Conferences – The Lollard Society

International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium 2026

by Patrick OuthwaiteCalls for Papers, Conferences October 2, 2025No Comments

25th International Medieval Sermon Studies Symposium “Collecting, transmitting, and (re)using sermons” Nijmegen, 1-5 July 2026 Hosted by Radboud University Nijmegen (NL) Organising committee: Shari Boodts, Pietro Delcorno, Patricia Stoop, Patrick Outhwaite Sermons have a life beyond the moment of their creation and performance. Over the course of the Middle Ages, sermons were rewritten, recycled, translated, …

Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice Symposium 2026

by Patrick OuthwaiteCalls for Papers, Conferences October 2, 2025No Comments

We are pleased to invite proposals for papers for the XV International Symposium on the Bohemian Reformation and Religious Practice, to be held in Prague on 18–19 June 2026, on the theme: “The Long Bohemian Reformation, European Universities, and Scholarly Disputations.” The symposium will examine the intersections between the Long Bohemian Reformation and European academic life, …

International Congress on Medieval Studies 2024

by Patrick OuthwaiteConferences February 28, 2024February 29, 2024Comments are Disabled

At the 56th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo (May 9–11, 2024), the Lollard Society will be sponsoring three panels in honor of Alastair J. Minnis. A recent Festschrift for Alastair Minnis focuses on his contributions to the history of literary theory and criticism; these sessions celebrate his importance to three other fields: Gower …

International Medieval Conference in Leeds 2023

by Patrick OuthwaiteConferences February 24, 2023February 24, 2023Comments are Disabled

At the IMC in Leeds this year, the Lollard Society will be sponsoring three panels. IMC 2023 PDF Programme : International Medieval Congress (leeds.ac.uk) Re-Evaluating John Wycliffe in Bohemia Tuesday 4 July 2023: 14.15-15.45 Session 703 Scholars have long linked John Wycliffe’s ideas with masters of the University of Prague and the Hussite movement. For …

International Medieval Conference in Leeds 2022

by Patrick OuthwaiteConferences February 9, 2022February 9, 2022Comments are Disabled

At the IMC in Leeds this year, the Lollard Society will be sponsoring two panels along with the Centrum Medievistických Studií, Praha. IMC 2022 Programme : International Medieval Congress (leeds.ac.uk) Political Activism and the Later Wycliffites Tuesday 5 July 2022: 14.15-15.45 Session 739 Wycliffites in mid 15th-century England are thought to have increasingly withdrawn from …

Lollard Society at Kalamazoo

by Mary RaschkoCalls for Papers, Conferences April 30, 2018September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

If you’re headed to the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo this May, be sure to check out the following Lollard Society sessions, one of which is co-sponsored with our friends at the International Piers Plowman Society. Social Justice in the Piers Plowman Tradition (Friday, May 11, 10am, Schneider 1235) Organizers & presiders: …

Lollard Society at Kalamazoo International Medieval Congress

by Mary RaschkoConferences May 1, 2017September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Lollard Society will sponsor three panels at the 52nd International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, MI. Constructing the Wycliffite Bible [Update 5/10/17 – regrettably, this session has been canceled] Beguines and the Transformations of Urban Piety on the Eastern Periphery of Late Medieval Christendom Sunday, May 14, 8:30am (Bernhard 205) Organizer: Michael Van Dussen (McGill Univ.) Presider: Michael …

C: The Fifteenth Century Conference 2017, including sessions in honour of Margaret Aston

by Mary RaschkoConferences February 13, 2017September 30, 2019Comments are Disabled

The 38th Fifteenth Century Conference will be held at the University of Essex, Colchester Thursday 31st August to Saturday 2nd September 2017. The conference, which has met in most years since 1970, will bring together established as well as younger scholars of all aspects of fifteenth-century studies. We invite proposals for papers showcasing all aspects of …

Conference: Studying the Arts in Medieval Bohemia

by Mary RaschkoConferences December 3, 2016September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

On 8-9 December, the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences will hold a conference relevant to Wyclif’s reception in Bohemia: Studying the Arts in Medieval Bohemia: Production, Reception and Transmission of Knowledge at the Arts Faculty of Prague University in the Middle Ages More information and the schedule of presentations can be …

Conference: Before and After Wyclif

by Mary RaschkoConferences August 31, 2016September 28, 2019Comments are Disabled

The Università degli Studi di Milano hosted “Before and After Wyclif: Sources and Textual Influences” on 12-13 September 2016. The conference aims to “enhance our understanding of Wyclif’s thought and his place within his contemporary intellectual milieu from the standpoint of textual dependence and/or influence.” More information, including a list of speakers, can be found …