Calls for Papers/Feb 24, 2016

Interwoven Lives

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Interwoven Lives: The Eastern Mediterranean in the 14th–17th Centuries, Proposed Colloquium Session for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Toronto, Ontario, January 5–8, 2017

The AIA Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology Interest Group invites proposals for papers on the topic of "Interwoven Lives: The Eastern Mediterranean in the 14th–17th Centuries" for a colloquium at the next AIA Annual Meeting. The panel will focus on patterns of interaction in a variety of spheres in the Late Medieval and Post-Medieval periods. Of particular interest are papers that address:

  • Exchange (traffic, trade networks, etc.)
  • Cross-cultural interaction and influence
  • Applications of network analysis
  • New fieldwork or new interpretations of data from local contexts
  • Research that brings together different data sources

The selected proposals will be used to develop a fuller abstract for the colloquium.

If you are interested in submitting a paper for consideration, please email the following information to Lucie Wall Stylianopoulosby March 13, 2016:

  • Name, institutional affiliation, and contact information for the author(s)
  • Preferred presentation length (15 or 20 minutes)
  • Paper title
  • Abstract (maximum of 400 words and conforming to the AIA Style Guidelines)

Organizers: Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos and Rebecca Seifried on behalf of the AIA Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology Interest Group

Source: BSANA listserv