BSA Events at ICMS 2025

The Liaisons sub-committee is proud to support these events at the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, which takes place from 8–10 May 2025.

BSA-ICMS Liaison Gina Hurley has organized the following events to take place as part of the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies on site at Western Michigan University.

Registration for the Congress is required. Learn more and view the full program on the ICMS website.

The Ordinary and the Extraordinary in the Book History Classroom (A Roundtable)

Thursday 8 May 2025,10am–11:30am Eastern time

Kanely Chapel 1090 (Social Room), Western Michigan University

A roundtable discussion with

  • Shirin Fozi, Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Michael Johnston, Purdue University

  • Ruen-chuan Ma, Utah Valley University

  • Eliza H. Feero, Northwestern University

Narrowing In, Broadening Out: Teaching the Medieval from a Single Object (A Roundtable)

Friday 9 May 2025,10am–11:30am Eastern time

Sangren Hall 1720, Western Michigan University

A roundtable discussion with

  • Karen Winstead, Ohio State University

  • Jess Cochran, University of New Mexico

  • Neil B. Weijer, University of Florida

  • Natalie Grinnell, Wofford College

  • Danielle B. Joyner, Lawrence University

  • Kristin Leaman, Purdue University

  • Rachel C. S. Duke, Florida State University

Mind the Gap: Teaching the Medieval from Fragmentary Collections (A Roundtable)

Saturday 10 May 2025, 3:30pm–5pm Eastern time

Sangren Hall 4715, Western Michigan University

A roundtable discussion with

  • Kasia Leousis, Auburn University

  • Katherine Storm Hindley, Nanyang Technological University

  • Liz Hebbard, Indiana University–Bloomington

  • Lisa Fagin Davis, Medieval Academy of America

There will also be a reception in the Student Center (Room 3203) on Saturday 10 May from 6pm–7:30pm Eastern time. The reception and roundtables are all proudly co-sponsored by the Bibliographical Society of America and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University.