Seeing Sound, Speaking Images: The Senses in the Middle Ages
ModernMedieval Voices and DEMESTVO
Fri, 3/27—Sat, 3/28 ·
Program in Medieval Studies
2026 Medieval Studies Graduate Conference
Friday, March 27 | 5:30-7:30pm | Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel:
Keynote concert with ModernMedieval Voices & DEMESTVO
Saturday, March 28:
Graduate Conference
This year’s theme considers the vibrant ways in which medieval people experienced, described, and theorized the senses. How did sound, sight, touch, taste, and smell shape devotion, knowledge, memory, and identity? How were sensory experiences translated across media—into text, image, song, or material form? What might sensory perception reveal about embodiment, spirituality, and the boundaries of human experience?
More information to follow shortly. For questions, contact the organizing committee at msgradconference@gmail.com.
This conference is sponsored by the Program in Medieval Studies, the Center for Collaborative History, the Department of Art & Archaeology, the Classics Department, the Committee for the Study of Late Antiquity, the Program in the Ancient World, the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, the Department of English, and the Department of Religion.
This year’s conference is organized by Megan Coates (Art & Archaeology) and Claire Apostoli (Classics).
