ICMS Kalamazoo, 13-15 mai 2027
International Society for the Study of Medievalism
Les thématiques proposées sont les suivantes : « Animals in Medievalism (Online) », « Medievalism and Dr. Who (Online) », « Medievalism in the Americas (Online) », « The Death(s) of Robin Hood (1): The Death of Robin Hood (2026), roundtable », « The Death(s) of Robin Hood (2): Literary Representations (Online) », et « ‘Will It Bardcore?’ Explorations of Medievalist Music, roundtable ».
Date limite 15 septembre 2026

« Animals in Medievalism (Online) »
While many human tropes have been considered in medievalism studies, thus far we have not seen any examination of the role of animals. This session seeks responses that consider animals in many forms—as pets, as familiars, as symbols, as representations, as commercial objects, as main characters or versions of main characters, as costumes, as images, as subjects. What is the function of animals within medievalism? What roles do they play, and how do these roles reflect, or not reflect, their medieval antecedents? Are these medievalized animals affected by contemporary ideas about animal rights and/or ideologies of identity?
Organisation : Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
; Carol L. Robinson, Kent State Univ.–Trumbull
« Medievalism and Dr. Who (Online) »
The International Society for the Study of Medievalism has now sponsored several years of successful sessions on Science Fiction Medievalisms. In focusing on the long-running television program Dr. Who, we seek to expand consideration of the use of the medieval in a variety of futuristic spaces. Since the show has been popular for many years, featuring different casts all travelling through time, the discussion of medievalism in the corpus is past due. We invite papers that explore any aspect of medievalism in the program, whether in narrative, genre, aesthetics, story telling, references, etc.
Organisation : Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
Rachael K. Warmington, Seton Hall Univ.
« Medievalism in the Americas (Online) »
This session puts together discussions of North American medievalisms (including Canada) and South and Central American medievalisms. The topic of how fascination with the medieval was transferred to the Americas deserves scholarly attention. The similarities among those transfers could be tracked along with the emergence of what for example Altschul called “medieval Brazil,” although discussions might also consider other medievalist iterations, including the use of the nation’s pre-colonial past or contemporary culture. The reasons behind introducing medievalism in the Americas could also be scrutinized; what is the value of this kind of inquiry?
Organisation : Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
Luiz F. A. Guerra, Independent Scholar
« The Death(s) of Robin Hood (1): The Death of Robin Hood (2026), roundtable »
This roundtable will explore the representation of Robin Hood’s literal and metaphorical death(s) in the A24 film The Death of Robin Hood (2026). We are particularly interested in papers that focus on Robin’s character arc in this film and his death through the focused analysis of such themes as medievalism, ageism, ableism, religion, life-after-death, community, others and othering, death and dying, the environment and space, and representations of violence. We welcome perspectives that place this film in dialogue with other media works that depict Robin Hood’s death and explore any of the above themes.
Organisation : Alexander L. Kaufman, Ball State Univ., Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
« The Death(s) of Robin Hood (2): Literary Representations (Online) »
This session seeks papers that examine Robin Hood’s death in medieval and post-medieval poems, plays, novels, and other written texts. Robin is not the once-and-future king, but in many ways he is the once-and-future king of the (good?) outlaws as his character often dies and is reborn in successive works. Papers that examine narratival concerns, religious themes, historical contexts, cultural frameworks, ethical implications, and theoretical and philosophical constructs of Robin Hood’s death and dying are most welcome.
Organisation : Alexander L. Kaufman, Ball State Univ., Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
“Will It Bardcore?”: Explorations of Medievalist Music (A Roundtable)
During discussion at the 2026 ICMS session ‘Off of the Printed Prose Page’, Dr. Elizabeth Perry asked the question of various songs: “Will it bardcore?” Although offered partly in jest, the question prompts consideration of what bardcore is, really; what makes for “good” bardcore; what are representative examples of the genre; how the genre borrows from and interacts with Tolkien and other neo/medievalisms; and what purposes and functions are served by the genre? The proposed roundtable offers space for such considerations.
Organisation : Rachel Sikorski, Independent Scholar; Angela J. Weisl, Seton Hall Univ.
Candidature à faire en ligne, en fonction de la session choisie, sur :
https://icms.confex.com/icms/2027/prelim.cgi/Index/SponsorList~International%20Society%20for%20the%20Study%20of%20Medievalism