Call for Papers: 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, University of Rochester (9-11 Apr. 2026), Due by 12 Dec. 2025

Call for Papers

25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies

The University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 9-11 April 2026

Due by 12 December 2025

We are now accepting submissions for Vagantes 2026! 

The 25th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies will be hosted by The University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, April 9-11, 2026.  

Vagantes is an interdisciplinary community of junior and early career scholars that offers an ideal opportunity for sharing new research. The conference accepts submissions on any topic pertaining to the long Middle Ages. We encourage submissions from scholars across all disciplines that engage with medieval studies and welcome work that explores medieval culture, religion, philosophy, literature, art, historiography, as well as medievalisms and reception studies. There is no registration fee. 

Please submit an abstract of 300 words and a short CV as a PDF to vagantesboard@gmail.com by December 12th, 2025.

For more information, visit https://vagantesconference.org/submit-now-for-vagantes-2026-due-12-dec-2025/