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An International Workshop to be held at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, 8&#8211;9 September 2011What are the archives of the body? Can the body serve as an archive itself? What sources tell us the most about the body? This workshop, sponsored by the Acad&#233;mie Nationale de M&#233;decine, Paris, aims to bring together historians, literary scholars, art historians and archaeologists to explore multiple types of evidence about human bodies in the medieval and early modern periods, in Europe, the New World and the Muslim and Jewish worlds. The sources examined might include: the archives of hospitals, universities and medical academies; civic, monastic, ecclesiastical and judicial records; iconographic sources, medical treatises and archaeological data. A keynote paper, &#8216;The Body in Pain and Tales of Election and Damnation during the French Wars of Religion&#8217;, will be presented by Dr Luc Racaut (School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle). Possible topics may include:    The holy body     Iconoclasm, corporal mortification     Medicine and diseased bodies    Anatomical knowledge and pathology    Gender, nudity and sexuality     Bodily difference and disability    The body as a commodity     Beauty and the ideal body    Senses, sensitivity and emotions How to apply ?Proposals for 20-minute papers are invited from     advanced scholars,     early career researchers and     doctoral students. Paper abstracts no longer than 300 words, with a brief CV and full contact details, should be emailed to both     Dr Elma Brenner (ehob2@cam.ac.uk) and     Dr Elena Taddia (elena@earlymodernhistory.com) by 31 May 2011. The language of the workshop will be English. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 15 June 2011.&#160;&#160;&#160; Comit&#233; scientifique :&#160;&#160;        Elma Brenner &#8211; Wellcome Trust Research Fellow,&#160; Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge&#160;             Elena Taddia &#8211; Docteur &#232;s Lettres ENS &#8211;Lyon, Trinity College Research Fellow, Dublin             Luc Racaut, School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle             Laurence Camous, directrice de la Biblioth&#232;que de l&#8217;Acad&#233;mie Nationale de M&#233;decine, Paris            J&#233;r&#244;me Van Wjiland, conservateur de la&#160; Biblioth&#232;que de l&#8217;Acad&#233;mie Nationale de M&#233;decine, Paris&#160;     