Call for Papers
Call for Papers: The Games of Medievalism
International Society for the Study of Medievalism Annual Conference
Montclair and South Orange, NJ, July 9-11, 2024
Abstracts for in-person or virtual presentations are invited for the thirty-seventh annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Medievalism, co-sponsored by Montclair State and Seton Hall Universities, located in northern New Jersey, 14 miles from New York City (accessible by public transit).
Celebrating games and sport in this Olympic summer and considering the various kinds of play inherent in Medievalism, the conference will consider the discipline’s many layers. We will arrange local visits (as interest permits) for those participating in person: to the New Jersey branch of Medieval Times, the Yogi Berra Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, and/or The Cloisters branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We welcome papers and presentations on all topics of Medievalism, not limited to the conference theme. We particularly encourage proposals from presenters in (or addressing topics related to) regions outside North American, Western Europe, and the Anglophone World.
Keynote
“A ‘Carnival of Architecture’: Race, Place, and Play in Oblivion and the Elder Scrolls Franchise," Kevin and Brent Moberly, Old Dominion University and Indiana University
Suggested Topics
Medievalism in Video Games
Gaming the System (Medievalism in Geo-Politics, Economics)
Medievalism in Sports and Sports Culture
Games in Medieval Film
The Interplay of Medieval and Modern
Games in Medievalist Narratives
Jousts, Tournaments, Bohorts
Disguise, Cosplay, and Cross-Dressing
Games of Chance, Gambling, and Tavern Pursuits
Medievalism in Tabletop Games
Poetry Competitions or Challenges
The Play(s) of Medievalism
Playing with Medieval Medicine and other Techniques in the Modern World
Medievalist Musicals: Spamalot, Six, Pippin, Camelot, etc.
Games in the Construction of Medievalism
Medieval games in medievalist art or generative AI
Medievalism as Game
Chivalry, Courtesy, and other codes in Medievalism
Submission Instructions
Please submit your 200 to 250-word abstracts on the following Google Form by April 10:
https://forms.gle/KCmquR8VungYzEoz9 To propose a panel, please include all abstracts in a single file submitted by the organizer. This file should also include the names and contact information for all participants.
Questions
Please contact conference organizers Elizabeth Emery and Angela Weisl:
Page image: Jousting at Middelaldercentret in June 2013 by Toxophilus via Wikimedia