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• 20 sep 2013

  Call for papers - Middle Ages

  Empire of letters and Tigers of parchment

  International Medieval Congress

  Script is not a neutral communication medium. Scripts were particularly used throughout the Middle Ages to stage the idea of Empire, power and domination. The writing has the ability to connote authority and Empire and to inspire respect. On the other hand, the scriptural domain is a world in itself with its coherence and history. The idea of an ‘Empire of letters’ may have emerged within this world too. Both parts of this “empire of letters” are relevant for the palaeographical sessions on the specific thematic strand of ‘Empire’ organised at the International Medieval Congress 2014 in Leeds and sponsored by Apices and Cap Digital.

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• 30 nov 2013

  Call for papers - Modern

  Sport and Education from the Ephebe to the Teenager

  In every age, from ancient Greece to contemporary societies, sport has always had close and significant links to the world of education. The gymnasium of the ancient world fulfilled a threefold purpose as a space of the celebration of the body, sensory education and physical training. The twentieth century has seen a partial renewal in sports education in accordance with ideas and proposals influenced by, and occasionally the subject of controversy among, the Olympic movement, sporting associations, the institution of school, and youth movements. Sports education, then, involves issues and concerns encompassing the civic, military, health, practical and, most markedly, political spheres. The historiography of sports education has experienced profound transformations over the last decade, seeing changes in its sources, its subjects and its approaches. This session will be devoted to an account of the most exciting directions it is taking today.

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• 06 jui 2013

  Landévennec

  Study days - History

  Culture and teaching in Britanny in the High Middle Ages

  Tribute to the memory of Louis Lemoine

  Disparu l’an dernier, Louis Lemoine fut l’un des membres fondateurs du CIRDoMoC (Centre d’information et de documentation sur le monachisme celtique). La journée annuelle de rencontres de cette association du 6 juillet 2013 sera consacrée à sa vie de chercheur et d’universitaire : la culture et l’enseignement au haut Moyen Âge en Bretagne et dans les terres celtiques. Si la terre bretonne se veut donc au cœur du propos, au travers du scriptorium de Landévennec, il s’agira également de saisir les aspects textuels ou codicologiques de manuscrits existants, entre autres par diverses approches des gloses. Cela dans un contexte géographique élargi, nécessaire à la bonne compréhension des liens importants ayant existé entre les mondes celtiques et l’Europe franque : ainsi seront précisées, par exemple, les dimensions culturelles de l’hagiographie en Irlande ou  les relations érudites sensibles entre le monde carolingien et la Bretagne.

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