Paper proposals for the session Media, Technology, and Virtuality: Before the Modern Era during the International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 8-10, 2025/Kalamazoo & hybrid)
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024
The human experience has drastically evolved to that of a virtual existence. Virtual platforms have become indispensable media that reconstruct human relationships, conferences, and even methods of religious ritual. However, this is not the first instance in which humans operated within a religious context where “technology” has been utilized to commune outside of themselves. Presentations will engage with concepts of virtuality, mediation, and technology, and are encouraged to broach such concepts with a theoretical framework. Case studies may engage with material, performative, or literary sources that manage viewer perception/reception — simulated virtuality, telepresence, or mediation, — and even question concepts of authenticity.
Please submit a 200–250-word abstract, CV for consideration, and 4 keywords to Paper Submission #13914. For questions, please review the Call for Papers, the Paper Proposal Guide, and/or contact the session chair: katharine.d.scherff@ttu.edu and be sure to list “Kalamazoo CFP, Virtuality” as your subject line. The paper proposal deadline is September 1.
Note: This session will be an in-person panel with up to four speakers.