International Medieval Congress
The International Medieval Congress is an annual scientific conference for humanities scholars interested in studying the European Middle Ages (500–1500). It is organized and administered by the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds and takes place in early July. The Congress is the UK's largest annual conference for a subject . Over 2000 registered participants regularly take part. The 25th congress took place in 2018 on the subject of "Memory" and was attended by over 2500 speakers.
Topics of the previous IMC
The International Medieval Congress was first held in 1994 with 849 participants, partly to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Medieval Bibliography .
- 1994: Gregory of Tours, in memory of the 1400th anniversary of the death of Gregory of Tours
- 1995: Crusades, in memory of the 800th anniversary of the beginning of the Crusades
- 1996: Warfare
- 1997: Conversion
- 1998: Settlements
- 1999: Saints
- 2000: Time and Eternity
- 2001: Familia and Domus
- 2002: Exile
- 2003: Power and Authority
- 2004: Clash of Cultures
- 2005: Youth and Age
- 2006: Emotion and Gesture
- 2007: The Medieval City
- 2008: The Natural World
- 2009: Heresy and Orthodoxy
- 2010: Travel and Exploration
- 2011: Poor ... Rich
- 2012: Rules
- 2013: Pleasure
- 2014: Empire
- 2015: Reform & Renewal
- 2016: Food, Feast & Famine
- 2017: Otherness
- 2018: Memory
- 2019: Materialities
Web links
Commons : International Medieval Congress - collection of images, videos and audio files
- International Medieval Congress (English)
- International Medieval Congress (former website)