MEMS Festival 2025
Join us in Canterbury and online for the eleventh annual MEMS Festival at the University of Kent. We welcome papers on a range of topics within medieval and early modern studies for this interdisciplinary conference
MEMS Festival is a friendly and student-run conference celebrating all aspects of medieval and early modern studies. It offers both postgraduate and final year undergraduate students the chance to present their research in a professional academic environment to a supportive group of peers. This year’s MEMS Festival will be held online and in-person at the University of Kent in Canterbury on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June.
This year marks the eleventh anniversary since the first MEMS Festival and we are really excited, not only to mark the eleventh MEMS Festival with medieval and early modern researcher colleagues, but also to celebrate up-and-coming research within that community.
With our focus on interdisciplinary study, we welcome papers on a variety of topics relevant to the medieval and early modern period. These include, but are not limited to, history, politics, philosophy, theology, literature, drama, performance culture, music, Latin and vernacular languages, art history, architecture, archaeology, manuscript studies, and book history
As ever, our aim is to create an inclusive and welcoming space in which postgraduate and undergraduate students, early career researchers, and academics alike can gather, forge connections, and share their research. We hope you can join us!
For the eleventh annual MEMS Festival, we welcome papers on topics such as: History, politics Philosophy, theology Literature, drama, performance culture, music Latin and vernacular languages Art history, architecture, archaeology Manuscript studies, book history
For more information, please refer to the attached Call for Papers, or our website for more general enquiries. Please do not hesitate to contact us via email at memsfestival@gmail.com, if you have further questions.
Deadline for application, 4th of April