This panel invites papers on Christian devotional practices in the late medieval Mediterranean that foreground the senses. This session will be part of the 2026 International Congress on Medieval Studies.
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CFP: ‘Images of Dancing Women in the Middle Ages: Joy and Sorrow’, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 2025 (deadline 15 September 2024)
Proposals are welcome to this sponsored session that focuses on the close relationship that has been established since antiquity between the female body and choreographic movements.
CFP: ‘Political reuse of Medieval sculpture: Family strategies and (re)construction of the past’, Kalamazoo 2023, deadline 15 September 2022
This session is part of the activities of the MemId and will be an opportunity to discuss the topic with a wide range of international scholars of different geographical and cultural areas.
Call for Papers: Pray and Play with Mary: From Processions and Pilgrimages to Performances (Deadline: 13 September 2022)
This special session wishes to analyze the multiple sources and multimedia of Marian processions and pilgrimages. The scientific importance of the session lies in understanding how these devotional practices could be perceived as a form of theatrical performance. The polysensoriality of these ephemeral events encouraged liturgical unity outside the church. Therefore, how did the civicContinue reading “Call for Papers: Pray and Play with Mary: From Processions and Pilgrimages to Performances (Deadline: 13 September 2022)”
International Congress on Medieval 2021: Medieval Art/Architecture related papers & panels, 10 – 15 May, 2021
Whilst the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) cannot take place in person, the wonderful committee have organised a virtual conference to take place. We’ve had a look through the programme and have brought together all the Medieval Art related papers and panels.
Call for Papers: Session at International Congress on Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 9th -14th May 2022), Deadline: 10th May 2021
IAS Sponsored Sessions at ICMS 2022 Call for IAS-Organized Session Proposals (https://:www.italianartsociety.org)57th International Congress on Medieval Studies 2022Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 9-14 May 2022 https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress The IAS sponsors up to three linked sessions at the annual meeting of the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS). The Congress is an annual gathering of more than 3,000 scholarsContinue reading “Call for Papers: Session at International Congress on Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 9th -14th May 2022), Deadline: 10th May 2021”
CFP: Mary on the Move: Marian Iconography in Late Medieval France, International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo 2021, deadline 15 September 2020
Session 1363 The proposed session concentrates of Marian iconography of the Late middle Ages, with particular emphasis on fourteenth to sixteenth century. It focuses on the movement of iconographies in/from/towards France by highlighting connections and influences pertaining to Italian, Spanish and/or geographical areas. Furthermore, it situates Marian visual depictions in the context of the developmentContinue reading “CFP: Mary on the Move: Marian Iconography in Late Medieval France, International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo 2021, deadline 15 September 2020”
CFP: Medieval Ars Memoriae in Italy: Theory, Technique, and Practices at International Congress on Medieval Studies Kalamazoo 2021, deadline 15 September 2020
This panel aims to explore the variety of memory techniques developed and practiced in Italy during the medieval period.
CFP: ‘Behold a Pale Horse’: Eschatology of the Medieval East and West, ICMS 2021, deadline 15 September 2020
This is an interdisciplinary, global, and cross-chronological panel that welcomes papers addressing the interaction of disease and eschatological belief in the medieval world.
CFP: “In Search of the Desert: New Observations on the Late-Medieval Revival of the Eremitic Life,” ICMS 2019 (Deadline 15 October, 2018)
In Search of the Desert: New Observations on the Late-Medieval Revival of the Eremitic Life 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, May 9 – 12, 2019 Deadline: Oct 15, 2018 Organizers: Denva Gallant (University of Delaware) and Amelia Hope-Jones (University of Edinburgh) In the third and fourth centuries AD, the barren deserts of Egypt, Syria and Palestine witnessedContinue reading “CFP: “In Search of the Desert: New Observations on the Late-Medieval Revival of the Eremitic Life,” ICMS 2019 (Deadline 15 October, 2018)”
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