AOtVi International Congrzess on Medieval Studies £-8 May 2.OO5 MEDIEVAL INSTITUTE College of Arts and Sciences Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5432 2005 AOtVi International Congrzess on Medieval Studies £-8 May 2.OO5 MEDIEVAL INSTITUTE College of Arts and Sciences Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5432 2005 TabLe of Contents Welcome Letter III—IV In Memoriam: Otto Griindler V General Information vi-ix Registration Process X WMU Dining Services xi Exhibits Hall xii Exhibitors xiii Off-Campus Accommodations xiv Directions to WMU XV About the Mail xvi Film Fest xvii 2005 Plenary Lectures xviii Lionheart xix The Dance XX Congress Travel Awards xxi Advance Notice—2006 Congress xxii The Congress: How It Works and Why xxiii David R.Tashjian Travel Awards xxiv 2006 Visiting Fellows Program XXV Grundler Prize 2006 xxvi Otto Grotto xxvii The Medieval Review xxviii-xxix Medieval Institute Publications xxx-xxxi Richard Rawlinson Center xxxii-xxxiii Master's Program in Medieval Studies xxxiv-xxxvi Medieval Institute Endowment and Gift Funds xxxvii Visual Resources Library xxxviii About WMU xxxix 40th Congress Booklet xl Schedule of Events 1-182 Index of Sponsoring Organizations 183-187 Index of Participants 189-211 List of Advertisers A-l Advertising A-2 - A-63 Maps M-l-M-8 Dear Colleague: I am very happy to request the pleasure of your company at the 40th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo. The Congress will take place Thursday-Sunday, May 5-8, 2005 on the campus of Western Michigan University under the sponsorship of the Medieval Institute. As is the custom, formal sessions and related Congress programs will survey the multiple aspects of our common discipline. These many and varied opportunities for intellectual exchange will mark the current state of research and suggest future directions, while giving both established scholars and younger members of the profession an opportunity to present their work. Those of you who have read this formulaic opening over the years know that my next rhetor ical move is to begin a recitation of the special features of the coming May meeting and any sig nificant changes from the established pattern. I had expected to point out to you that the Congress had made it to the age of 40, almost literally at times by hook or by crook, and that every regis trant who comes to the table will receive a special booklet that marks the anniversary with remi niscences and recollections by veterans and newcomers. Now I must also add the unexpected and the unplanned for. Perhaps most of you know that Otto Grundler died on September 12. Otto's positive spirit presided over the Congress during periods of difficulty and periods of promise in his twenty years as Director, but he never wavered in his generosity and openness to all. We shall miss him. To accompany the "Book of 40" the Congress Committee will issue a small remembrance for Otto's many friends. For other Ottonian elements in this program book see pp. v, xxvii, and xxxvii. The major change this year is the flip-flop of the Exhibits Hall and the Dining Hall: the Valley III cafeteria and adjacent rooms will host our booksellers and vendors, while Valley II cafe teria will serve Congress meals for the first time in its history. The change reflects the pattern of use by undergraduate students that obtained this past academic year. For the first time in recent years all three Goldsworth Valley residence halls will be available for Congress participants. The pattern of plenary lectures on Friday and Saturday mornings has not changed. Jan M. Ziolkowski (Harvard Univ.) will offer the traditional Medieval Academy plenary, this year "Mastering Authority and Authorizing Mastery in the Long Twelfth Century" on Friday. A. C. Spearing (Univ. of Virginia) will talk on "The Medieval Textual 'I.'" For details see p. xviii. The Congress Committee is grateful to Boydell & Brewer for their continuing sponsorship of the Saturday plenary. Evening activities include one special performance and a schedule of medievalist films. The internationally acclaimed Lionheart will take us back to "Paris 1200," which is a program of chant and polyphony reflecting the group's signature repertoire (see p. xix). Be sure to order your tickets in advance when you register. The three films—The Court Jester (1956), Knights of the Round Table (1953), and Stealing Heaven (1989)—are free at Kirsch Auditorium (Fetzer 1005), with discussions of the second and third films at 10:00 on the following mornings. Page xvii summarizes the film festival and related program activities. You will find details regarding registration, housing, meals, transportation, exhibits, comput ers, etc. in the following white pages of this program book, pp. vi-ix. The white pages give infor mation pertinent to this year's Congress; the blue pages offer information about the Congress in general; and