The international conference “Using the Past: The Middle Ages in the Spotlight” will take place at the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória (Batalha, Portugal) on December 9–12, 2020. 

The conference aims at bringing together scholars from all around the world concerned with the uses of the medieval past. Participants will address when, where, how, why and by whom the medieval past has been used, with papers embracing a broad chronological timeline that begins in the medieval period itself and extends to include contemporary politics, society and mass media. Thus, this conference seeks to provide a forum for scholars who are willing to examine and to advance knowledge on the use of the medieval past, contributing to a better assessment of contemporary realities, problems and challenges.

Coordenation: Alicia Miguélez, Miguel Metelo de Seixas, Ana Rita Soares, Diogo Gomes, Pedro Martins, Maria Barreto Dávila, Ana Sirgado e Covadonga Valdaliso 

Organization: DGPC/Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória, IEM-NOVA-FCSH, IHC-NOVA-FCSH, CHAM-NOVA-FCSH, IELT-NOVA-FCSH, CESEM-NOVA-FCSH, École Pratique Des Hautes Études (PARIS), CEPAE e VINCULUM.