Next week, over 2,700 medievalists will convene at the annual Leeds International Medieval Congress. As usual, several members of the MEMS community will be participating and presenting their research:
Ed Roberts, “Legislation and Justice in 10th-Century England: The Case of British Library, Cotton Otho E XIII” (session 606, Tuesday 11.15)
Ryan Perry, “Devotional Cosmopolitanism in the Late Medieval West Midlands” (session 625, Tuesday 11.15)
Clare Wright, “‘You’ve set your heart too much on art’: Materialism, Poetic Value, and Urban Ethics in Man’s Desire and Fleeting Beauty” (session 815, Tuesday 16.30)
Harry Gilbert, “Creating a Cult amidst Crisis: Ithamar, Bishop of Rochester, the Saint of Western Kent” (session 1609, Thursday 11.15)
Rob Gallagher, “Letter Writing in 9th-Century England” (session 1644, Thursday 11.15)
Daniella Gonzalez, “Documenting Medieval Governance: The Jubilee Book and Reform in Late 14th-Century London” (session 1647, Thursday 11.15)
In addition, Rob Gallagher will be participating in a roundtable on “The Crisis in the Humanities: A View from Premodern Studies Institutes and Centres” (session 1413, Wednesday 19.00), and Ryan Perry will take part in a roundtable on “SMFS Best First Book in Medieval Feminist Studies: The Virgin Mary’s Book at the Annunciation by Laura Saetveit Miles” (session 1441, Wednesday 19.00).
Check out the full programme and further details here. We hope to bump into you across the week!