As ever, the Medieval Academy will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. We hope you will join us for these sessions and special events:
1) For the first time, the MAA Plenary will take place on Friday evening instead of Friday morning. The lecture will be delivered by Michelle M. Sauer (University of North Dakota), “The Queerness of Solitude”, at 7 PM in Sangren Hall 1910. Two related sessions organized by Prof. Sauer will take place on Saturday at 10:30 AM, “Queerness of Solitude (1): Gender, Queerness, and Enclosure” and Saturday at 1:30 PM, “Queerness of Solitude (2): Sex, Gender, and Space in Mystical Literature,” both in Sangren Hall 1910.
2) The Graduate Student Committee Roundtable will take place on Saturday at 8:30 AM, “Ugly Books: How to Research Damaged or Fragmented Manuscripts,” in Sangren Hall 2710.
3) The MAA Digital Humanities and Multimedia Studies Committee is co-sponsoring a workshop on Saturday at 1:30 PM, “Digital Pedagogies for a Medieval World: A Workshop on Digital Humanities in the Classroom,” in Waldo Library 3014 (the Multipurpose Room).
4) Finally, we invite you to visit our staffed table in the exhibit hall to introduce yourself, transact any Medieval Academy business you may have, or pick up some chocolate to keep you going during those long afternoon sessions. As in the past, we will be giving away fifty free one-year memberships to new members, so spread the word!
See you at the ‘Zoo!
