The Société Guilhem IX is pleased to sponsor the following activities at the
62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
13–15 May 2026
N.B.: The 62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies will be hosted in a hybrid format, welcoming both in person and virtual attendees. Congress registration will be available in early 2027.
This site will be updated with session numbers, locations, and dates for next year’s sessions as soon as the 2027 program is finalized. Below are our sponsored sessions for 2026:
8.30 am E.D.T.
Session # 166
Reading Old Occitan Aloud (A Workshop)
Sponsor: Société Guilhem IX
Organizer: Courtney Joseph Wells, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
A workshop led by Lisa Shugert Bevevino, Univ. of Minnesota–Morris; Liz Hebbard, Indiana Univ.–Bloomington; Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State Univ.; William D. Paden, Northwestern Univ.
1.30 p.m. E.D.T.
Session # 236
Old Occitan as an Epic Language
Sponsor: Société Guilhem IX
Presider: Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State Univ.
Organizer: Courtney Joseph Wells, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Bertran de Born and the Accessibility of French Texts to Occitan Poets
William D. Paden, Northwestern Univ.
Sira, Espeia, Damledieu: New Perspectives on the Varying Functions of French Elements in the Occitan Epic Language
Dorothea Kullman, Univ. of Toronto
The Resonances of Medieval Occitan Epic in the Work of Frédéric Mistral
Robin Paul Louis Chouleur, Jyväskylän Yliopisto
The Société is thrilled to continue our tradition of an ANNUAL DINNER this year, with details coming soon. Please direct RSVPs to Sarah-Grace Heller.