thijsporck – International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England

Deadline CFP Biennial Conference 2021: 15 january, 2021

12 Jan 202112 Jan 2021

The deadline for the call for papers of the twentieth biennial conference of the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England is 15 January, 2021. You can find…

Date and theme for the 20th Biennieal ISSEME Conference (17-22 June, 2021)

24 Oct 202024 Oct 2020

ISSEME 2021 will be a hybrid in-person/online event hosted at four separate locations for one day each over the course of a week. DATES Thursday, 17 June: Winchester University…

ISSEME donates 2100 USD to Dictionary of Old English Project

28 Jun 202028 Jun 2020

Every year, the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England donates a little over 2,000 USD to charities related to the disciplines in our field in order to…

Statement on Racial Justice

21 Jun 202022 Jun 2020

The murder of George Floyd has sparked worldwide protests calling for justice and for an end to racist power structures that have sanctioned the killing and oppression of countless Black…

Board elections

29 Jan 202022 Jun 2020

On 29 January, 2020, eight members were elected to the advisory board. We are pleased to announce the election of eight new members to the Advisory Board: Judith Kaup; Lilla…

Professional behavior policy now online

18 Jan 202022 Jun 2020

On 18 January 2020, ISSEME published its professional behavior policy. You can read the policy here: Professional Behavior Policy

Statement on the term “Anglo-Saxon”

21 Nov 201921 Jun 2020

In 2019, this society voted to change its name from "International Society of Anglo-Saxonists" (ISAS) to "International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England" (ISSEME), in recognition of the…

Message from the Advisory Board (19 September 2019)

19 Sep 201921 Jun 2020

The International Society of Anglo-Saxonists is an organisation for scholars interested in the language, literature, history and material culture of England and the English between the fifth and eleventh centuries…

Message from the Executive Director (31 May 2018)

31 May 201821 Jun 2020

[This message first appeared as a comment on the Anglo-Saxon studies Facebook group. The immediate context was a question about a white medievalist getting a celebratory tattoo in medieval script.…