Call for papers, Leeds and Kalamzoo, and some costume patterns

International Medieval Congress Leeds 2013

Call for Papers/Sessions - International Medieval Congress 2013

Areas of discussion could include:

•  Diverging cultural attitudes toward pleasure

•  Pleasure in non-Christian contexts

•  Earthly pleasure versus spiritual pleasure

•  Visual and narrative representations of pleasure

•  Social and corporeal manifestations of pleasure

•  Pleasurable activities

•  Individual and collective experiences of pleasure

•  Prohibition and condemnation of pleasure

•  Chastity, celibacy, fasting, and abstinence

•  Love / sexuality / pleasures of the flesh - and their specific cultural expressions

•  Medical theories and approaches to pleasure

•  Mysticism, spirituality, and pleasure

•  Creating and/or experiencing pleasure

•  Entertainment and leisure

•  Humour and fun

•  Material culture and evidence of pleasure

•  Pleasure and luxury / cultural goods / worldliness

For more information on Deadlines etc: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/imc2013_call.html

The 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies – Kalamazoo MI, takes place May 9-12, 2013. The Call for Papers is now available.
For complete details see:  http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/files/call-for-papers-2013.pdf

More info about the conference: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/index.html


Free Costume patterns:

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