51st International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, May 12–15, 2016
Hosted by Western Michigan University's Medieval Institute, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of around 3,000 scholars interested in medieval studies. The congress features 550-575 sessions of papers, panel discussions, roundtables, workshops and performances. There are also some 100 business meetings and receptions sponsored by learned societies, associations and institutions. The exhibits hall boasts nearly 70 exhibitors, including publishers, used book dealers and purveyors of medieval sundries. The congress lasts three and a half days, extending from Thursday morning, with sessions beginning at 10 a.m., until Sunday at noon.
Sessions of interest to Byzantinists
Thursday, May 12, 10:00 am
Crusading and the Byzantine Legacy in the Northwestern Black Sea Region
Session 13
Beyond the Diocese of Orléans: In Memory of Thomas Head
Session 40
Thursday, May 12, 1:30 pm
The Medieval Balkans as Mirror: Byzantine Perceptions of the Balkans and the World Beyond
Session 79
Topics in Byzantine Sigillography
Session 90
Friday, May 13, 10:00 am
The Cultures of Armenia and Georgia
Session 187
Saturday, May 14, 10:00 am
Innovation in Identities, Innovation in Narratives: Literature in the Mediterranean Region in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
Session 355
Before/After Constantinus Africanus: Medicine in the Beneventan Zone and Beyond I
Session 359
The Urban Church
Session 372
Saturday, May 14, 3:30 pm
Interfaith Relations in the Fourteenth Century
Session 484
Sunday, May 15 8:30 am
The Archaeology of Medieval Europe I: Non-monetary Uses of Coins
Session 507
Eurasian Connections: The Late Antique World Reconsidered
Session 512