The 22nd Parish Symposium will take place in hybrid format at the Institute of Advanced Study (University of Warwick, Coventry) and online on Saturday 11 May 2024, 9.30 am to 6 pm (UK time). The event is co-organizeded by Miia Kuha (Jyväskylä / My-Parish Visiting Researcher) & Beat Kümin (Warwick / My-Parish), with Angus Crawford & Kristi Flake (Warwick). Since its inception in 2003, it has always been an inclusive forum of exchange between anyone with active research interests in parish culture from whatever background or career stage.
This year’s theme intersects with the interdisciplinary field of memory studies, focusing particularly on when / how / why parishioners remember(ed) events, customs, people and other aspects of their locality & culture. The Symposium coincides with Miia Kuha’s visiting fellowship at My-Parish & Beat Kümin’s project on tower capsule deposits supported by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. We are looking forward to a keynote address on 'The Parish as a Place of Memory in Medieval Central Europe' by Katalin Szende (Central European University) and 15 papers on various British and other European contexts from the Middle Ages to modern times.
The organizers now warmly invite registrations via the Symposium homepage (which also features the full programme and further details) at: http://warwick.ac.uk/my-parish/parishsymposia/memory/. Please note that all participants should enrol via one of the three following routes by 1 May 2024 at the latest: 1. Accepted speakers (no fee); 2. In-person delegates (at a charge of £25, with a discounted rate of £15 for student / unwaged attendees); 3. Virtual participants (£5 booking fee). Lunch and refreshments during the day will be provided.
We look forward to welcoming you on 11 May!