29th ICM Announces Plenary Speaker

The 29th ICM is delighted to announce the plenary speaker for this year’s conference. Dr Rob Meens (Universiteit Utrecht) will be giving the keynote paper, which is entitled ‘Columbanus and the Practice of Penance in Early Medieval Europe’. Given that this year is the 1400th anniversary of the death of Columbanus, this is especially appropriate. …

Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Prize for Best Graduate Paper at the ICM

Last year the ICM inaugurated the Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Prize for the best graduate paper submitted to, and delivered at, the ICM. Emma Anderson (Glasgow/ Edinburgh) was our very first winner. Her paper on early music was a conference highlight. We are pleased to announce the prize again this year, with the continued support of the UCD …

29th Irish Conference of Medievalists: Call for Panels & Papers

The 29th ICM will take place in University College Dublin, 1st – 3rd July 2015. The Irish Conference of Medievalists is an interdisciplinary forum which welcomes papers on all aspects of Irish and European medieval culture, including archaeology, music, history, art history, folklore, language and literature. We also welcome papers which explore Ireland in its wider international context. Following …