Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 14–16, 2026) will be posted in July. The call for sessions for the 61st ICMS is now open. 

Session Modality Key

Sessions will be delivered in one of three possible modalities. The modality of a specific session is indicated after the session title.

In Person: attendees participate in sessions live on location at Western Michigan University's campus in Kalamazoo, MI. The speakers and audience of the session are all present in a physical room.

Virtual: attendees participate in virtual sessions live over Zoom. The speakers and audience of the session all join a Zoom session facilitated through the Confex meeting site.

Hybrid: attendees participate in sessions live, both in person on Western Michigan University's campus and virtually. Some speakers and audience members will be in a physical room on Western Michigan University's campus, but others may join virtually from around the world through Zoom. Speakers joining virtually will be projected onto a large screen at the front of the room in Kalamazoo.