Call for Papers

Sponsored Conference Sessions

AVISTA sponsors annual sessions at the International Congress for Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo (MI), and periodically sponsors sessions at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds (UK), Medieval Academy of America (USA), among other medieval studies conferences.

We welcome paper sessions and paper proposals for each of these. Below you will find the most recent Calls for Papers (CFP), and links to prior CFP and Sessions separated by conference.

2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies

When: May 9th–11th, 2024

Where: Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI, USA

All submissions must be made through the ICMS Confex System. If you wish to submit a proposal you can submit to the specific session here.

Abstract Deadline: Friday, September 15th, 2023

*Please be aware that submissions emailed or not submitted via the online conference portal will NOT be accepted.

AVISTA is very excited to offer three in-person sessions at ICMS Kalamazoo 2024 centered around the topic of: Notre Dame in Color

This call for papers is now CLOSED.

Notre Dame in Color (1): Aesthetics and Meanings of Color

Notre Dame in Paris was once a multi-chromatic visual environment, enhanced by polychromed sculpture, stained glass, rich textiles, clerical vestments, and references to color in polyphonic chant. This session, the first of three, examines the aesthetics of the Gothic Cathedral of Paris and the theological and social meanings of is colors. It is organized in anticipation of the 5yr anniversary of the fire at Notre Dame and completion of its restoration in December 2024. We welcome papers considering the color schema and pigments used in the cathedral's glass, sculpture, and architecture as well as papers addressing color in contemporary manuscripts/monuments.

Notre Dame in Color (2): Scientific Analysis of Color

Notre Dame in Paris was once a multi-chromatic visual environment, enhanced by polychromed sculpture, stained glass, rich textiles, clerical vestments, and references to color in polyphonic chant. This session, the second of three, presents new studies of polychromed sculptures conducted by the Laboratoire de recherche des monuments historique. It is organized in anticipation of the 5yr anniversary of the fire at Notre Dame and completion of its restoration in December 2024. We welcome papers considering the polychromy of sculpture and its relation to construction sequence and iconography.

Notre Dame in Color (3): Technologies to Visualize Color

Notre Dame in Paris was once a multi-chromatic visual environment, enhanced by polychromed sculpture, stained glass, rich textiles, clerical vestments, and references to color in polyphonic chant. This session, the third of three, discusses the uses and challenges of 3D modeling and visualization technologies to document, preserve, and represent polychromed sculptures. It is organized in anticipation of the 5yr anniversary of the fire at Notre Dame and completion of its restoration in December 2024. We welcome papers considering uses of laser and structured-light scanning, photogrammetry, digital textures, and light projection technologies to visualize the colors of Notre Dame.

Prior Call for Papers & Sessions

  • 58th ICMS Kalamazoo 2023 | CFP | Sessions

  • 57th ICMS Kalamazoo 2022 | CFP | Sessions

  • 56th ICMS Kalamazoo 2021 | CFP* | Sessions

  • 55th ICMS Kalamazoo 2020 | CANCELED

  • 54th ICMS Kalamazoo 2019 | CFP | Sessions

  • 53rd ICMS Kalamazoo 2018 | CFP | Sessions

  • 52nd ICMS Kalamazoo 2017 | CFP | Sessions

  • 51st ICMS Kalamazoo 2016 | CFP | Sessions

  • 50th ICMS Kalamazoo 2015 | CFP | Sessions

  • 49th ICMS Kalamazoo 2014 | CFP | Sessions

  • 48th ICMS Kalamazoo 2013 | CFP | Sessions

  • 47th ICMS Kalamazoo 2012 | CFP | Sessions

  • 46th ICMS Kalamazoo 2011 | CFP | Sessions

  • 45th ICMS Kalamazoo 2010 | CFP | Sessions

  • 44th ICMS Kalamazoo 2009 | CFP | Sessions

  • 43rd ICMS Kalamazoo 2008 | CFP | Sessions

  • 42nd ICMS Kalamazoo 2007 | CFP | Sessions

  • 41st ICMS Kalamazoo 2006 | CFP | Sessions

  • 40th ICMS Kalamazoo 2005 | CFP | Sessions

  • 39th ICMS Kalamazoo 2004 | CFP | Sessions

  • 38th ICMS Kalamazoo 2003 | CFP | Sessions

  • 37th ICMS Kalamazoo 2002 | CFP | Sessions

  • 36th ICMS Kalamazoo 2001 | CFP | Sessions

  • 35th ICMS Kalamazoo 2000 | CFP | Sessions

  • 34th ICMS Kalamazoo 1999 | CFP | Sessions

* The 55th ICMS was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Sessions proposed for the 55th Congress were presented at the 56th Congress.

International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI

  • IMC Leeds 2016: Food, Feast & Famine | Sessions

  • IMC Leeds 2013: Sessions

  • IMC Leeds 2012: Sessions

  • IMC Leeds 2011: Sessions

Internation Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK