Using the Past: The Middle Ages in the Spotlight

31/10/2022

CFP: CINEMA, PHILOSOPHY, AND THE MIDDLE AGES.
Cinema: Journal of Philosophy and the Moving Image welcomes submissions to its 15th special issue on Cinema, Philosophy, and the Middle Ages, a collaboration between the editors and the research project “Cinema and the Middle Ages,” coordinated by Alicia Miguélez Cavero (Instituto de Estudos Medievais, NOVA FCSH). This issue will be dedicated to philosophically questioning cinema and the Middle Ages by exploring concepts and problems such as the literary adaptation of film, aesthetic, political and social imagery, and the relation between historical truth and the past.
Submissions will be accepted in English, Portuguese, and French and can be sent to the editors at: [email protected]. Prospective authors should submit a short CV along with an abstract. Abstracts (max. 500 words) are due on 10 November 2022.
http://cjpmi.ifilnova.pt/cfp-p/

11/12/2020

You can follow all of the sessions live on our YouTube channel

The conference aims at bringing together scholars from all around the world concerned with the uses of the medieval past. Participants will address when, whe...

10/12/2020

Have you watch our interview with Portuguese cartoonist Pedro Massano about his book on the Batlle of Aljubarrota?

A short conversation with cartoonist and journalist Pedro Massano about his work and its intersection with History, in particular, the Battle of Aljubarrota ...

10/12/2020

We are now streaming the conference live on YouTube! Follow the links for sessions 4a https://youtu.be/RzhcwUIbC5c and 4B https://youtu.be/7aBPiOm-Q4w

10/12/2020

Our Keynote speaker �Andrew Elliott (Univ. Lincoln) will open the 2nd day of the conference with a lecture entitled
“The Prosumers of Contemporary Medievalism: What makes a medieval past ‘usable’?”. Join us at 9 am GMT.

09/12/2020

We are live now. Join us for the conference and share your pictures of what your side of the screen looks like! Welcome!

08/12/2020

Ana Maria Machado, from the University of Coimbra, brings us some considerations about Portuguese medievalist fiction with particular emphasis on the books written by Agustina Bessa-Luís.

Ana Maria Machado, from the University of Coimbra, brings us some considerations about Portuguese medievalist fiction with particular emphasis on the books w...

08/12/2020

The International Conference “Using the Past: The Middle Ages in the Spotlight” starts tomorrow and we can't wait to listen to all the keynote conferences and presentations. See you there!

08/12/2020

This short video shows a preview of the concert by the musician, composer and researcher, Ivan Vilela, recorded in the Monastery of Batalha, on the occasion of the "International Conference Using the Past. The Middle Ages in the Spotlight".
The full video will be released on Saturday 12, 2020 at 18h00 (GMT), in our Youtube Channel.

This short video shows a preview of the concert presented by the musician, composer and researcher, Ivan Vilela, recorded in the Monastery of Batalha, on the...

07/12/2020

Antonio Huertas currently teaches at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, in Madrid, where he does his research mostly focused on the representation of the Middle Ages in Spanish contemporary literature. In this video you will find his suggestions on some unusual medievalist fiction entitled "Edad Media pero no solo". For further information visit our website, where you will find over 200 titles selected by our collaborators, including a section on academic publication about Medievalism.

Antonio Huertas currently teaches at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, in Madrid, where he does his research mostly focused on the representation of the Middl...

07/12/2020

Presentation by organizing committee member Ana Rita Soares| International Conference Using the Past introduces you to our Book Nook.

Ana Rita Soares | Universidad Complutense de Madrid "Hello! My name is Ana Rita Soares and I am a member of the Organizing Committee of the International Con...

04/12/2020

Pedro Martins, member of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference "Using the Past. The Middle Ages in the Spotlight" presents in this video a list of almost 200 videogames thematically inspired by the Middle Ages, which will be available at the intranet of our website during the Conference, already next week! Do not miss it!

Pedro Martins, member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference "Using the Past. The Middle Ages in the Spotlight" presents in this video a list of almos...