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.
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