[Andalusi Studies] CFP: "Race in Comparative Context: The Case of Iberia" (Kalamazoo)

[Hutcheson, Gregory]

REMINDER: the deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15th

CALL FOR PAPERS

59th International Congress on Medieval Studies

May 9–11, 2024, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States



“Race in Comparative Context: The Case of Iberia (A Roundtable)” (a blended-format session co-sponsored by La corónica: A Journal of Medieval Hispanic Languages Literatures & Cultures and the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies)

This roundtable seeks to explore race as constructed not only within but across the diverse polities and confessional/linguistic/ethnic communities of the medieval Iberian peninsula. Critical questions include: What are the connects and disconnects between notions of race as construed across the plurality of Iberia's polities/communities? Is there an essential difference between Islamic, Jewish, and Christian notions of race? Just how homogeneous are notions of race as construed within each of these communities? Where do racial constructs travel across borders (whether real or conceptual) and how are they interpreted, challenged, appropriated, or repurposed? How do class, gender, and lineage intersect with racial constructs (e.g., in the case of marriage alliances)? By exploring race in comparative context, we hope to capture some of the complex intersectionality of race with ethnicity, religion, class, and gender in medieval Iberia. We welcome especially scholars that focus on the Arabic, Jewish and other non-Romance traditions of the peninsula.

NOTE: The blended format makes it possible for speakers to present (and audiences to attend) both in-person and online. We welcome proposals from both scholars planning to attend in person and those attending virtually from around the world.

Your proposal should include:

  1.  your name, affiliation, and contact information
  2.  a 100-200 word abstract for consideration by session organizers (Note that roundtable interventions are briefer than formal conference papers—generally 6-8 minutes—and do not bear titles.)
  3.  indication whether you intend to present in person or virtually

Please use the Confex portal<https://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi> (https://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi) to submit your proposal. (Scroll down to Roundtables, then select Race in Comparative Context from the drop-down list.)  DEADLINE: September 15, 2023

Questions about this session can be sent to Greg Hutcheson at gregory.hutcheson at louisville.edu.
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