Centre for Medieval Literature (CML) is a Centre of Excellence funded by The Danish National Research Foundation. The centre is operative for six years from February 1st 2012, with a possibility of a further grant for four years.
CML will seek to establish a cross-disciplinary theoretical framework for the study of medieval literature on a European scale.
The Centre is located at The University of Southern Denmark (Odense) and at The University of York and is run by prof. Lars Boje Mortensen (Centre leader, SDU), prof. Elizabeth Tyler (York), and associate prof. Christian Høgel (SDU). CML furthermore consists of participants from York and Odense and of a wider group of European and North American scholars.
Crossing the Languages of Medieval Europe:
Historical, Linguistic and Literary Approaches
3-8 June 2013
The Belgian Academy, Rome
The summer school is open to PhD students of medieval European history, linguistics and literature. In addition to working in their research with texts in at least two medieval languages, students will be expected to read English and either French and/or German. Lectures and seminars will be held in English. Applications should include an abstract of the current research (no more than one side of A4, single spaced) and a statement addressing the contributions one can make to the summer school and what one hopes to gain from participating (no more than one side of A4, single spaced). One referee who will be willing to write in support of the application has to be named. Referees of short-listed applicants will be contacted directly by the organizers of the summer school.
Applications should be sent before the 1st February 2013 to Martine.DeReu@UGent.be
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