The Games of Medievalism
The Games of Medievalism
International Society for the Study of Medievalism Annual Conference
Co-Hosted by Montclair State and Seton Hall Universities
Montclair and South Orange, NJ, July 9-11, 2024
Celebrating games and sport in this Olympic summer, the conference will consider the various kinds of play inherent in Medievalism through a combination of in-person and virtual sessions connecting scholars from around the world. In addition to convivial intellectual exchange, in-person participants will be invited to take part in receptions at both Montclair State University and Seton Hall University. We will also 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.
Additional Information about Travel, Lodging, Registration, and Local Attractions can be found on the tabs at the top of this page.
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
Possible 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
Questions
Please contact conference organizers Elizabeth Emery and Angela Weisl:
Page image: Jousting at Middelaldercentret in June 2013 by Toxophilus via Wikimedia