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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Exhibitor reservations open on October 15th! Watch this space when it goes live: wmich.edu/medievalcong...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's the last day to submit your favorite medieval art for the ICMS 2028 Mascot Competition! form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Help us pick our next ICMS mascot! Submit your suggestions for 2028 here: form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today is the final day of the extended deadline! Submit your abstract now to participate in ICMS 2027.

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cartoon hermeneutics @tom-kaczynski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

7/ Today, many creators actively revisit medieval themes and practices, finding fresh ways to integrate them into contemporary works. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/p...

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The Medieval Turn and Contemporary Comics Creators (A Roundtable)

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Dr Basil Arnould Price @basilaprice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The deadline for @kzooicms.bsky.social has been extended to September 22! 🎉 Make sure you get your last minute papers in to Hunter and I's exciting sessions on rethinking ecological entanglements (pleasurable and otherwise) in the medievla world. #medievalsky #cfp

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The Haskins Society @haskinssociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kalamazoo ICMS 2027 CFP: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 (Session #8255) 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 This session invites papers from graduate students and early career researchers. 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦: Hybrid 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Haskins Society @kzooicms.bsky.social

A graphic with a call for papers for a panel on "New Voices in Medieval History" for the ICMS 2027 panel sponsored by the Haskins Society. Abstracts due September 22, 2026. A medieval manuscript image shows a female saint holding her cloak out to shelter a smaller, veiled woman under it. Behind this image is a faded detail from a medieval manuscript.

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The Haskins Society @haskinssociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kalamazoo ICMS 2027 CFP: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 (Session #8365) 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦: Hybrid 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Haskins Society 𝘊𝘰-𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Medieval People @kzooicms.bsky.social

A graphic has a call for papers for a session on "The Normans in 2027" for a 2027 ICMS panel sponsored by the Haskins Society. There is a photo showing the British Museum's digital projection of the Bayeux Tapestry onto the White Cliffs of Dover in 2027, overlaid on a detail from a medieval manuscript.

2027 will be the year of the Normans. Many events have been developed to celebrate this anniversary, including exhibiting the Bayeux Tapestry in London for the first time. This millennial celebration provides an ideal opportunity to evaluate the Normans. Charles Homer Haskins was foundational in what we think about the Normans. How has our understanding of the Normans changed or evolved since Haskins’ time? What has remained consistent? What new methodologies have been employed? What areas have been examined that Haskins didn’t consider?

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Caroline Womack @womackcaroline.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Acknowledging the many pressures on people’s calendars, and in the spirit of collegiality and inclusion, we have extended the deadline for paper proposals for the International Congress on Medieval Studies to September 22. View the CFP and submit your abstract here: wmich.edu/medievalcong...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Now that your abstracts are submitted, why not share your favorite medieval mascots?

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Only one day left to submit your abstract for ICMS 2027! View the Call for Papers and submit here: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You're welcome to attend! We also have virtual attendees if you are unable to travel. Keep an eye on this space, once registration opens we'll post an announcement.

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We are happy to announce that Ardis Butterfield of Yale University will be presenting a lecture, sponsored by @medievalacademy.bsky.social, titled: "Medieval Song: Writing, Music, Image" at ICMS 2027.

Photo of Ardis Butterfield, with text reading "Medieval Song: Writing, Music, Image" and a caption identifying her.

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are excited to announce that Katherine L. Jansen, of Catholic University of America, will present a plenary lecture, sponsored by @mip-medpub.bsky.social and @degruyterbrill.bsky.social, titled "The Veil of Veronica in Premodern Rome" at ICMS 2027.

Photo of Katherine L. Jansen, with text reading "The Veil of Veronica in Premodern Rome" and a caption identifying her.

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Help us pick our next ICMS mascot! Submit your suggestions for 2028 here: form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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Dr Tiggy McLaughlin @amalasuentha.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Two weeks left until the submission deadline for Society for Late Antiquity sessions at Kalamazoo! ##lateantiquity #medieval ##ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky

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Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Something to say about "Archiving and Researching the Papers of Medievalists"? Join SIMS and the Elizabeth A. R. Brown Medieval Historians Archive @kzooicms.bsky.social ! Submit your abstract by 9/15. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/prelim.cg… #medievalsky @megphillips.bsky.social

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Do you have a business meeting or reception you're holding at ICMS next spring? Make sure you submit the event here: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/ev...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Browse the CFP and submit your abstracts here: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Don't forget to submit your proposal to the ICMS 2027 Call for Papers! icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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Paula Cardoso @paula-cardoso.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

CFP 📢 I'm organising a virtual session at the ICMS 2027 @kzooicms.bsky.social. It explores how Iberian women religious exercised agency from various disciplinary perspectives. Proposals can be submitted via the Confex Portal no later than September 15: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr... #medievalsky

