Studies in Medieval Culture

Studies in Medieval Culture was first published in 1964 as a vehicle for papers delivered at what were then biennial Conferences on Medieval Studies hosted by the Medieval Institute and held at Western Michigan University. The first twelve volumes of the journal reflect this structure and covered conferences from the first (1962) through the twelfth (1977).

But the Conference evolved over the years, becoming first an annual event and then an International Congress containing within it special sessions and symposia in which scholars from around the world explore particular topics or multi-disciplinary approaches to a single subject.

To reflect this evolution Studies changed from a journal to a series. Since the publication in 1978 of Social Groups and Religious Ideas in the Sixteenth Century (SMC XIII) succeeding volumes have borne individual titles.

Each year participants in the International Congress on Medieval Studies are invited to submit proposals for volumes in the Studies in Medieval Culture Series. Proposed volumes should focus on a single topic or on interdisciplinary approaches to a specific subject. Scholars who organize a series of papers that are topically or methodologically related and who wish to propose those papers as a future volume in the series should submit their proposals, in writing, to the Managing Editor of Medieval Institute Publications.