CALL FOR PAPERSThe EMREM Postgraduate Forum

Annual Symposium Thursday 5th and Friday 6th May 2016

Papers are invited for the 2016 EMREM two-day interdisciplinary symposium, to be held at the University of Birmingham. The theme for this year’s event is 'Chaos and Catastrophe; Restoration and Renewal'.

Postgraduate speakers from all fields of EMREM are welcome to share their research and build networks at this friendly and well-established symposium.

Possible topics might include, but are not limited to:

Civil Wars Restoration Dynastic Feuds LegitimacyReformation Counter-Reformation Providential Disasters Conservation and Resilience Disease and Famine Medicine and Containment Memories of Catastrophe Visions of UtopiaDeath of a Leader CoronationCollapse of Empire The New World Sudden Death Ars Moriendi Apocalypse Resurrection Suffering Hope

Papers should be 20 minutes in length. Please send proposals of approximately 300 words, OR 1000 words if applying as a panel, to emremforum@googlemail.com by 1st March 2016.

We have normally been able to provide the conference free of charge and with grants available to cover reasonable travel costs for speakers. We are confident that we will be able to do the same this year.

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