Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship

Ready for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026? Submit an abstract to Dan Reeve and I's CFP: "BEYOND TOUCH: New Queer and Trans Temporalities" We invite submissions for 15-20 minute papers that examine queer and trans temporalities from new and unexpected angles. #IMC2026. Full CFP below 👇

CfP for Leeds IMC 2026 on Premodern Masculinities. Do join 😊 #skystorians #medieval #masculinities #genderstudies #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Proposals must be submitted to the ICMS Confex system by Sept. 15, 2025. Please address questions to Anne Le (annekttle@gmail.com) and Kersti Francis (kerstif@bu.edu)

Work that engages with Mediterranean Studies and the Global Middle Ages is especially welcome. Graduate students and ECR are particularly encouraged to apply.

We invite papers that (re)consider the relationship between gender and sexuality studies, feminist theory, and medieval discourses of Orientalism, colonialism, race, and intercultural encounter, engaging with some aspect of Dr. Kinoshita's extensive academic corpus.

In Honor of Sharon Kinoshita II: Postcolonial Feminisms
Dr. Kinoshita’s work draws a great deal from postcolonial studies and shapes how many medievalists today incorporate it in their research and teaching.

Topics might include reflections upon Medieval Boundaries' impact, case studies from that volume in light of the intervening decades, and/or depictions of cross-cultural contact in medieval literature more broadly.

In Honor of Sharon Kinoshita I: Celebrating 20 Years of Medieval Boundaries

2026 marks the 20th anniversary of Dr. Kinoshita's landmark monograph Medieval Boundaries: Rethinking Difference in Old French Literature (Penn Press), and we invite papers that significantly engage with that work.

The Medieval Foremothers Society invites proposals for two hybrid sessions honoring Sharon Kinoshita (UC Santa Cruz) at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI in May 2026. Full CFP below!👇✨

Want to participate in the RaceB4Race Mentorship Network? Get your application in now! Deadline extended to 5/25.

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An interesting question - perhaps our followers can help?

Close to TWO THOUSAND academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.

(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)

Poster with flowers, which reads as follows: "Friday May 9th, 7pm-9pm, SMFS and the Bonnie Wheeler Fund proudly present... Reception! All are welcome! Join the Society for Medieval Feminsit Scholarship and friends outside on Bell's Brewery's backyard to toast to a successful Kalamazoo." (Bell's Brewery and Eccentric Cafe, Backyard, Outdoor Event, 355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo MI).

At #kzoo2025? You're invited to the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship and Bonnie Wheeler Fund Joint Reception! Join us 5/9 (7pm-9pm) to toast to all things medieval and feminist on the backporch of Bell's Brewery and Eccentric Cafe! Looking forward to seeing you there! #medievalsky

Open to medievalists too!

A pink poster describing the SMFS sessions at Kalamazoo 2025: Session 8, Thursday 10 a.m., Sangren Hall 1750: "Negro Wenches, Black Venuses: Black Feminist Approaches to Matere, Form, and Flesh" (roundtable) Session 157, Friday 10 a.m., Sangren Hall 1920: "Performing Le Roman de Silence" (co-sponsored with the Society for Queer Medieval Studies) Session 322, Saturday 10 a.m., Sangren Hall 2720 (hybrid): "Creating Feminist Spaces in Medieval Studies" (roundtable) Session 417, Saturday 3:30 p.m., Sangren Hall 2720 (hybrid): "Playing with Gender: A Global History of Gender-Crossing Saints" (co-sponsored with the Society for Queer Medieval Studies)

#medievalsky, will you be at Kalamazoo this year? Please join us for our sponsored sessions! See the flyer below for our incredible line-up. #kzoo25

The 2025 call for applications to the Foremothers' Fellowship is now open! ⭐This grant provides $2,000 for a current doctoral candidate (at the time of the proposed project) to undertake a significant project related to feminist medieval studies! See HERE: smfsweb.org/prizes/forem...

Special Collections Librarian SUNY Geneseo is pleased to accept applications for a Special Collections Librarian. Milne Library has a well-established culture of innovation and excellence in library services. The Library is commit...

SUNY Geneseo is hiring a Special Collections Librarian to oversee the SCs/archives in our recently and beautifully renovated Milne Library. I'm on the hiring committee, so happy to answer general questions about the position. #jobfairy

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Delighted to share the beautiful cover for our volume, Towards An Accessible Academy: Perspectives from Disabled Medievalists, edited by Alexandra R. A. Lee, E. R. P. Champion, and me.

Coming soon from @mip-medpub.bsky.social for the Premodern Transgressive Literatures series ✨

This is blowing up, let me formally welcome all new-comers to the Eleanor Rykener fanclub!

If you're looking for more premodern trans histories, check out Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography

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🔗 Free pdf bit.ly/TGQS-OA

SMFS Rising Star Grant_Call for Applications_2025.docx SMFS Rising Star Grant All materials due to Suzanne Edwards (sme6@lehigh.edu) by March 15, 2025. Purpose This grant program supports the work of BIPOC medieval studies scholars whose work addresses ...

Applications are open for the 2025 SMFS Rising Star Grant, which is awarded to an ECR BIPOC scholar in medieval studies! ⭐ More details here: tinyurl.com/RS-Details-M.... Due March 15 2025. ⭐ #medievalsky

Absolutely! And our academic journal, Medieval Feminist Forum, reviewed your mom's book !
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Hello Bluesky! We are the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship, which promotes the study of the patristic age, the Middle Ages, and the early modern era from the perspective of gender studies, women's studies, and feminist studies.