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Cecilia Barnard @ceciliajb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#medievalsky: Do you work on #hagiography? Are you interested in #digitalhumanities? It's not too late to submit a proposal to "The Digital Humanities and the Study of Hagiography" at ICMS 2027, sponsored by The Hagiography Society. See the CFP below: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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The Digital Humanities and the Study of Hagiography

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There's only 27 days left to submit your abstract for ICMS 2027! We can't wait to see you there. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Don't forget to submit your abstract to ICMS Kalamazoo; we're co-sponsoring this session with the Richard Rawlinson Center and we'd love to hear from you! icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

Graphic reading: "ICMS 2027 Call for Papers. Northern Medieval World (2): New Directions. Session sponsored by Medieval Institute Publications and Richard Rawlinson Center."

Graphic reading: "We are interested in new approaches or new scholarship about the northern medieval world. Proposals may deal with any aspect of the North Sea, Baltic Sea, or Atlantic and adjacent regions, or those which interact with them. Early career scholars from any discipline are encouraged to apply."

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Some tips to help you find the perfect medieval art to submit for the ICMS Mascot 2028! Upload your submissions here: form.jotform.com/261415387651...

Graphic reading: "Mascot Submission Tips and Tricks!" Text is surrounded by manuscript illustrations of a caterpillar, a stag beetle, a dragonfly, and a part bird part horse hybrid creature.

Graphic reading: "Where do I find text I can use? There are lots of Open Access art collections that feature medieval art like... The Met Cloisters, The Cleveland Museum or Art, the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago." An aside reads: "Books of Hours have lots of great marginalia, and tapestries hold many excellent creatures!"

Graphic reading: "How do I cite the images? Check the museum’s Open Access or Public Domain image policy! In the case of marginalia, you’ll want to cite like you would any manuscript page, for any other image you’ll follow museum recommendations."

Graphic reading: "How do I submit the images? Check out our jotform! -form.jotform.com/261415387651056"

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We'd love for you to submit to the roundtable Medieval Institute Publication is sponsoring at ICMS next spring! Follow the link to view the full CFP and make your submission soon. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

Graphic reading: "ICMS 2027 Call for Papers. Publishing as a Potential Career: What, Why and How of Getting into the Field (A Roundtable). Session sponsored by Medieval Institute Publications."

Graphic reading: "There are many potential career paths after an academic degree has been completed, and this roundtable hopes to shed some light on one of those options: publishing. What are the various job opportunities at a press, and how do you find information about job listings? What experience is needed, and how can you get that experience? What exactly happens day-to-day at a publisher?"

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Some tips to help you find the perfect medieval art to submit for the ICMS Mascot 2028! Upload your submissions here: form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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Dr Basil Arnould Price @basilaprice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

You have just over a month to apply to the sessions Hunter Phillips and I organised at @kzooicms.bsky.social on either DISENTANGLING ECOCRITICISMS ( tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S1) or DISAPPOINTING ECOCRITICISMS (tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S2). (Sponsored by Medieval Ecocriticisms) Join us! #medievalsky

CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES 2027 (MAY 13-15). RETHINKING ECOTHEORY, SPONSORED BY MEDIEVAL ECOCRITICISMS This pair of sessions questions 'entanglement' as the predominant idiom of ecocritical thinking, arguing that the medieval past both yields and necessitates alternative ways of thinking about our ecological investments, both affective and ontological. Drawing upon recent critiques (Swarbick and Tremblay 2024), this pair of sessions interrogates the limits of 'enmeshment' as the predominant idiom for ecocritical approaches to the premodern past. Although the (specifically European) premodern past is often identified as 'The Green Middle Ages' (e.g. Chavannes- Mazel 2023, Kehnel 2024), these sessions question the recuperation of this period as one of ethical, reciprocal, and harmonious relations between humans and the natural world. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPT 15 Organised by Hunter Allen Phillips (hap48@cornell.edu) and Basil Arnould Price (basil.price@oneonta.edu).

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Dr Tiggy McLaughlin @amalasuentha.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Late antique friends, it's never too early to submit your abstract for Kalamazoo! Look forward to connecting with my fellow late antiquers next year! #lateantiquity ##classicsbluesky #skystorians #cfp #academicsky #medieval

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Sarah LaVoy-Brunette @sarahlavoybrunette.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m organizing a “mini conference” on Critical Approaches to the Indigenous Turn at @kzooicms.bsky.social 2027! Please consider sharing this CFP and/or submitting. Abstracts are due September 15th to the ICMS Confex site! tinyurl.com/icms2027-turn

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Do you have a business meeting or reception you're holding at ICMS next spring? Make sure you submit the event here: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/ev...

