ISAS Newfoundland 2009

ISAS Conference in St. John's, Newfoundland, July 26-July 31, 2009

Click here for the official conference website. Click here for the group picture.

*Click here for the conference PROGRAM; here for the ABSTRACTS. (Updated 07/09)

Theme:
(from the conference website) " ... we celebrate the maritime world of the Anglo- Saxons. We recognize that the sea can be protector or destroyer, the giver of new opportunities, and the taker of life. The maritime environment of the Anglo Saxons is visible in their imagination and tangible culture--but this is not as well-known as one might expect. The conference will therefore focus on the Anglo-Saxon understanding and use of their maritime environment as reflected in their textual and material culture. We will be looking for topics that address travel and adventure; trade and maritime networks; the fishery; flora and fauna of the maritime and littoral regions; the sea and the imagination; the littoral as liminal space; and the symbolism of the sea."

Location:
The conference will be held at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Events and excursions:
Please see the conference website for more information.

Call for Papers:
Please see the conference website for more information. The deadline for abstracts is 15 September 2008, with late submissions accepted until 15 October 2008. Abstracts (maximum length 500 words), on the special theme or a general topics, should be submitted electronically at http://link.library.utoronto.ca/isas/conference/. (Please contact Bill Schipper at schipper@mun.ca if electronic submission poses a problem.) You must be a member to submit an abstract. For details on how to become a member, see www.isas.us, or contact Stacy S. Klein, Executive Director of ISAS at ssklein@rci.rutgers.edu.

Conference Accommodation