CFP: Medieval Ecocriticisms at Kalamazoo ICMS 2026

deadline for submissions: 
September 15, 2025
full name / name of organization: 
Medieval Ecocriticisms
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Session title: Watery Landscapes, Systems, and Bodies

Medieval Ecocriticisms seeks papers offering ecocritical, historical, archaeological, and other interdisciplinary approaches to water in the medieval world. Presenters may addresses questions such as: How did medieval peoples encounter / engineer water in their communities and bodies? What meanings did water accrue in religious, literary, or historical contexts? How do medieval histories of water connect with modern marine studies? And, finally, what new approaches to water studies or blue humanities might we offer?

Submit a proposal via the ICMS Confex portal at: https://icms.confex.com/icms/2026/prelim.cgi/Session/7331