IMC Strands

What are the Strands?

The aim of the strand structure is to ensure balanced coverage of all aspects of research into the wider European Middle Ages. 35 evenly-sized strands make up the overall pattern of the Congress. This enables programming development across the wide geographical and chronological range of Medieval Studies. Overlaps and duplications are inevitable and the strand structure is intended to be inclusive, not exclusive, in nature. Each session will be allocated to a minimum of one strand but can be listed in a number of strands.

Programming Committee members have special co-ordinating responsibilities for a single strand within their specific area of expertise. The strand co-ordinator's role includes identifying particular research areas and fields, groups, bodies, and societies with relevant interests associated to the strand. Their aim is to provide a platform for presenting cutting-edge, ground-breaking, and innovative research and/or reflecting on past research trends, incorporating new perspectives, methodologies, approaches, technologies, utilising the Congress' unique size and scope to consider comparative and in-depth research side by side. The strand co-ordinator shapes the format, structure, and dynamics of the strand and ultimately co-ordinates the strand section of the programme. For details about each strand, click on the links below.

In addition to the recurrent 35 strands, the Congress designates one special thematic strand each year. This is complimentary to the recurrent strands and is not intended to replace them. While the special thematic strand is a one-off, the ongoing strands offer the opportunity to develop ideas over a number of years.

Anglo-Saxon Studies	Language and Literature - Germanic
Archaeology	Language and Literature - Middle English
Art and Architecture	Language and Literature - Romance Vernacular
Byzantine Studies	Late Antique and Early Medieval Studies
Celtic Studies	Latin Writing
Central and Eastern European Studies	Literacy and Communication
Church History and Canon Law	Material Culture
Crusades and Latin East	Medievalism and Reception of the Middle Ages
Culture and Society	Mediterranean and Islamic Studies
Daily Life	Monasticism and Religious Life
Drama	Music and Liturgy
Gender Studies/Women's Studies	Philosophy and Political Thought
Geography and Settlement Studies	Scandinavian Studies
Government and Institutions	Science, Technology and Military History
Hagiography and Religious Writing	Social and Economic History
Historiography	Sources and Resources
Jewish Studies	Theology and Biblical Studies
Language and Literature - Comparative

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