To be held at the Monastery of Admont in Steiermark, Austria, 14-16 October 2022.
The conference will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars with broad interest in dual-sex monasticism in the Middle Ages. The conference aims to put research on double monasteries on a new footing and to provide new perspectives in this not yet fully explored world.
The conference will be organized thematically, and we welcome abstracts for papers that focus on:
- Theoretical Discourses and Ideological Justifications for Dual-Sex Monasticism: Theology, History, and Literature
- Interaction, Interference, and Reciprocal Influence between the Sexes: Customaries, Rules, Liturgy, and Music
- Coexistence, Collaboration, and Challenges between the Sexes: Archaeology, Architecture, and Art
Organizers: Alison I. Beach (University of St Andrews), Cristina Andenna (University of Graz), Father Prior Maximilian Schiefermüller (Librarian and Archivist, Stift Admont), and Karin Schamberger (Assistant Librarian, Stift Admont).
Submissions should include a brief abstract (max. 300 words) and a curriculum vitae. Please use the following link to upload this material by March 31, 2022:
https://form.jotform.com/213412914963355