Panels Medica

Medica's panels at ICMS


At this year's ICMS at Western Michigan University, Medica: the Society for the Study or Healing in the Middle Ages is sponsoring a mix of in-person and virtual panels and roundtables. For those attending the conference in person, please find a list of rooms reserved for the participation and viewing of our virtual format sessions. Also included is a Zoom link to remotely attend our annual business meeting (Note: the location has changed from that list in the program).



Thursday, May 11 10:00 – 11:30 am

Session 15 Bernhard Center 212

Medical Recipes and Household Science in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Presider: Nichola E. Harris, SUNY–Ulster.

“Þis oynement sleiþ and curiþ”: Exploring Applications of Medieval Medical Ingredients - Erin Connelly, Univ. of Warwick

Medieval Mediterranean Women in the Lab: Medical Recipes and Household Science in Medieval and Early Modern Europe - Dianne Burke Moneypenny, Indiana Univ. East

Military Materialities and Popular Literature in Early Modern Household Recipes - Amanda Taylor, Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities / Oakeshott Institute; Emily Beck, Wangensteen Historical Library, Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities



Thursday, May 11 3:30 to 5pm

Session 140 VIRTUAL Schneider 1280 is reserved for remote viewing/participation.

Disease, Climate, and the Medieval Environment

Presider: Lori Jones, Carleton Univ. / Univ. of Ottawa

Aztecs before and after the Contact: Changing Environments and Diseases Sandra Guevara, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México

The Disease Environment of Ancestral West African Towns: The Case of Precolonial Yoruba Society Adebisi Alade, Univ. of Victoria

Healthscaping and Environment in Medieval Sri Lanka Francesco Bianchini, King’s College, Univ. of Cambridge

Fragrant Medicines: Aromatics, Healing, and the Environment in Medieval China Yan Liu, Univ. at Buffalo



Friday, May 12 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Medica Annual Business Meeting Held in Schneider 1280 for remote & in-person participation. (Listed as Valley Dining Center in program but switched to Schneider)

Zoom Meeting https://sunyulster.zoom.us/j/87963489847?pwd=bXc2N0NtSFh2ci9uVEgwcUxRZnFtZz09

Meeting ID: 879 6348 9847

Passcode: 692131

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Friday, May 12 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Session 293 VIRTUAL Schneider 1280 is reserved for remote viewing/participation.

Death and Disease in the Long Middle Ages: Why “Beyond Europe” Matters (A Roundtable)

Presider: Lori Jones, Carleton Univ. / Univ. of Ottawa

Nahyan Fancy, DePauw Univ.

Nukhet Varlik, Rutgers Univ.–Newark

Ann G. Carmichael, Indiana Univ.–Bloomington

Gerard L. Chouin, College of William & Mary

Sandra Guevara, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México