Call for Papers - The Centre for Mediev... The Centre for Medieval Studies at Uni. of York and the Institute for the Medieval Studies at the Uni. of Leeds have sponsored a new postgraduate conference: the White Rose Medieval Graduate Conference! Our theme this year is Self & Selves. How did medieval people think about themselves? What did selfhood mean in the middle ages? How was the medieval self constructed or performed? This conference explores how medieval people expressed and conceptualised the self and selves. We encourage investigations of medieval selves in all of their expressions in medieval cultural productions, from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and methodologies: such as archaeological, art historical, literary, scientific, theological, and political approaches. Participants are also encouraged to critically reflect on the ways in which medieval selves were intersectional: informed, expressed, and challenged by ability, class, gender, sexuality, race, religion and other manifestations of identity. By fostering a discussion on what self-identity means within a medieval context, this conference also aims to illuminate contemporary interpretations of identity today. Possible topics are outlined in the accompanying flyer, as well as on our website. Applicants are invited to submit an abstract of 250 words and 100 word biographical note by 1 April 2021 to whiterosemedievalconference@gmail.com