The special events of the 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 9-12, 2019) at Western Michigan University include two plenary lectures, the annual lecture on the reception of the classics, the associated events of the Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival, and a dance. Details will be posted as the information becomes available.
Plenary lectures
Bissera Pentcheva
Bonnie Wheeler
Bissera V. Pentcheva
Stanford University
Friday, May 10, 8:30 a.m.
Bernhard Ballroom
Sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America
Bonnie Wheeler
Southern Methodist University
Saturday, May 11, 8:30 a.m.
Bernhard Ballroom
Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Press
Reception of the Classics in the Middle Ages Lecture
David Townsend
David Townsend
University of Toronto
Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Endowed in memory of Archibald Cason Edwards, Senior, and Sarah Stanley Gordon Edwards
Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival
The festival will include performances on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings of the Congress at 8 p.m. Details will be posted once they are known.