BSC CALL FOR PAPERS 1999

The Twenty-fifth Annual Byzantine Studies Conference will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park, from Thursday evening, November 4, through Sunday lunch time, November 7, 1999. The conference is the annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Byzantine studies, and is open to all, regardless of nationality or academic status.

In celebration of the 25th year of the BSC, we are encouraging papers or sessions that attempt in some way to assess the state of a particular issue or area of study. Proposals for entire panels, including abstracts, suggested chairs, and commentators, are welcome, but all abstracts will be reviewed and accepted individually. Thus far the following topics for sessions have been suggested: Byzantine Literature and Literary Methods, Contemporary Theory in Byzantine Art History; the State of Byzantine Archaeology; Byzantine identity; the Senses; Reassessing Ritual; Nature and the Environment; Gifts and Gift giving in Byzantium; Canon Law; the Classical Heritage in Byzantium; Gender in Byzantium; Coins and Seals; the Crusader East; Authenticity, Fakes and Forgeries; Middle Byzantine Ivories; Byzantine Egypt; Apocalyptic; and a session in honor of Seka Allen.

To have a paper considered for the program, please submit an abstract following these guidelines:

1. All proposed papers must be substantially original and never have been published or presented previously in a public forum. Only one paper may be delivered by each contributor. At the discretion of the Program Committee, preference in paper acceptance may be given to those who did not present a paper at the last BSC.20
2. The abstract should be no more than 500 words in length and should indicate the paper's original contribution in sufficient detail and with some indication of the contributor's conclusions so that the Program Committee may fairly assess its merits. It is expected that papers will be limited to 15 minutes in length. Please follow the enclosed guidelines for the formatting of your abstract, which, if accepted, will be printed in the BSC's Abstracts of Papers. Abstracts should include your name, address, any academic affiliation, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address, the paper's title, a preferred session (if any), and any projection or other special facilities required. Graduate students should indicate their status.
3. In order to have your abstract considered, you must be a member of the BSC in good standing. Please see the enclosed sheet for the Annual Dues Requirement.
4. Abstracts should be postmarked no later than March 15, 1999, or March 10, 1999, if submitted from abroad, and sent to Kathleen Corrigan, Program Chair, Dartmouth College, Department of Art History, 6033 Carpenter Hall, Hanover, NH 03755. (for inquiries: telephone 603-646-2307 or e-mail: Kathleen.Corrigan@Dartmouth.edu; please do not send abstracts by e-mail)
5. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be mailed by mid May. Accepted abstracts will be published as originally submitted unless a revised version is received by June 30, 1999.
6. The submission of an abstract and its acceptance represents a commitment from the contributor to read the paper in person at the Conference. Those who cannot attend must withdraw their papers no later than June 30, 1999. Failure to do so may adversely affect future chances for the acceptance of proposed papers.
7. All abstracts will be reviewed by each member of the Program Committee: Kathleen Corrigan (Art History, Dartmouth College), Georgia Frank (Religion, Colgate), Maria Georgopoulou (Art History, Yale), Eric Ivison (History, College of Staten Island, CUNY), Sarolta Takacs (Classics, Harvard)

Questions concerning local arrangements in Maryland may be directed to the Local Arrangements Committee: George Majeska, Dept. of History, University of Maryland, Francis Scott Key Hall, College Park, MD 20742; e-mail: gm5@umail.umd.edu. See also the BSC web site at: http://www.sc.edu/bsc/index.htm

A computer lab with e-mail access will be available at the conference. Participants are invited to bring CD-ROM or web information or demonstration materials to share with colleagues. For further information on this, please contact Genevra Kornbluth (gkornblu@deans.umd.edu)

Participants should note that the BSC is funded only by registration fees and dues which must be paid by all participants, and that the Conference has no funding to defray the costs of travel or lodging. Graduate Students may be eligible for a travel subsidy and should declare their status when submitting their abstracts.

The current officers of the Byzantine Studies Conference are Claudia Rapp, President (UCLA), Sarolta Takacs, Vice-President (Harvard Univ.), Kathleen Maxwell, Secretary (Santa Clara Univ.); Derek Krueger, Treasurer (Univ. North Carolina, Greensboro)

BSC ABSTRACTS
Copies of the Byzantine Studies Conference Abstracts of Papers may be ordered from the Byzantine Studies Conference, c/o Dumbarton Oaks, 1703, 32nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007 (Attn.: John Nesbitt). The cost, including postage, is $45 for 1995-99 (nos. 21-25); $30 for 1990-94 (nos. 16-20; no. 18 out-of-print and no. 19 almost so); $30 for 1985-89 (nos. 11-15); $20 for 1980-84 (nos. 6-10). Individual copies available: nos. 3-10, $6.50; nos. 11-20, $7.50. Make checks payable to the Byzantine Studies Conference. Further inquiries to: Nesbittj@doaks.org

The XXXIII Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
University of Warwick, Coventry
27-29 March 1999
Eastern Approaches to Byzantium
For further information please contact Antony Eastmond, University of Warwick,Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; e-mail: a.d.eastmond@warwick.ac.uk or susan.dibben@warwick.ac.uk. See also the Society's web site at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/SPBS/

XIth Conference of the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies
Macquarie University, Sydney
16-18 July 1999
Orthodoxy and Unorthodoxies.
Deadline for submission of abstracts and for registration at the reduced rate: March 31, 1999. For further information see the Conference web site: http://www.mcauley.acu.edu.au/AABS/ Address inquiries to Prof. Sam Lieu: slieu@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au