Conferences

This panel seeks papers that cover any aspect of war and peace in medieval and early modern Central Europe. How was war waged? How was it experienced or portrayed? What were its impacts and cultural artifacts? How were leagues and alliances formed and dissolved? Which forms of conflict resolution were sought as alternatives to military violence? How was peace envisioned and enacted? We hope to foster an interdisciplinary discussion, which might include archival studies, military history, literature, art, material culture, and music.

Papers in both English and German are welcome. Individual paper submitters should submit a 350-word abstract by Friday, March 8, 2024 to Frances Kneupper (fckneupp@olemiss.edu). All prospective participants, including moderators and commentators, must be paid members of the German Studies Association for the current year by the submission deadline.

This panel invites papers on any aspect of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Germany as well as their connections across the European continent and beyond. Which aspects of this wide-ranging religious, intellectual, social, and cultural upheaval are frequently overlooked at other conferences? How should we continue to re-appraise its leaders, religious and political? How have the Reformation and/or Counter-Reformation been represented in German studies in both the early modern period and later? We welcome all perspectives and approaches and wish to foster an interdisciplinary discussion that seeks to explore the Reformation and the European and global response to it in a fresh way.

Papers in both English and German are welcome. Individual paper submitters should submit a 350-word abstract by Friday, March 8, 2024 to Marcela Perrett (marcela.perett@ndsu.edu). All prospective participants, including moderators and commentators, must be paid members of the German Studies Association for the current year by the submission deadline.

3. CFP: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Premodern German Studies: A Roundtable

In the era of shrinking enrollments in the humanities, teaching medieval and early modern German studies well is essential for ensuring its continued presence in the curriculum. Have you done something in the classroom that you thought worked well? We are seeking participants for a roundtable to share their innovative teaching ideas. Contributions might discuss teaching across disciplines, team-teaching, teaching works or topics across different media, using new technologies in the classroom, curriculum or program design, approaches to online or blended learning, inclusive pedagogy, feedback strategies, or incorporating practices such as experiential or project-based learning. Our focus is on medieval and early modern subjects as well as their afterlife in later periods across multiple media from visual and literary adaptations to gaming.

We hope this roundtable to be truly interdisciplinary and invite all disciplines within German Studies broadly defined.

Individual paper submitters should submit a 350-word abstract by Friday, March 8, 2024 to Christopher Hutchinson (cjhutch1@olemiss.edu). All prospective participants, including moderators and commentators, must be paid members of the German Studies Association for the current year by the submission deadline.

Call for Complete Sessions in Medieval and Early Modern German Studies

Submission of complete sessions on any topic in medieval and early modern German studies for which sponsorship from the MEMGS network is sought are most welcome. In proposing panels, please follow the submission guidelines of the GSA for the 2024 conference. They can be found through this link. If you are interested in proposing a complete session, or are seeking additional speakers for a panel that you wish to propose, please contact James Parente (paren001@umn.edu) as soon as possible. Note that panels typically feature three speakers (four is the maximum), a commentator, and a moderator.

Organizers of complete sessions should submit a 350-word description of the panel along with 350-word abstracts for each paper in the session. Proposals for complete sessions should be submitted by Friday, March 8, 2024 to James Parente (paren001@umn.edu). All prospective participants, including moderators and commentators, must be paid members of the German Studies Association for the current year by the submission deadline.