The Organising Committee of the XIth Congress of European Association for Jewish Studies invites submissions for papers  and panels to the Congress. It will be held in Kraków (Poland) from 15th to 19th of July 2018. Submissions are invited to the following sections:

1. Ancient Jewish History and Archeology
2. Biblical Literature
3. Talmud, Midrash and Rabbinics
4. Medieval Jewish Thought
5. Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History
6. Medieval and Early Modern Jewish Literatures
7. Hebrew Manuscripts
8. Modern Jewish History
9. Contemporary Jewish History
10. Jewish Mysticism
11. Hasidism
12. Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy; Modern Judaism
13. Modern Hebrew Literature
14. Yiddish Literature
15. Linguistics and Jewish Languages
16. Jewish Culture and Arts
17. Jewish History in Central-Eastern Europe
18. Southeastern European Jewish History and Culture
19. Polish-Jewish Heritage
20. Holocaust Studies
21. Libraries, Archives and New Technologies; History of the Book
22. Jewish Museology
23. Karaite Studies
24. History and Culture of the State of Israel
25. Jewish-non-Jewish Relations; Antisemitism

Please send abstracts of proposed papers (up to 300 words) to  eajs.congress2018@uj.edu.pl. Every proposal must include a title, the name and affiliation of the participant, e-mail address and telephone number, as well as the section in which the paper should be included. The suggested language of papers is English.

Submissions may also include proposals for panels falling outside the above mentioned sections if an interested coordinator is able to list at least five prospective speakers, and the Organizing Committee approves the proposal. The coordinator will be responsible for the selection of papers and coordination of the panel.

The conference fees (excluding accommodation or catering) are € 55.00 for EAJS Student Members, € 80.00 for EAJS Full and Associate Members and € 175.00 for non-members. In order to qualify for the lower congress fee for EAJS members, membershipsubscriptions must be paid up to and including 2017. Members in arrears should paymembership fees from 2016.

The deadline for paper and panel proposals abstracts is 15th November 2017. Confirmation of acceptance/rejection of papers 15th January 2018. Payment of conference fees due 15th February 2018. 

Please note also that the Organizing Committee will offer travel bursaries to PhD students and early career researchers from lower than median income countries who wish to attend. Further details about these bursaries will be published in due course.

In case of any additional inquiries do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee: eajs.congress2018@uj.edu.pl