International Courtly Literature Society/North American Branch



The object of the International Courtly Literature Society is to promote the study and criticism of the literature of courts and court-oriented cultures, particularly the medieval literature of Western Europe. The North American Branch shall actively encourage the involvement of those from all academic disciplines concerned with the study and teaching of courtly literature.


Call for papers, Kalamazoo, May 2012

The ICLS is sponsoring three sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamzaoo, 10-13 May 2012.

The deadline for proposals is 5 September 2011.

Please contact the organizers directly with queries and/or proposals:

- Celebrations at Court. Organizer: Wendy Pfeffer (wendy.pfeffer@louisville.edu)
- Games at Court, Medieval and Neo-medieval. Organizer: Karen (Casey) Casebier (caseycasebier@hotmail.com)
- The International Courtly Literature Society at Forty (A Roundtable). Organizer: Janina Traxler (JPTraxler@manchester.edu)


Coming for MLA 2013: The Courtly World and Eco-Criticism. Organizer: Albrecht Classen (aclassen@u.arizona.edu)


News: Minutes from the annual business meeting at Kalamazoo (May 2010) are now available.

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