I received this from Eibert Tigchelaar. A lot of great sessions and conferences in exciting places. Too bad I will be at home trying to get a book in hand. The post is long so be sure to click through.
Information on Qumran sessions at the SBL London (and EABS Thessaloniki) Summer 2011 — sent to the IOQS mailing list
SBL 2011 INTERNATIONAL MEETING
London, United Kingdom Meeting Begins: 7/4/2011
Meeting Ends: 7/8/2011
Call For Papers Opens: 10/1/2010
Call For Papers Closes: 1/31/2011
Requirements to Submit a Paper Proposal
QUMRAN AND THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes
Call For Papers: The Qumran and Dead Sea Scrolls unit will have two sessions, one general and one thematic. 1) The general session is open to papers on a variety of topics related to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran. 2) A second session will focus on the intersection of texts and archaeology at Qumran. We are interested in questions, such as ‘To what extent should the Scrolls be taken into consideration in the interpretation of the material data from Khirbet Qumran?’; ‘Why, or why not, should textual and archaeological sources be integrated when interpreting the site?’ Papers may examine the relationship between texts and archaeology from various theoretical and methodological perspectives as well as by providing concrete examples that can illuminate this issue. The thematic session will include papers by invited speakers. We welcome paper proposals for both sessions.
Program Unit Chairs
Cecilia Wassen (ceciliawassen@yahoo.ca) Sidnie White Crawford (scrawford1@unl.edu) NONBIBLICAL DEAD SEA SCROLLS: THEMES AND PERSPECTIVES
Program Unit Type: Consultation
Accepting Papers? Yes
Call For Papers: This unit welcomes proposals for papers on the non-biblical Dead Sea Scrolls and encourages critical discussion from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives. The 2011 session is entitled Images of the Feminine in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and papers on any aspects of women, gender, or presentations of the feminine in the Dead Sea Scrolls are welcome. Papers might consider the archaeological, historical or legal presence of women associated with the Scrolls and/or the discursive presence of women and images of the feminine in the literary space of these texts. Scholars are also invited to reflect on methodological concerns raised with the study of women and gender at Qumran.
Program Unit Chairs
Eibert Tigchelaar (etigchelaar@me.com) Alison Schofield (aschofie@du.edu) paper proposals online through the SBL website
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Thessaloniki
EABS Meeting 2011: THESSALONIKI
8/8/2011-11/8/2011
CALLS FOR PAPERS ARE ON THE RESEARCH GROUP PAGES
The meeting in Thessaloniki will take place in Porto Palace Hotel.
The call CFP closes on January 31st 2011.
No specific Qumran sessions, but cf.
Early Judaism and Rabbinics
Category: Early Judaism
Research Group Co-ordinator: Moshe Lavee
Chairs
Moshe Lavee, Haifa University (mlavee@research.haifa.ac.il)
Ronit Nikolsky, Groningen University (r.nikolsky@rug.nl)
2011 Programme
The Birth of the Author
Individual vs. Collective Composition
in Early Judaism and Rabbinic Literature
Call for Papers
more info on http://www.eabs.net/rgroupDetails.aspx?id=50
