We are looking for participant proposals for our sessions at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies, to be held at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 11-May 13 2023. The “American Gothic” sessions (three sessions of papers and one roundtable) take a historiographical turn, and we are looking for participants interested in analyzing … Continue Reading
Category Archives: Conferences
ICMS Kalamazoo Abstracts, 2022
Restoring Medieval Art and Architecture I: Technology in Documentation and Research “Visualizing Time: Analyzing and Documenting Layers of Polychromy on the Last Judgment Portal of Notre-Dame,” Jennifer M. Feltman, University of Alabama The sculptures of the west façade of Notre-Dame in Paris were originally richly painted or polychromed. Flesh tones and rouge enlivened the faces … Continue Reading
Call for Papers: 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 9th-14th 2022
AVISTA sponsored sessions: Restoring Medieval Art and Architecture I: Technology in Documentation and Research Restoring Medieval Art and Architecture II: Technology and Concepts of Authenticity Restoring Medieval Art and Architecture III: Technology and Access Critical discourse surrounding the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame of Paris following the disastrous 2019 fire indicates the continued existence of … Continue Reading
AVISTA at ICMS 2021
The International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo is going to be held virtually this year, but there are many AVISTA-related events to attend! The Congress is being held over Zoom; information and registration links may be found here: https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress Registrants should watch for the full 2021 Congress website to go live on May 7th. The … Continue Reading
Year in Review: 2020
The unprecedented difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic meant the regretful, but necessary, cancellation of many AVISTA activities. In May, we successfully held our 2020 business meeting in a virtual format. Due to the cancellation of the ICMS in 2020, AVISTA has chosen the option to present our planned sessions at the 2021 congress. The 2021 … Continue Reading
Kalamazoo 2019 Abstracts
From the Square to the Scanner: Revisiting the Geometries of Reims and Metz Cathedrals Using LiDAR, Rebecca Smith, Wake Technical Community College; Robert Bork, Univ. of Iowa Modern technologies such as LiDAR scanning and CAD modeling can be used fruitfully in conjunction with each other to address some of the oldest and most fundamental questions … Continue Reading
Kalamazoo Sessions 2019
New Approaches to Old Problems: Using Modern Technology to Investigate Medieval Material Culture Thursday 10:00 AM Bernhard 209 Organizer and Presider: Vibeke Olson, Univ. of North Carolina–Wilmington “From the Square to the Scanner: Revisiting the Geometries of Reims and Metz Cathedrals Using LiDAR,” Rebecca Smith, Wake Technical Community College; Robert Bork, Univ. of Iowa [Abstract] … Continue Reading
CFP: ICMS Kalamazoo 2020
Remembering Robert Mark and Andrew Tallon I: Personal Perspectives (A Roundtable) II: Interdisciplinarity in Studying Gothic III: Gothic Structure IV: Notre-Dame in Paris Contact: Robert Bork, 150 Art Building West, The University of Iowa, North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-7000. Email: robert-bork@uiowa.edu Session #1: Remembering Robert Mark and Andrew Tallon, I: Personal Perspectives (A Roundtable) … Continue Reading
AVISTA Events at ICMS 2019 and Call for Session Proposals for 2020
In advance of our annual meeting and events at the ICMS in Kalamazoo, here are some updates on AVISTA events to attend and upcoming business. We hope to see you at ICMS! If you are not planning to attend, we still hope to hear from you about session proposals and nominations (see below): AVISTA Events … Continue Reading
Call for papers: ICMS Kalamazoo 2019
Interested in submitting a proposal? Send a completed PIF (medieval-2019-pif) and a 500-word abstract to the session’s contact person by September 15th, 2018. If you wish to be considered for the Villard Prize (see details below), please also include a copy of your CV; applicants for travel grants should additionally include a CV and a 300-word statement … Continue Reading