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The MIDWEST MEDIEVAL HISTORY CONFERENCE is, as its name implies, composed mostly of historians. Not that we don't enjoy the company of theologians, philologists, art historians, or literary critics, but we feel the necessity of occasionally meeting with colleagues from our discipline for a weekend of focused scholarship and good cheer. It is a wonderful group. Come to a couple of meetings and you'll find yourself accepted as a longtime associate. We are always anxious to make new friends, especially among younger faculty and graduate students. In fact we grant a modest subsidy -- currently, $100 -- to graduate students who read papers at the Friday afternoon sessions of the Conferences (which run from late Friday through Saturday). Friday afternoons have traditionally been reserved exclusively for papers by graduate students. For more information or to be added to the Conference mailing list, contact our Secretary, Steven Stofferahn. Last Updated: November 30, 2012. |
Founded
in 1962, THE MIDWEST MEDIEVAL HISTORY CONFERENCE
has no dues or
formal membership. It is an ad hoc group existing primarily to hold
annual meetings which move among various
host institutions in the Midwest each fall. The 2012
meeting was held at the
Indiana University of Misssouri; that of
2013 will be held at Augsburg College. Other meetings have
been held at such diverse places as the Universities
of Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Illinois; Saint Louis, Purdue, and Ohio
State Universities; and the Pontifical Institute for Mediæval
Studies in Toronto. The
MIDWEST MEDIEVAL HISTORY CONFERENCE also
sponsors one or more sessions at the International
Congress on Medieval Studies held each spring
at Western Michigan University. It is one of the oldest -- if not the
oldest -- constituent group of the Committee on Centers and Regional
Associations (CARA) of the Medieval Academy
of America.