ACMRS (the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies) at Arizona State University invites papers for its fourth annual interdisciplinary conference on February 12-14, 1998. The conference is both an open forum for the exploration of any topic relating to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and an opportunity to examine in more depth a single, focused theme. This year's theme is "Peace, Negotiation, and Reciprocity: Strategies of Co-existence in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance." The keynote speaker will be Robert W. Scribner, Harvard Divinity School, editor of _Tolerance and Intolerance in the European Reformation_ (Cambridge UP, 1996).
Pending contract negotiations with Brepols Publishers of Belgium, selected papers related to the conference theme may be considered for publication in the fourth volume of the "Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" series. Papers dealing with any facet of the Mediterranean region will be automatically considered for publication in the journal _Mediterranean Studies_, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, the Medieval and Renaissance Collegium (MARC) at the University of Michigan, and ACMRS at Arizona State University.
The conference will also host "The Medieval Book: A Workshop in Codicological Practice." This pre-conference half-day workshop led by Richard Clement, University of Kansas, will focus on the making of the medieval codex. Participants will discuss the production of parchment, paper, pens, and ink, and then will make several quires in preparation for writing. Note: This workshop does not cover scripts and is not calligraphic.
The setting of the conference is the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, a luxury 5-star resort featuring swimming pool, tennis courts, sauna, and proximity to numerous attractions in the Phoenix- Scottsdale-Tempe area. The hotel is just two blocks from the ASU campus and 15 minutes from the Phoenix airport. The high temperature in the "Valley of the Sun" during February averages 70 degrees.
The conference registration fee is just $45 ($20 for students) and includes welcoming and concluding receptions, two days of concurrent sessions, concert, and keynote address.
By October 15, 1997, send two copies of session proposals, one- page abstracts, or complete papers, along with two copies of your current c.v., to Robert E. Bjork, Director, ACMRS, Arizona State University, PO Box 872301, Tempe, AZ 85287-2301. Email: robert.bjork@asu.edu. Phone: (602) 965-5900. Fax: (602) 965-1681. A limited number of travel awards and stipends, based on demonstrated need, are available for scholars from abroad. Registration forms and information will also be available from our world-wide web page: http://www.asu.edu/clas/acmrs. Contact ACMRS for more information.
