CALL FOR PAPERS ‼️| Otherworlds | 12th - 15th November | @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social The MEMRN team are delighted to finally share the Call for Papers for this year’s exciting Winter Conference! Abstract submissions are now open for ‘Otherworlds’ !!! 🐉

SAVE THE DATES! We’re delighted to share that our Winter Conference event is returning in 2026! The third iteration of the MEMRN Winter Conference will take place from the 12th - 15th November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social We’re excited to reveal ‘Otherworlds’ as this year’s conference theme.

What’s this!? Another teaser!?!?! 👀 Over at MEMRN HQ, we’re getting ready to share a very exciting event announcement with you! But before we share the big reveal on Friday, we want to know what you think it's going to be! 🤔 Take your guess at our event theme and comment your ideas below! 👇

Don’t miss out on our July research seminar, happening tonight, 28th July, at 6pm BST! We will be hearing Kate Hilton and Ruby Whitehouse, both members of the MEMRN committee, present their work to our friendly community. Their presentations will be followed by a short Q&A.

MEMRN community‼️Oh boy, do we have a mega announcement coming for you! 👀 We hope you’re as excited as we are… 😏 Friday 31st July, 9am BST 🤫

Don’t miss our June meeting with speaker @jaswalc05.bsky.social tonight at 6pm BST! Join our community to hear Chandini present “The Many “Ramayanas” of Mughal India”, followed by a short Q&A. As always, MEMRN’s monthly research seminars are free and open to all, just drop us an email to attend!

MEMRN@memrn.bsky.social · last mo.

MEMRN are delighted to announce for our June meeting we will be welcoming back Chandini Jaswal @jaswalc05.bsky.social! She will be presenting "The Many “Ramayanas” of Mughal India". Come along and join our friendly audience! Chandini’s talk will be followed by a short session of Q&A and feedback.

MEMRN are delighted to announce for our June meeting we will be welcoming back Chandini Jaswal @jaswalc05.bsky.social! She will be presenting "The Many “Ramayanas” of Mughal India". Come along and join our friendly audience! Chandini’s talk will be followed by a short session of Q&A and feedback.

We had a wonderful time at MEMsFest with @memsunikent.bsky.social, catching up with friends of the network, welcoming new people to our community, and listening to so much interesting research!

Chandini Jaswal@jaswalc05.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Snapshots from the @memsunikent.bsky.social conference yesterday. Delighted to be back for a third time! Gratitude to the organisers - Emily & Vincent, and my chair Dr Ivania. Super happy to (virtually) spot the warmest @memrn.bsky.social -- thanks for the shoutout!

Would you like to share your research with our lovely ever-so-welcoming community? This is your chance! We’d love to hear from you!

Don't forget about our monthly online research seminar tonight! The wonderful Reagan Paris will give a talk titled 'Respected or Rumoured? Female Commerce in the Vernacular Imagination' at 6pm BST, so come along and join us if you can! We look forward to seeing you there!

MEMRN are delighted to announce our May speaker! We will be welcoming Reagan Paris from the University of Wyoming, who will present 'Respected or Rumoured? Female Commerce in the Vernacular Imagination'. Come along and join us for an intriguing talk by our lovely speaker, followed by a short Q&A.

That was Madeline Nielsen & Julio César Cárdenas Arenas on "An Argument for Devotional Touch in a 14th Century Metz Book of Hours" & "Byzantines/Romans, Persians, Jews, and Christians in Ibn Taymīyah: Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processors in the Analysis of Otherness"!

We're back with two very exciting talks by Marlee Merson & Chandini Jaswal titled "'Well-Loved and Beloved: Evidence of Emotion in the Office of the Dead in Late Medieval Books of Hours" and "'Juy-i Shir' (River of Milk): Unveiling the Influence of Wet Nurses in Mughal India"! Thank you so much!

Thank you so much, Upasana Hazarika, for your exciting presentation on "Tai Ahom Court Chronicles: Early Modern State Bureaucracy and the Intellectual World of the Scribal Elite"! We're now going into our lunch break and will be back at 1:30pm BST!

