How do medieval texts and artistic traditions conceptualize peace, forgiveness, mediation, and reconciliation? This virtual session invites papers exploring the representation of conflict resolution across literary, visual, religious, legal, and historical materials from the medieval world.

Contributions may examine emotional, political, spiritual, or communal dimensions of reconciliation, as well as tensions between violence and peace-making in narrative and artistic forms. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome.

Please keep in mind that this is a virtual session. All presentations will be made online via the Congress meeting site. Remote participation rooms will be available on campus for anyone who needs a quiet place in Kalamazoo to present in a virtual session.

Presenters will need to submit a proposal via the Confex system in order to be considered. Proposals for papers will be accepted through September 15. Acceptance notifications will be sent by October 15.

For inquiries regarding the session, please contact the organizer Lorenz Hindrichsen (lorenz.a.hindrichsen@gmail.com).

For any technical questions about using Confex, please contact icms@confex.com.

Questions about the Congress in general may be sent to medieval-institute@wmich.edu.