36.885, Confs: 14th International Conference of Middle English (Switzerland)

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Subject: 36.885, Confs: 14th International Conference of Middle English (Switzerland)

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Date: 12-Mar-2025
From: Annina Seiler [annina.seiler at es.uzh.ch]
Subject: 14th International Conference of Middle English


14th International Conference of Middle English
Short Title: ICOME 14
Theme: Travel and Travelling

Date: 03-Jun-2026 - 06-Jun-2026
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Contact: Olga Timofeeva
Contact Email: icome2026 at es.uzh.ch
Meeting URL: https://www.icome2026.uzh.ch/en.html

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics; Ling & Literature
Subject Language(s): Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
Language Family(ies): North Sea Germanic; West Germanic

Submission Deadline: 30-Sep-2025

The International Conference on Middle English (ICOME) started in the
mid-1990s as a bi- /triennial conference and has been organised by
leading universities in the field of the history of English across
Europe (Poznań, Helsinki, Dublin, Vienna, Naples, Cambridge, Murcia,
Stavanger, Florence, Glasgow, Málaga, etc.). Traditionally, ICOME
gathers researchers working on both Middle English language and
literature, including perspectives on variation and change, textual
and manuscript studies, literary and cultural approaches, language
contact, pragmatics and narratology. The 14th edition of ICOME will be
held on 3–6 June 2026 on the idyllic Au peninsula, located on the
southwestern shore of Lake Zurich (Schloss Au) in Switzerland. The
theme of the conference will be “Travel and Travelling”. We encourage
papers dealing with any aspect of the theme, e.g. Middle English lexis
of travel, medieval English travellers and travel writing, important
journeys and pilgrim routes, travelling texts and manuscripts, etc.
Papers unconnected to the conference’s theme are also welcome.
Moreover, we will host a round table dedicated to teaching Middle
English and organise an excursion to Einsiedeln, where participants
will visit the Abbey and walk a stretch of the Way of St. James,
following in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims.
Call for workshops, panels or round table proposals: 31 May 2025
Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2025
Abstracts for papers of max. 400 words (excluding references) should
be submitted by 30 September 2025 online via the conference website:
www.icome2026.uzh.ch
For inquiries, please contact the organizing committee:
icome2026 at es.uzh.ch



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