52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies

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52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, May 11–14, 2017

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 more than 550 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.

PROGRAM

Sessions of interest to Byzantinists

Thursday, May 11, 10:00 am
Archaeology of Medieval Europe I: History and Politics in Medieval Archaeology
Session 23

Medieval Architecture
Session 24

Thursday, May 11, 1:30 pm
Early Medieval Monasticisms, New Questions, New Approaches I: Monastic Landscapes
Session 82

Thursday, May 11, 3:30 pm
New Voices in Medieval History II
Session 138

Friday, May 12, 10:00 am
Power and Society in Late Antique Italy I: Conflict and Resolution
Session 166

Early Medieval Europe I: Monasticism and Memory
Session 181

Topics in Medieval Numismatics
Session 205

Saints and Slavery in the Early Middle Ages
Session 211

Friday, May 12, 1:30 pm
Dress and Textiles II: Real and Unreal
Session 233

Material Histories of Exchange I: Representations of Cross-Cultural Dress in Byzantium and Beyond
Session 246

Cross-Cultural Studies of the Book in the Global Middle Ages I
Session 256

The Cultures of Georgia and Armenia
Session 266

Networks of Books and Readers in the Medieval Mediterranean I: Books
Session 269

Friday, May 12, 3:30 pm
Material Histories of Exchange II: Transmission of Dress and Ornament in Byzantium and Beyond
Session 305

Saturday, May 13, 10:00 am
Reading Magic West to East
Session 355

Gender at the Borders of Christendom
Session 364

Hagiography East and West
Session 376

Saturday, May 13, 3:30 pm
Exploring the Early Medieval Economy: From Macro to Micro
Session 467

Barbarians and Barbarian Kingdoms III: Byzantines Perspectives
Session 472

Sunday, May 14, 8:30 am
Transformations in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages I: Restructuring the World
Session 506

Sunday, May 14, 10:30 am
Transformations in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages II: New Methodologies and Approaches
Session 545

Across Boundaries: Traditions, Texts, Ideas
Session 546