The Games of Medievalism. International Society for the Study of Medievalism Annual Conference (Montclair and South Orange, New Jersey)

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

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Abstracts are welcomed for the thirty-seventh annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Medievalism Annual Conference, co-sponsored by Montclair State and Seton Hall Universities, located in northern New Jersey, 14 miles from New York City (accessible by public transit). Abstracts for in-person and virtual papers and panels are welcome. 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.

Celebrating games and sport in this Olympic summer and considering the various kinds of play inherent in the discipline of Medievalism, the conference will consider all the layers that this topic provides. 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.

Housing options include low-cost single or double accommodations on the campus of Montclair State University (circa $50-60/night) and room blocks in local hotels.

We welcome papers and presentations on all topics of medievalism, not limited to the conference theme. We enthusiastically welcome 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,” Brent and Keven Moberly, Indiana University and Old Dominion University

Suggested Topics

Medievalism in Video Games

Medievalism in Sports and Sports Culture

Games in Medieval Film

Games in Medievalist Narratives

The Interplay of Medieval and Modern

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

Medievalist Musicals: Spamalot, Six, Pippin, Camelot, etc.

Gaming the System (Medievalism in Geo-Politics, Economics)

Games in the Construction of Medievalism

Gaming the Discipline of Medievalism, or the Discipline as Game

Chivalry, Courtesy, and other medieval codes in Medievalism

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Submission Instructions

Please submit your 200 to 250-word abstracts on the following Google Form by February 20: https://forms.gle/KCmquR8VungYzEoz9

Questions

Please contact conference organizers Elizabeth Emery and Angela Weisl: gamesissm@gmail.com.