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 Recent scholarship has begun to acknowledge that the focus of Medieval and Early Modern Studies has long been on the elite, male, western European experience. New movements in academia are addressing this imbalance, acknowledging that women, ethnic minorities, and other marginalised groups contributed richly to the fabric of medieval and early modern life. Ceræ aims to join this shift in focus to the experiences of minority groups, marginalised peoples, and life in non-western territories with a conference session at IMC Leeds 2020.Topics may include but are not limited to:Experiences of minority or marginalised groupsWritings by minority or marginalised groupsLiterary depictions of minority or marginalised groupsThe effacement of minority or marginalised groupsMarginaliaExperiences on the transition of a border or landscapeThe law of minority and marginalised groupsMinority and marginalised cultures, beliefs, and celebrationsExperiences of disability and physical and mental illnessCeræ invites submissions encompassing all aspects of the late classical, medieval, and early modern world. There are no geographical restrictions. As an interdisciplinary journal, Ceræ encourages submissions across the fields of archaeology, art history, historical ecology, literature, linguistics,  intellectual history, musicology, politics, social studies, and beyond.Abstracts of 250 words should be sent to editorcerae@gmail.com by 1st September 2019.Attendees are responsible for all fees and costs associated with attending the IMC, and for registering for the congress.For further enquiries contact our Editor: editorcerae@gmail.com; or get in touch via Facebook (facebook.com/CeraeJournal) or Twitter (@CeraeJournal).