The Annual Conference of the Atlantic Medieval Association
The Annual Conference of the Atlantic Medieval Association is happening at Acadia University November 15-16!
The conference opens with a mediaeval sampler session at 2:30 on the 15th; over the two days, our speakers discuss a range of topics, including vernacular languages, mediaeval women (and rape laws, and in family affairs, and in business), religion, medicine, philosophy, East-West crossovers, and literature and reception (including mediaeval weapons in modern literature and film).
Audience attendance is free and open to all, including and especially for the plenary lecture: ‘In Search of the Sea-Kings: The Forgotten Kingdom of Man and the Isles, 1079-1275’, by Professor R. Andrew McDonald of Brock University, BAC 132, Friday November 15, 4:30. Contact je.macdonald@acadiau.ca or kevin.whetter@acadiau.ca for specific details.