Hosted by Anita Obermeier and the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico

Medievalism is the reception of the Middle Ages in postmedieval times—as well as the ongoing invention, reinvention, construction, and reconstruction of the global medieval past, broadly defined.
Just as Arthurian legend, Beowulf, Norse/Viking myth, and The Thousand and One Nights are continually reinvented, so too are Arabic sīras, Indian epics and Bhakti/Sufi traditions, and Chinese classical novels and poetry—each reshaped to meet modern cultural, national, and global needs.
We welcome proposals that explore:
Medievalisms in Time and Space: temporalities and their relations; interior/psychic spaces, contested spaces, real and imagined geographies, Outer Space, and trans-temporalities.
Trans-Medievalisms (broadly conceived): e.g., transgender medievalisms, transformative medievalisms, transgressive medievalisms, and other “trans-” crossings of period, genre, medium, and place.
While we encourage work engaging these themes, papers on any aspect of medievalism are welcome.

Submission: Please submit your proposal via the Google Form below by September 15, 2025.
Queries: Angela Weisl (angela.weisl@shu.edu) or Michael Evans (michaelevans@delta.edu)
Submission Form: https://forms.gle/NvsV1vxaVbiiNaNo6

Submission: Please submit your proposal via the Google Form below by September 15, 2025.
Queries: Angela Weisl (angela.weisl@shu.edu) or Michael Evans (michaelevans@delta.edu)
Submission Form: https://forms.gle/NvsV1vxaVbiiNaNo6