That's a wrap on our first panel! Thank you so much, Sakshi Sharma, for your talk about "Mughal Traditions and Company Texts" and Xinyao Zhang for talking about "Reframing the Renaissance Encounter"! Your talks were amazing!

Good morning MEMRN community & friends and happy Spring Showcase day! ☀️ It is a lovely day for listening to exciting talks about all things medieval and early modern all day long and this morning we have the wonderful Sakshi Sharma kicking us off!

We're kicking off with Sakshi Sharma (Jamia Millia Islamia, India) who will be speaking to us on 'Mughal Traditions, Company Texts: Persian Grammars, Lexicons, and Translation in 18th Century India'

Today's the day everyone! We're about to begin our annual Spring Showcase event! Thank you to everyone joining us online for this day-conference celebrating brand new research from our international community of scholars

#CfP: “Stuart Drama” conference, 6-9 July 2027, @ljmuofficial.bsky.social. Abstracts by 2 October 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents stuartdrama.com

MEMRN are thrilled to announce a guest lecture on 12th May! Dr Lauren Rozenberg will be presenting ‘Worms, Panthers, and Images: Guido da Vigevano’s Texaurus (1335) for an Aborted Crusade’. Join us at 6pm BST via Teams for this free online meeting. If you’d like to attend, drop us an email or DM!

Already heard of this exciting event run by one of our community members? www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... 🔗 There are still spaces available, so check it out! It's happening at Birkbeck in London and is called 'The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living'! Such an interesting topic! You don't wanna miss out!

Registration for our Spring Showcase is finally open! Get ready for a full day of exciting talks by our wonderful speakers from all around the globe! 🌏 You can find the link here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chase-memr... - registration is free and the event will be online! We can't wait to see you!

Really exciting news from the world of medieval studies that we wanted to share with you today! It's a great day to be a medievalist! It's discoveries like these that make us dream ✨️ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Don't forget about our April meeting tonight! The wonderful Maria Grazia Leotta will be speaking about Richard III.! So, tune in at 6pm BST on Teams if you're free! We're looking forward to seeing you there! 🤴

Hey MEMRN friends! I hope you're outside enjoying the sun on a lovely Saturday ☀️ While you're out soaking up the sun don't forget about our Spring Showcase! It's only three weeks now and we have a full day of wonderful speakers lined up from all across the globe! 🌎 Registration will be open shortly!

We are delighted to announce a guest lecturer for our April meeting on 28th April at 6pm BST via Teams. We will be welcoming Maria Grazia Leotta to present ‘Richard III: Monster or Martyr?’ As always, MEMRN meetings are free, online, and open to all. If you’d like to attend, drop us an email or DM!

Did you enjoy our March meeting last week? Would you like to present at one of our next upcoming meetings? Then get in touch! We currently have available speaker slots for a few of the upcoming months, including April and May! If you’d like a chance to present your work, drop us an email or DM!

Don’t miss our March meeting, happening tonight at 6pm BST! We will be welcoming Dr Ryan Asquez and Elenor Robins to present their research to our audience. This meeting is free and online, so if you would like to attend and don’t already have the mailing list, drop us an email or DM to attend

MEMRN@memrn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are delighted to announce the two exciting speakers we have lined up for our March meeting! We can’t wait to welcome Dr Ryan Asquez and Elenor Robins to present their work. As always, MEMRN meetings are free, online, and open to all. If you’d like to attend, drop us an email or DM!

Our March meeting is next week! Join us on Tuesday 31st March at 6pm BST via Teams to hear our two fantastic speakers, Dr Ryan Asquez and Elenor Robins, present their work to our audience. If you’d like to attend and aren’t on our mailing list, get in touch via email or DM for the meeting link.

MEMRN@memrn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are delighted to announce the two exciting speakers we have lined up for our March meeting! We can’t wait to welcome Dr Ryan Asquez and Elenor Robins to present their work. As always, MEMRN meetings are free, online, and open to all. If you’d like to attend, drop us an email or DM!

We are delighted to announce the two exciting speakers we have lined up for our March meeting! We can’t wait to welcome Dr Ryan Asquez and Elenor Robins to present their work. As always, MEMRN meetings are free, online, and open to all. If you’d like to attend, drop us an email or DM!