Psychedelic art, an outgrowth of mid-century counterculture, features numerous motifs that may resonate with medievalists. Surreal imagery, animation, bright colors, and the cross-pollination of disparate media all conspire to evoke a hallucinogenic or heightened response in the viewer. We invite proposals for 20-minute papers considering medieval material culture through a psychedelic lens, or vice versa.
A sampling of topics may include devotional objects and visionary or mystical encounters; medievalism in 1960s fashion and design; artistic representations of or, artifacts associated with, psychoactive plant and fungi cultivation; or the synesthetic/multisensory impact of objects.
This session will be held in person in Kalamazoo. Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words through the Confex proposal portal by September 15, 2025.
For questions about this session, please contact Sophie Durbin (sophiekhdurbin@gmail.com) and Clara Poteet (clara.poteet@yale.edu)
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