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Jason R Crow @melichloron.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If any of my medieval and early modern scholars here on bsky are interested, I have organized a panel on how Cistercian and Monastic Culture appears in Contemporary Media for the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo next year. icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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Cistercian and Monastic Culture in Contemporary Media

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Did you know you can submit a medieval image to help us pick 2028's mascot? Send us your favorites (or your least favorites) here: www.jotform.com/build/261415...

Medieval manuscript illustrations of a Dove, a Dragon, and a Fish, next to the years 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively. Next to 2028 is a question mark.

Graphic reading: Mascot submissions are OPEN! July 1st - September 30th.

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

View the ICMS 2027 Call for Papers and make your submission here --> icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Don't forget: the CFP for ICMS 2027 is live NOW! icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Did you know you can submit a medieval image to help us pick 2028's mascot? Send us your favorites (or your least favorites) here: www.jotform.com/build/261415...

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Dumbarton Oaks @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The 2027 CFP for @kzooicms.bsky.social is live! Submit your proposal to one of our five sessions by Sept. 15! Check them out: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Don't forget to submit your favorite medieval images for the 2028 ICMS Mascot! form.jotform.com/261415387651...

Graphic reading NOW OPEN: ICMS Mascot Submissions July 1st - September 30th.

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Dr. Brittany Orton @bhoneybadger.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm organising a @haskinssociety.bsky.social sponsored panel for @kzooicms.bsky.social 2027! This is a session that broadly focuses on all research concerning early medieval women (c.400–1100). If you know of anyone working in this area, please share!

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Don't forget to submit your favorite medieval images for the 2028 ICMS Mascot! form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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Medieval Institute Publications @mip-medpub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The @kzooicms.bsky.social 2027 Call for Papers is live, and we're excited to announce one of our sponsored sessions! Submit your abstract here --> icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

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Dr Basil Arnould Price @basilaprice.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm organising (with Hunter Phillips) 2 sessions at @kzooicms.bsky.social on RETHINKING ECOTHEORY! (Sponsored by Medieval Ecocriticisms) Please apply (by 11/15) for either DISENTANGLING ECOCRITICISMS (tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S1) or DISAPPOINTING ECOCRITICISMS (tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S2).

CALL FOR PAPERS: ICMS (KALAMAZOO) 2027
RETHINKING ECOTHEORY
This pair of sessions (sponsored by Medieval Ecocriticisms) questions ‘entanglement’ as the predominant idiom of ecocritical thinking, arguing that the medieval past both yields and necessitates alternative ways of thinking about our ecological investments, both affective and ontological. Drawing upon recent critiques (e.g. Swarbick and Tremblay 2024), this pair of sessions interrogates the limits of ‘enmeshment’ as the predominant idiom for ecocritical approaches to the premodern past. Although the (specifically European) premodern past is often identified as ‘The Green Middle Ages’ (e.g. Chavannes-Mazel 2023, Kehnel 2024), these sessions question the recuperation of this period as one of ethical, reciprocal, and harmonious relations between humans and the natural world.
Session 1: DISENTANGLING ECOCRTICISMS
How can ecocritical discourse benefit from attuning to bodies and environments in the Middle Ages for whom entanglement is either a problem or an impossibility? We welcome papers that “rethink nature as a limit” (Swarbrick & Tremblay, 2024), considering how the natural world or “Nature” in the Middle Ages makes demands on precarious bodies in a precarious world where uncomfortable boundaries trouble or refuse entangled thinking. APPLY: tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S1
Session 2: DISAPPOINTING ECOCRITICISMS
We invite papers which grapple with the disappointing, dissatisfying, and disconcerting relationalities embedded within medieval ecological imaginaries or practices, or the ways in which the premodern past eludes our desire for eco-motional rescue. We welcome papers from any area of medieval studies that explore the bad feelings that attend medieval relations with the environment, and problematize contemporary theorisations of a harmonious, reciprocal mesh. APPLY: tinyurl.com/ICMS2027-S2
DEADLINE: SEPT 15
Contact: Hunter Allen Phillips (hap48@cornell.edu) and Basil Arnould Price (basil.price@oneonta.edu)

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 2027 CFP is live! Check it out here --> wmich.edu/medievalcong...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Submit your images here! form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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ICMS 2028 Mascot

Please click the link to complete this form.

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 2027 CFP is live! Check it out here --> wmich.edu/medievalcong...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Due to technical difficulties, we were delayed releasing the submission form for our ICMS 2028 Mascot submissions, but the link is live now! form.jotform.com/261415387651...

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International Congress on Medieval Studies @kzooicms.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

ICMS 2027 registration is coming up and to celebrate we’ve got something special! We all remember 2026's mascot, Kal the Dragon, and you may have noticed our new mascot, the currently-nameless fish, for 2027. For ICMS 2028 we're doing something different: you choose the mascot! Here’s how it works:

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