Building early career connections at Leeds International Medieval Congress 2026

In this guest blog post, two panelists from the Ceræ-sponsored sessions on 'Premodern Timeliness and Timelessness', Elizabeth Sandoval and Leonardo Colicigno, share their experiences of attending Leeds IMC 2026. Thank you, Leonardo and Elizabeth, for joining us at this year’s event! If you would like to be involved in the Ceræ-sponsored sessions at Leeds IMC … Continue reading Building early career connections at Leeds International Medieval Congress 2026

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 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

Guest Post: An Interview with Roxanne Bodsworth

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Roxanne Bodsworth to our interview series. Dr. Bodsworth holds a PhD from Victoria University, Melbourne, and is an academic and poet. Dr. Bodsworth is the winner of the 2024 Ceræ Essay Prize, awarded to the best themed or non-themed article submission submitted by a graduate student or early-career researcher … Continue reading Guest Post: An Interview with Roxanne Bodsworth

Volume 10 Essay Prize Winner

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

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

Ceræ Volume 9: Call For Papers

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

Volume 7 Essay Prize Winner

Ceræ is pleased to announce that the winner of our Volume 7 essay prize is Dr. Emma Louise Barlow for her article, 'Emotional Minds and Bodies in the Suicide Narratives of Dante’s Inferno’ which discusses the dynamic role suicide plays in Dante's Inferno. We had excellent submissions for Volume 7 for the theme 'Minority and … Continue reading Volume 7 Essay Prize Winner

Winner winner!

Cerae are pleased to announce the winner of our volume four essay prize.  This prize was awarded to an article submitted under our volume four theme of Influence and Appropriation.  We published two articles related to this theme, and it was a very hard decision as to whom the prize should be awarded, as both … Continue reading Winner winner!

Volume 3 Winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the essay competitions for Volume 3 of Cerae. Lisa Tagliaferri won the prize for Best Themed Essay, with the theme of the issue being 'Words, Signs, and Feelings'.  Tagliaferri's article, ''A Gentlewoman of the Courte': Introducing and Translating the Court Lady', explores the pro-feminist agenda, or lack … Continue reading Volume 3 Winners