the yellow pages introduce one and all to select programs at the Medieval Institute, especially The Medieval Review and the Master of Arts Program in Medieval Studies. As we move closer to May, you should consult the Congress' ever-changing WorldWideWeb site: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress. Much of the information you find in this program will be available on the web, as will updates, changes, and additions. Browse our site to find even more about the Institute's activities. ill The Congress Committee asks your cooperation in registering before the April 15 deadline. In recent years we have been unable to manage the number of participants who come to register onsite. More than 300 people walked on in 2004, causing delays for many others and overwhelm ing the staff with those details of registration that can be best managed in advance. Like other major scholarly venues the Institute must now initiate a two-tiered registration system that includes a late fee for those registering onsite and after April 15 ($25.00). As we did last year, we must restrict mailing of the Congress program book. All participants whose names appear in the program book will be sent copies. Other registrants from outside the U.S. may pick up their pro gram books at the Congress registration desk. Program books will be mailed to all U.S. addresses on the Congress mailing list. Program books may also be ordered from Medieval Institute Publications ($20, including shipping) by following the links on the Congress website (http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress), which also provides an online copy of the program book. As last year, our registration fee increase is a minimal one, and we have kept housing and meal rates as low as we can. The Congress Committee also asks for your cooperation at the Saturday Night Dance. The State of Michigan and/or WMU campus regulations require that you be 21 years of age to con sume alcohol and 21 to be present where alcohol is being served, and that you be ready to prove your age with a photo i.d., which you have with you. The Dance is not an open party. It is a social function for those who have registered. Accordingly, you must be ready to show your Congress badge. Once again the Congress is working with the Kalamazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau to offer a centralized booking service for local hotels available off our website. Congress participants should find the one-stop for off-campus hotels easy too work with. See p. xiv for more information. The renovated Radisson remains our main hotel, this year offering a limited number of one-bedroom suites at a special Congress rate. We welcome Country Inn & Suites and Super 8, which join Lees Inn, Hawthorn Suites, and Holiday Inn-West as official hotels. I would like to thank the scores of medievalists who volunteered to chair General Sessions for the 2005 Congress and the colleagues who organized Special and Sponsored Sessions, more than 90% of the total sessions. They help us immeasurably. I am grateful to many within the Institute for their special efforts on the 40th: Liz Teviotdale (Assistant Director), especially for continuing to upgrade Congress operations, and Lisa Carnell for controlling the many details that she must face, as well as their assistants, Erik Carlson, Terri Jenkins-Suggs, Amanda Madden, Elisabeth McCaffery, Bryan VanGinhoven, Melissa Williams, as well as Judy Krane-Calvert, Linda Judy (whose designs make us thrive), and Candy Porath (whose hard work makes the exhibit hall pos sible). My thanks also go to Michael VanPutten (from the Office of Information Technology) and James Gregory for their work on our Congress program website, which should be up and running before you read these words in print. See you in May in the lobby of Eldridge-Fox—we are still there. Paul E. Szarmach, Director The Medieval Institute, 104E Walwood Hall Western Michigan University 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5432 Phone 269-387-8745 FAX 269-387-8750 e-mail: [email protected] (n.b.: only one "s" in the address) WWW = http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress W In Memoriam Otto Griindler (1928-2004) GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION Everyone attending the Congress, including participants, exhibitors, and accompanying family members, must register for the Congress. The Medieval Institute encourages the use of the online registration system for clarity, expediency, and con venience. A link to the secure server can be found within the Congress program on the Congress website: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/. Questions regarding this registration option can be directed to: [email protected] Participants also may register by mail or by fax, using the printed Registration Form, which is available as an interactive pdf file on the Congress website.