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Shakespeare at Kalamazoo is accepting abstracts for two panels at the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan (May 9-12, 2013).

1. Shakespeare and Material Culture

2. The Merchant of Venice: Pre-texts, Texts, and After-Texts

Please send abstracts of 300 words or less in either Word or pdf format to Kavita Mudan Finn (kvmudan@gmail.com). The title of the file should contain your last name and either the word "Material" or the word "Merchant." In addition, your name and contact information should be included in the document (but not necessarily as part of the 300 words of your abstract). You must also submit the conference's Participant Information Form: http://wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html#PIF

The firm deadline for submissions is September 15. You will be notified by October 1 of the committee's decision.

Please visit the following links for more information.

On the conference generally: http://wmich.edu/medieval/congress/index.html

On guidelines for participation in the conference: http://wmich.edu/medieval/congress/policies.html

In addition to the panels, for our evening program, “The Merchant of Venice: Seen and Unseen,” we are pleased to welcome Dr. Karen Libman, professor of theatre from Grand Valley State University. Further information about Dr. Libman can be found here: http://www.gvsu.edu/soc/module-facultydirectory-detail.htm?facultyID=2B0...

Thank you for your interest. You may contact Kavita Mudan Finn at kvmudan@gmail.com with any questions. The selection committee looks forward to reading your abstracts.