We are pleased to announce that the 2013 annual conference of the Illinois Medieval Association, co-sponsored by Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies, will take place at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Since 1983, IMA has promoted medieval studies in Illinois and the Midwest, hosting an annual meeting and publishing proceedings from those meetings in Essays in Medieval Studies.

For logistical information about the conference, see this wiki website.

Keynote Address

“Ordination of Women in the Early Middle Ages: An Historiographic Problem”

Gary Macy, Santa Clara University

Schedule

Download a PDF of the full conference schedule.

Friday, February 15

12:30 pm – 3:30: Registration open
1:30 – 3: First breakout sessions
3 – 3:30: Coffee break
3:30 – 5: Second breakout sessions

A reception will be held Friday evening at the Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 North Michigan Avenue.

Saturday, February 16

8:30 – 3:30: Registration open
8:30 – 9: Coffee and continental breakfast
9 – 10:30: Third breakout sessions
10:30 – 11: Coffee break
11 – 1:30: Keynote address and lunch
1:30 – 3: Fourth breakout sessions
3 – 3:30: Coffee break
3:30 – 5: Fifth breakout sessions

This year’s conference is organized by Karen Christianson, Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies; William Fahrenbach, DePaul University; Valerie Garver, Northern Illinois University; Mark D. Johnston, DePaul University; Francine McGregor, Eastern Illinois University; Mickey Sweeney, Dominican University; and Edward Wheatley, Loyola University Chicago.