Let the Games Begin: The Medieval World at Play

Event type: 
Conference
Date: 
19 June 2010 - 20 June 2010

We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers working in any field of Medieval Studies to submit abstracts for the 3rd annual interdisciplinary conference at the University of Sheffield, organised by medievalists in the Department of French, hosted by the Humanities Research Institute, and subsidised by the Society for French Studies.

We welcome papers that approach issues concerning games and sports in medieval culture.

Suitable topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Children’s games / play / toys
  • Courtly games
  • Chess / card / board games
  • Drinking games
  • Love games
  • Competitions     
    Jousts / Tournaments / War games
  • Fairs
  • Hunting  / Hawking
  • Sports: archery, hammer-throwing, quarter-staff contests, stoolball, hurling, gameball, wrestling etc

Please send proposals of no more than 250 words for a twenty minute paper in English with your name, institution and contact details either by e-mail to gameplayconference@shef.ac.uk or by post to the address below by 12 April 2010.

As in previous years, a selection of papers is likely to be published in an edited collection.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Nicola McDonald from University of York as our keynote speaker.

URL: 
http://www.shef.ac.uk/gameplay-conference/
Organiser(s): 
Katariina Nara, Keira Borrill and Lorna Bleach
Venue: 
Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield 34 Gell Street Sheffield S3 7QY
Location: 
Sheffield
Call for Papers details
Call for papers deadline: 
12 April 2010
CFP_II.doc
Contact details
Katariina Nara
p.k.nara@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact phone: 
01142227400
School of Modern Languages and Linguistics University of Sheffield Jessop West 1 Upper Hanover Street Sheffield S3 7RA