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.
2027 International Congress on Medieval Studies
AVISTA is very excited to offer the in-person session at ICMS Kalamazoo 2027 on the topic of Unfinished, Damaged, Reimagined: Rethinking the Fragment
When: May 13th–15th, 2027
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: Sunday, September 15th, 2026
*Please be aware that submissions emailed or not submitted via the online conference portal will NOT be accepted.
Unfinished, Damaged, Reimagined: Rethinking the Fragment
Rarely do material traces of the premodern world survive without damage or alteration. In response, the fragment has emerged as a productive theoretical framework for understanding the condition of medieval objects, buildings, and archives in our time. In line with AVISTA’s focus on the intersection of medieval art, craft, and technology, this session seeks papers which present object-focused case studies of the medieval fragment, including incomplete, damaged, or reconstructed objects and buildings. Speakers might discuss, for example, repaired or transformed objects, architecture that was never completed or has since been lost, or medieval and modern efforts to complete the fragment.
Prior Call for Papers & Sessions
International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI
62nd ICMS Kalamazoo 2027 | CFP | Sessions
58th ICMS Kalamazoo 2023 | Sessions
57th ICMS Kalamazoo 2022 | Sessions
56th ICMS Kalamazoo 2021* | Sessions
55th ICMS Kalamazoo 2020 | CANCELED
54th ICMS Kalamazoo 2019 | Sessions
53rd ICMS Kalamazoo 2018 | Sessions
52nd ICMS Kalamazoo 2017 | Sessions
51st ICMS Kalamazoo 2016 | Sessions
50th ICMS Kalamazoo 2015 | Sessions
49th ICMS Kalamazoo 2014 | Sessions
48th ICMS Kalamazoo 2013 | Sessions
47th ICMS Kalamazoo 2012 | Sessions
46th ICMS Kalamazoo 2011 | Sessions
45th ICMS Kalamazoo 2010 | Sessions
44th ICMS Kalamazoo 2009 | Sessions
43rd ICMS Kalamazoo 2008 | Sessions
42nd ICMS Kalamazoo 2007 | Sessions
41st ICMS Kalamazoo 2006 | Sessions
40th ICMS Kalamazoo 2005 | Sessions
39th ICMS Kalamazoo 2004 | Sessions
38th ICMS Kalamazoo 2003 | Sessions
37th ICMS Kalamazoo 2002 | Sessions
36th ICMS Kalamazoo 2001 | Sessions
35th ICMS Kalamazoo 2000 | Sessions
34th ICMS Kalamazoo 1999 | Sessions
* The 55th ICMS was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Sessions proposed for the 55th Congress were presented at the 56th Congress.