Dear all,
On behalf of Sil Hooijsma and the first year students of the ReMa Classical,
Medieval and Early Modern studies, I send you the following announcement:
(Beyond) Otherness
21 & 22 June 2021
18th annual CMEMS Conference
Students of the Research Master Classical, Medieval and Early Modern
Studies (CMEMS) of the University of Groningen kindly invite you to the
annual CMEMS conference. This year’s topic is otherness (the state of being
other or different). This concept is traditionally used to capture the
binary opposition between self and other. Recently, however, scholars moved
beyond this traditional approach to instead focus on the space in-between
the binaries, placing more emphasis on the interrelation between the self
and other. We will explore the use of otherness and the potential benefits
of moving beyond the traditional approach for the study of premodern
history. During this multidisciplinary conference, speakers with various
expertises will present their premodern case studies of otherness,
particularly with regard to translating the other, creating and using
otherness, the other in space and place, and non-human others. We are
delighted to announce that this year's keynote lectures will be given by
dr. Susan Yi Sencindiver (Aarhus University, Denmark) and dr. Rebecca
Merkelbach (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany).
Due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic the conference will be held
online, taking place on the 21st and 22nd of June. It is possible to attend
both days or individual parts of each day.
Interested? For registration and detailed information about the speakers,
topics and programme please visit the conference website,
https://cmems2021.com ;<http://cmems2021.com/>. Follow our social media
channels for regular updates. If you have any questions or suggestions,
please feel free to contact us at cmemsconference@xxxxxx. Admission is free
of charge.
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