January 2022

January 17, 2022

Call for Papers for NetMAR International Conference: The Arts and Rituals of Pilgrimage

The Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR), an international, interdisciplinary network investigating the overlaps between medieval arts and rituals, invites applications for 20-minute papers that address the broad theme of Arts & Rituals of Pilgrimage. The conference will be held at the premises of the University of Cyprus in 01-03 December 2022.
January 8, 2022

International Workshop: Mothers in the Time of the Church Fathers: Maternal Thought and Maternal Practice between Normative Representations and Individual Transgressions

An International Workshop organized by Dr. Giulia Pedrucci, Member of the MotherBreast Team. This workshop builds on a long-lasting research project that aims at investigating how and to what extent religion, through the words of mainly male authorities, has dictated the female perception of the role of mother and has affected the daily life of mothers.