræ: An Australasian Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. This volume contains two non-themed articles, two varias, and six book reviews. We are extremely proud of the work of the authors, the editorial committee, our book reviewers, the peer … Continue reading Volume 8 – Published!
Ritual: Practice, Performance, Perception Rituals pervade human life. From small or mundane rituals like brushing our teeth or making one's daily coffee, to grand ceremonies that mark important life stages, rituals are everywhere. This has prompted reflection on what rituals are, on what can be considered as ritual. Ceræ invites essays that analyse rituals of … Continue reading Ceræ Volume 9: Call For Papers