The AEMA Committee is pleased to announce the following keynotes have been confirmed for the upcoming conference:
Dr Elizabeth Boyle (Maynooth University)
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Dr Boyle’s research focuses on the religious, cultural, and intellectual history of medieval Ireland. Foci include Ireland’s contacts with Britain and continental Europe, the translation and adaptation of Latin sources into Old and Middle Irish, and the history of the discipline of ‘Celtic Studies’. Recent publications include History and Salvation in Medieval Ireland (Routledge, 2021) as well as a bestselling volume of personal essays, Fierce Appetites (Penguin Random House, 2022).
Professor Roland Fletcher (The University of Sydney)
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Professor Fletcher has for over thirty years studied the process of human settlement growth and decline, as part of an analysis of large-scale cultural phenomena over time and is the Director of the multidisciplinary international Angkor Research Program. Having developed a global and interdisciplinary perspective in Archaeology, Professor Fletcher will discuss Greater Angkor, contrast its magnitude to the urban scale of early medieval Europe, discuss the impact of climate change, and assess the vulnerabilities of vast urban centres. Publications include The Limits of Settlement Growth: A theoretical outline (Cambridge, 1995, 2007).