Monastic Europe: Landscape and Settlement
International Conference, 22 – 25 August 2015, Ennis, Co. Clare
The Irish Research Council-funded Monastic Ireland: Landscape and Settlement project is a research partnership between the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin, the Discovery Programme and the Department of History, University College Cork. The project is examining the unusually well preserved remains of late medieval monastic buildings in Ireland within their broader European context, with a particular emphasis on their architecture and impact on the landscape around them.
The project team is pleased to announce an international conference, to be held 22-25 August in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. Located in an area rich with the medieval buildings of the European monastic orders, the conference will balance sessions of papers with a number site visits, and will stimulate a focused academic debate on the impact of monasticism in shaping the development of the physical environment across Europe between c.1100 and c.1700. Conference themes will include:
- The topography of medieval monastic settlement (1100-1700), in both urban and rural environments
- The impact of Church reforms on the physical structures and landscapes of monastic foundations
- Monastic space (liturgical, social and architectural aspects)
- Patronage networks
- Architecture and identities
- Written sources for understanding the monastic environment
We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers exploring this theme across the stated time span, throughout Europe. Papers may deal with either case studies or broader methodological questions, and are not limited to delivery in the English language.
Proposals for posters are also welcomed from doctoral students and early career scholars, and the conference organizers hope to have small subsidies available for accommodation costs.
Please send an email containing both your proposed title and an abstract of no more than 300 words to Dr Rachel Moss at rmoss@tcd.ie. If you intend to apply for a conference subsidy please indicate this on your proposal.
Deadline for proposals is Friday, 28 November, 2014
Download conference poster here
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