News ISSEME DONATES 1800 USD to The Dictionary of Old English 15 Jun 202215 Jun 2022 Every year, the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England donates to charities related to the disciplines in our field in order to upkeep its status as a…
Announcements Event: MORALITY, EXEMPLARITY & EMOTION IN MEDIEVAL INSULAR TEXTS, C.700–C.1500 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 This two-day online conference (17-18 March, 2022) brings together scholars who work on medieval Insular texts and who are interested in the translation and representation of morality, exemplarity, and emotion…
Announcements New Publication: The Gaelic Background of Old English Poetry before Bede 17 Feb 202217 Feb 2022 Seventh-century Gaelic law-tracts delineate professional poets (filid) who earned high social status through formal training. These poets cooperated with the Church to create an innovative bilingual intellectual culture in Old…
Uncategorized ISSEME election results February 2022 7 Feb 20227 Feb 2022 In early February 2022, ISSEME held its board elections. The main results are as follows: The revised constitution (now available here) was accepted with an overwhelming majority (96%). As a…
Announcements Event: Spirits and Spirituality in Medieval Britain and Ireland c.600-1400 (9, 16 & 23 March, 2022) 30 Jan 202214 Apr 2022 An Interdisciplinary Conference at the University of Nottingham. Find the programme and registration information here: Spirits-and-Spirituality-in-Medieval-Britain-and-Ireland-c.600-1400Download
Uncategorized Looking back at ISSEME 2021 ‘Contributions’ (17-18;21-22 June, 2021) 22 Nov 202122 Nov 2021 Mid-June 2021, the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME) organised its twentieth biennial conference. The conference was a unique, online and truly global event, with the…
Announcements New publication: Evolution of English: Studying the Past, Understanding the Present (2021) 29 Oct 202129 Oct 2021 Flyer_Evolution-of-English-Studying-the-Past-Understanding-the-PresentDownload
Uncategorized Statement Regarding Al Jazeera Story 24 Oct 202125 Oct 2021 As many of you are aware, Al Jazeera and other media outlets recently published stories that include several women’s accounts of professional misconduct by Andy Orchard, a former member of…
Uncategorized ISSEME Publication Awards 2021 23 Jun 202123 Jun 2021 Best Book Chris Fern, Tania Dickinson & Leslie Webster, ed., The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure, London, Society of Antiquaries of London, 2019 A very detailed and scholarly yet accessible…
News ISSEME 2021 Conference: Preliminary Programme Available 24 Mar 202114 Apr 2022 We are very pleased to be able to make available the preliminary programme of the 20th Biennial Conference of the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME).…