KALAMAZOO, Mich. Medieval scholars from around the world will meet virtually from
Monday through Saturday, May 10 to 15, for the 56th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Typically held on campus but moved to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is hosted by Western s Medieval Institute and has attracted professional scholars, most with university appointments; students; independent scholars; librarians; museum curators and other medieval studies enthusiasts.
Session topics this year range from historical sword fighting, reflections on the death of saint and martyr Thomas Becket, language and writing in the eastern Mediterranean and the study of past pandemics. The sessions are in a variety of formats, many taking the form of a series of academic paper presentations. Others are panel discussions, roundtables, demonstrations and workshops.
Editor’s Note “Broad early modern comparative projects often fail to address Africa at all. A search of the MLAIB [Modern Language Association International Bibliography] finds that the number of pieces published in the last thirty years on the subject of ‘globalization’ is in the thousands, and yet only 5 per cent of them address Africa or African countries. When it comes to eighteenth-century studies, the exclusion is total: not one of the pieces on globalization addresses Africa or African countries. Not one. … This is more than unfortunate. No arena of study can be successful that has Africa as a lacuna. ” Wendy Laura Belcher
Editor s Note
Broad early modern comparative projects often fail to address Africa
at all. A search of the MLAIB [Modern Language Association
International Bibliography] finds that the number of pieces published
in the last thirty years on the subject of globalization is in the
thousands, and yet only 5 per cent of them address Africa or African
countries. When it comes to eighteenth-century studies, the exclusion
is total: not one of the pieces on globalization addresses Africa or
African countries. Not one. This is more than unfortunate. No
arena of study can be successful that has Africa as a lacuna.
Wendy Laura Belcher
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