Western Michigan University has released the schedule for the 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies, which is being held from May 13 to 16, 2010.
Over six hundred sessions will be held during the four day period, which cover a wide range of topics in medieval history, literature and culture. This congress is considered the largest academic conference for medievalists in the world.
The two plenary sessions, held on Friday and Saturday morning, will feature Thomas E. Burman discussing “Why Were Latin Qur’ans Produced in Christian Spain but Never Read There? Reflections on Spanish-Christian Culture during the Long Twelfth Century” and “The ‘Clerical Proletariat’ and the Rise of English: A New Look at Fourteenth-Century Book Production,” by Kathryn Kerby-Fulton.
Other special papers include: “Chivalry: Military Biographies and Other Tales of the Later Middle Ages,” by Steven Muhlberger, and “Pluralism in Spenser and Malory: Taking Up Arms in a Wrongful Quarrel,” by Carol V. Kaske.
The congress will also have over forty Roundtables and Panel Discussions, including:
Continuity and Difference: What Distinguishes Medievalism from Neomedievalism?
The Bow and the Canon: Teaching Robin Hood in the Survey
Is Medieval Studies Undergoing a Paradigm Shift?
Why Arthur? Reflections on the International Appeal of the Matter of Britain in the Post-medieval World
How to Get Published: Advice from Editors and Insiders
What Do We Mean by “Engaging Undergraduates in Research”?
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures: A Roundtable on the Past, Present, and Future of the Journal
Key Concepts in Medieval Art History The Art and Practice of Music in Medieval Occitania, France, and Beyond
The Hobbit
Studying the Shrewsbury Book (BL Royal 15.E.vi): An Interdisciplinary Project
Paying Forward, Looking Back: Fostering Medieval Studies in the Twenty-First Century: In Honor of Cynthia Z. Valk
Medieval Studies at Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities
There will also be several Workshops at the conferences:
Using Digital Resources for Teaching Medieval Studies
Using Digital Resources for Research in Medieval Studies
Medieval Board Games: A Workshop on Board Games as a Medium in the Medieval Studies Classroom
Reading Aloud Old French and Middle French
Click here to download the Schedule for 2010 Congress (PDF file)
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