26-27 March 2020

„Fake News“ im Mittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit.

Eine interdisziplinäre studentische Konferenz im Zeichen der
Mediävistik
Call for Papers
All students interested in research and interested in giving a paper, are cordially invited to send in an abstract
for the Call for Papers. Present your ideas or research on the topic „Fake News in the Middle Ages and Early
Modern Period“ and discuss them with other students and lecturers. Papers can be handed in and be presented
in German, as well as in English.

Especially students from specific „Medieval and Renaissance Studies“ courses of study are invited to send in
papers. Moreover, students of English, Protestant or Catholic Theology, History, German, Islamic Studies,
Classical Philology, Comparative Literary Studies, Art History, East Asian Studies, Philosophy, Romance
Philology, Pre- and Early History, as well as similar courses of study, are invited to send in a paper.

Attention should be paid to the following:

Please give your paper a short, precise title. Make sure that students from other fields of study will be able to
understand the topic and content of your paper. Please use the following points as a guideline:
→ Introduction and context of the topic, as well as a research question.
→ Which approach did you chose for the presentation of your topic?
→ Outline results, partial results or your current progress.
→ Which relevance does your paper have?
→ Name a maximum of 5 sources (primary and secondary sources) your paper is based on.

Please note:
Please fill in your personal information and check that all other boxes are ticked off, as well.
Give a short outline (max. 10 lines) and a more detailed abstract (max. 50 lines) of your paper.
Typeface: Times New Roman; type size: 12; line spacing: 1,15.
Title the Pdf document as follows: „Short Title_Last Name.pdf“ and send it via email to stuko-fn@rub.de
until the 2nd January 2020; 11:59 pm. Please contact us in case any problem occurs.
You will receive an email confirming the receipt of your paper, as well as further updates.
Papers are given in the format of a 30 minute presentation, followed by a 15 minute discussion with the
plenum.
A PowerPoint presentation (or any other format) is encouraged, but not obligatory. Please let us know if
you require any other type of technical equipment, e.g. audio.
We would like to publish the papers after the conference in the form of a script, as well as the presentation
used during the conference, on out homepage. Further forms of publication are being discussed at the
moment.

Further information and updates on the Call for Papers, as well as the conference can be found on
the project homepage: www.stuko.mars.fake-news.blogs.rub.de
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Form for the Call for Papers

Title: _________________________________________________________________
First name: _________________________________________________________________
Last name: _________________________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________________________
Tel. No. (private): _________________________________________________________________
Tel. No. (mobile): _________________________________________________________________

University: _________________________________________________________________
Course of Study: _________________________________________________________________
Semester: _________________________________________________________________

In which field of study is the paper written in?

 English  Theology
 German  Classical Philology
 History  Philosophy
 Art History  East Asian Studies
 Romance Philology  Pre- and Early History
 Comparative Literary Studies  Islamic Studies
 Other: _______________________________________________________________

Author of the Paper: ________________________________________________________________

Title of the Paper: _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

ID-Number: _________________
(filled out by the project team!)

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Form for the Call for Papers

ID-Number:___________
This number is filled out by the project team.
Outline:
Please outline your paper briefly in max. 10 lines.

Abstract:
Please summarise your paper in detail in max. 50 lines and follow the criteria on the first page.

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ü
ID-Number:___________
This number is filled out by the project team.

Times New Roman; type size 12; 1,15 line spacing; max. 50 lines

Please note:

Please label label the document „Short Title_Last Name.pdf“ and send it

via email to stuko-fn@rub.de until the 2nd January 2020; 11:59 pm.

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