Institut für die Späte Altzeit                                             MISSION The ultimate origins of the Institut für die Späte Altzeit are obscure, although the terms it still uses to mean research (ransaka, when the English "ransack") and annual meeting (khuraldai) point towards medieval Sweden and Mongolia, respectively. Its modern history began in 2013, when it was repurposed on the Helms Crag fell as a scholarly association for the promotion of research that defies the assumptions and agendas of western modernity. MEMBERSHIP Regular membership is open to all thinkers ready to move beyond Western modernity. Although there is no fee, there is a statement of belief to which members are asked to accede. To join, send a short email of introduction, including the statement I do not assume the Unbelieved do not exist to members-isaz at sfu dot ca. RESEARCH Recent publications by members which support the ISAZ perspective include: "The Unbelieved and the Historians, Part I: A Challenge," History Compass needs to completed... MEETINGS Recent and upcoming meetings include: 2013 Helms Crag, England 2015 Gibsons, British Columbia 2017 TBA Members will be notified of upcoming meetings. Security situations in host locations require that some of our meetings be strictly virtual, whereby using various technologies papers and comments are distributed in written, audio, or video formats. This green alternative allows wider geographical participation and thus promotes ISAZ's goals to get beyond the modern and the Western. 2016 OFFICERS Andrew Redden (U. of Liverpool) (acting president/khan) Karin Vélez (Macalester College) Brandon Marriott (ISAZ Fellow) Kyle Jackson (Kwantlen Polytechnic U.) Luke Clossey (Simon Fraser U.) CONTACT isaz-info at sfu dot ca