Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Call for Papers / Sessions


 
The Research Centre Early Modern Morals invites submissions to an international conference held in Jyväskylä, Finland, June 10th – 12th, 2015. The annual Gustav Wasa conference has established itself as a venue for early modern period research. The focus of 2015 conference will be the state of European nobility research. The aim of the conference is to provide new insights into nobility studies which have received more attention in recent years throughout Europe after many decades of neglect. 

The conference welcomes all researchers of European nobility to exchange ideas on recent nobility studies. We welcome papers or sessions (including 2-4 persons) that respond to the main theme from different viewpoints and from different time periods from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century. The proposals can deal with, but are not limited to, the following themes:

* Economy, material culture and consumption
* Space (inner and outer) and borders
* Networks: kinship, family, friendship, communities
* Ideology (politics, religion, ideals, values, education)
* Change, transition and transformation
* Social categories (gender, age, status)
* Service (serving the nobility, serving the crown)
* Everyday life (food, health care, daily activities)
* Ceremony, rituals and symbols
* Representations of art, music, and literature

Sessions will be in English and individual paper presentations will be 30 minutes, including discussion. Self-organized sessions including 3 to 4 presentations are also welcome.

Please submit a 250-word abstract to the conference email address: nobility2015@gmail.com

The abstract should contain following information:
The title of presentation / the theme of session
The affiliation of the presenter(s) and e-mail address(es)
Audiovisual requirements
Five key words

Important dates:
September 30th, 2014: deadline for submissions of abstracts and session proposals
November 15th, 2014: Notification of acceptance of papers / sessions
March 31st, 2015: Final date for registration

Conference fee: 100€

We warmly welcome you to the beautiful lake district of Jyväskylä, Finland