Medieval Institute

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Medieval Institute
Formation1962
Type Research institute
Headquarters Western Michigan University
Location
Key people
 John R. Sommerfeldt (Founding Director)
Website wmich.edu/medieval

The Medieval Institute (also known as the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University) [1] is a research and teaching institute in the field of medieval studies associated with Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The institute was founded in 1962 and offered the United States's first publicly awarded Master of Arts degree in medieval studies. [2]

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Research activities

Presently, the institute organizes the International Congress on Medieval Studies (an annual academic conference held for scholars specializing in, or with an interest in, medieval studies). [3] [4] [5]

The Institute also oversees the annual Otto Gründler Book Prize, the Loew Lectures in medieval studies, and the Richard Rawlinson Center. [6] The Rawlinson Center is named for Richard Rawlinson and promotes the study of early medieval England and manuscripts. [7]

Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies

The Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies was a research center under the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States until 2023. [8] The center was founded jointly by Western Michigan University and Cistercian Publications in 1973; in 2010 it was reformed as the Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies. The center, which was supported by an Advisory Board, [9] organized colloquia and published the Monastic Life series as part of the Medieval Institute Publications.

The Cistercian and Monastic Studies conference ran in conjunction with the International Congress on Medieval Studies until 2021, and focused on all aspects of monasticism from late antiquity to the present. [10]

Directors

Publications

Publications authored by the Medieval Institute are released through the Medieval Institute Publications university press imprint. [13] This press, which was founded in 1978 and became a member of the Association of University Presses in 2011, [13] [14] specializes in "archeology, art history, dance, drama, history, literature, music, philosophy, and theology of the European Middle Ages and early modern period". [15] The press currently operates in a partnership with the German academic publishing house De Gruyter. [16] [17]

Book series

Major book series released by Medieval Institute Publications include the following: [15]

Journals

Journals published by the press include: [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University". The British Museum . Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "About". Medieval Institute. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "A Brief History of the Medieval Institute". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  4. ↑ Chris, Meehan (May 3, 2006). "Medievalists make annual Kalamazoo pilgrimage". Kalamazoo Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Western Michigan University | Western Michigan University: World's medievalists to convene virtually during annual congress". BuySellSignals. May 3, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Medieval Institute Research". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "About the Rawlinson Center". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Medieval Institute History". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies Advisory Board". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Conference on Cistercian Studies Programs". scholarworks.wmich.edu. ScholarWorks@WMU. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "New Director". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Medieval Institute About". wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  13. 1 2 "About". Medieval Institute Press. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Our Members". Association of University Presses . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 Association of University Presses (2020). "Medieval Institute Publications". Directory 2021. Washington, DC: Association of University Presses. p. 111. ISBN   9780945103455.
  16. ↑ Morgenstern, J. D.; Whitaker, T. (19 May 2021). "International Publishing Partnerships". The Serials Librarian. 80 (1–4). Routledge: 35–40. doi: 10.1080/0361526X.2021.1877078 . ISSN   0361-526X.
  17. ↑ "Medieval Institute Publications and De Gruyter Partnership". Western Michigan University. July 26, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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