Call for Papers
This call for papers includes all sponsored and special sessions approved by the Program Committee for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies (held in a hybrid format Thursday through Saturday, May 14-16, 2026), hosted by Western Michigan University's Medieval Institute.
Sessions are listed here alphabetically by session title. The session's modality (in person, virtual, or hybrid) is listed beneath the session title. Organizer email addresses are provided if the session's organizer(s) agreed that they could be displayed.
You are invited to make one paper proposal to one session of papers: that might be to one of the sponsored or special sessions, which are organized by colleagues around the world, OR to general sessions, which are organized by the Program Committee in Kalamazoo. You may propose an unlimited number of contributions to roundtables, but you will not be scheduled as a named participant in more than three sessions.
All those hoping or invited to make contributions to sessions of papers or roundtables at the Congress need to make proposals in the Confex system by the deadline of Friday, Sept. 15. Contributions to performances and workshops are not solicited through our proposal system. Interested individuals should approach the contact person directly.
All proposals for sessions of papers (including general sessions) and roundtables are made through the Confex system, where the sessions are grouped by format.
Submit a paper proposal to the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies
Session Modality Key
Sessions will be delivered in one of three possible modalities. The modality of a specific session is indicated after the session title.
In Person: attendees participate in sessions live on location at Western Michigan University's campus in Kalamazoo, MI. The speakers and audience of the session are all present in a physical room.
Virtual: attendees participate in virtual sessions live over Zoom. The speakers and audience of the session all join a Zoom session facilitated through the Confex meeting site.
Hybrid: attendees participate in sessions live, both in person on Western Michigan University's campus and virtually. Some speakers and audience members will be in a physical room on Western Michigan University's campus, but others may join virtually from around the world through Zoom. Speakers joining virtually will be projected onto a large screen at the front of the room in Kalamazoo.
