We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for MAMO2017, to be held in Manchester, is now open.

Specific themes include, but are by no means limited to:

• The reception of the Middle Ages in the arts, music, film, politics & popular culture
• The significance and relevance of Magna Carta to the modern world
• Medievalism and Orientalism
• Translating and interpreting medieval texts
• Re-enactment and revival
• Fantasy and the Middle Ages
• Eco-Medievalism and postmodern approaches to medieval studies
• The Middle Ages in Film, Television, Comic Books and Graphic Novels
• Medievalism and video games
• Science and the Middle Ages
• The Middle Ages and documentary programming

We are now calling for final proposals, due in to us by Friday 12th December 2014. Please circulate widely: click here for the Final Call for Papers poster.

For individual papers, abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent to themamoconference@gmail.com.

Panel proposals should include abstracts, names and contact details of presenters and a short (c. 200 word) description of the panel itself with the organiser’s contact details.