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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies

The Thirteenth Moravian College Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies will be held on Saturday December 1, 2018 on Moravian’s campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Students are encouraged to present or attend presentations and performances at the conference. 

The conference organizers welcome contributions from all departments in explorations of connections to the period between approx. 500 C.E. and 1800 C.E. Past conferences have featured papers, panels, and poster presentations that began as coursework, in addition to engaging performances in music, drama, and dance. The conference generally draws over 200 people and typically features presentations and performances by 80 to 100 students from 30 schools or so.

The typical presentation format consists of a 15-minute paper or a 45-minute group performance, but alternative formats are certainly considered. Both registration and submission of proposals will open October 1 and will be handled via the conference website. The deadline for the submission of proposals is November 3. For a look at past conferences, please visit our website.

Details for the plenary speaker and concert will be announced soon on the conference website. The day typically runs from about 9:00am-4:00pm, with performance and reception following. Registration and all activities (apart from lunch) are free for presenters and attendees.

Please look out for the Call for Papers and feel free to email questions to sandybardsley@moravian.edu.

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