AMAES - Association des Médiévistes Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur

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2027 International Congress on Medieval Studies

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Historic Bayeux Tapestry arrives at British Museum The 70-metre embroidery arrived at the museum in the dead of night under police guard.

Un peu de lecture pour cet été ? Voici quelques titres récents.
Robert Gallagher, The Written Word in Early Medieval England: Kent, Mercia and Wessex, c. 830–920, CUP.
Heather Pulliam, Art, Nature, and the Body in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland, CUP.
Joseph R. Johnson, Animals, Speech and Reason in the Middle Ages , CUP.
Amy W. Clark, Navigating Landmarks of Identity in Pre-Conquest English Literature, CUP.
Caoimhe Whelan, The Origins of English Writing in Ireland, CUP
Cosima Gillhammer & Audrey Southgate (dir.), Medieval Commentary and Exegesis: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, OUP.

Architecture ! C'est le beau thème choisi par le congrès 2027 de la SAES. L'AMAES y tiendra comme chaque année son atelier!

Congrès annuel de la SAES 2027 : Université Bordeaux Montaigne - SAES - Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur Le 66e Congrès annuel de la SAES sera organisé par l’Université Bordeaux Montaigne du 1er au 4 juin 2027autour du thème « Architecture ». Retrouvez le texte de cadrage du Congrès. Le site est en construction, lien à venir.

https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2026/06/21/vingt-cinq-historiens-pour-faire-vivre-l-heritage-de-marc-bloch_6705856_3260.html

Vingt-cinq historiens pour faire vivre l’héritage de Marc Bloch Le livre collectif « Marc Bloch. L’histoire en résistance » réunit une pléiade d’historiens qui revendiquent l’héritage intellectuel et politique de Bloch. Suivi d’autres parutions blochiennes.

https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/15/sands-of-time-denmarks-sculpture-festival-goes-back-to-the-middle-ages-for-inspiration

Video. Middle Age myths and legends emerge at Danish sand sculpture festival Video. The Danish town of Hundested is seeking inspiration from the Middle Ages for its annual Sand Sculpture Festival. Now, in its 15th year, artists are letting their imaginations go back in time as knights, dragons and kings are appearing across its beaches.

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0527/1575153-medieval-ireland-bees-beekeeping-bechbretha-brehon-law/

The secret history of Medieval Ireland's laws for bees Bechbretha or bee-judgments were the part of Brehon law which set out the rights and responsibilities associated with beekeeping

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/06/10/john-fleming-renowned-medieval-scholar-legendary-princeton-lecturer-and-revered

John Fleming, renowned medieval scholar, legendary Princeton lecturer and revered ‘intellectual virtuoso,’ dies at age 90 Fleming's famed undergraduate course on Chaucer drew hundreds of students to McCosh Hall, year after year, decade after decade.

📚 Nouvelle vidéo disponible sur YouTube
Cette nouvelle vidéo explore le destin de Jeanne d’Angleterre (1165-1199), princesse Plantagenêt devenue successivement reine de Sicile puis comtesse de Toulouse.
À travers son parcours, c’est toute la complexité des alliances politiques, des stratégies dynastiques et des rapports de pouvoir dans l’Europe du XIIe siècle qui apparaît.
🎥 La vidéo est à découvrir ici : [https://youtu.be/sQEFUqloHg4?si=JQNDAk9hcvFX6EiQ]


📚 New video available on YouTube
This new video explores the life of Joan of England (1165–1199), the Plantagenet princess who became Queen of Sicily and later Countess of Toulouse.
Her story sheds light on dynastic politics, political alliances, and power relations in 12th-century medieval Europe.
🎥 Watch the video here: [https://youtu.be/sQEFUqloHg4?si=JQNDAk9hcvFX6EiQ]

The 14th International Conference on Middle English is taking place next week, in Zurich.
Free online attendance will be possible for those who are interested in this conference but cannot attend in person.
To receive the links, please, register here: https://www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/icome-14.html

If you want to take a look at the programme you will find everything on our website: https://www.icome2026.uzh.ch/en/Programme.html

Conference Programme All lectures and papers will be given in person,  but people interested in listening to the talks will be able to register for online participation.