CALL FOR PAPERS

59th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, May 9-11, 2024

Visigothic Legacies: New Ways of Bridging Pre- and Post-711

(In person session; ID 5006)

Sponsoring Organization: American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain

(AARHMS)

Organizer: Damián Fernández (dfernandez@niu.edu)

This session will explore long-term continuities between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle

Ages within the Iberian Peninsula. In what ways did Visigothic practices, institutions, and other

legacies survive the Arab conquest and influence the mixed societies that took shape under

both Muslim and Chris-an rule? We are especially interested in the appropriation and

resignification of the past and the transmission of ancient texts and ideas and welcome

proposals on papers dealing with any population(s) within the peninsula and any aspect(s) of

this transition. We encourage work that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries, handles

non-traditional evidence, or employs novel methodologies.

Please submit your name, affiliation and contact information; a 300-word abstract; and a

short description (50 words) that may be made public through the Confex Proposal Portal

(https://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi). The deadline for submission is September 15.