International Medieval Studies Congress, Kalamazoo 2002 May 2-5 Grief in Arthurian Literature Sponsored by the International Arthurian Society, North American Branch Organized by Kathleen Kelly How did writers of medieval Arthurian texts represent grief and related emotions? How do such representations function, both conventionally and not? What were the available theories or models for grief, medical, theological, and/or otherwise in the Middle Ages? (For example, the concept of "lovesickness" furnishes one medieval paradigm for grief; Augustine furnishes another in Book IV of his Confessions.) This session is designed to do more than simply take a tour of tears, melancholy, and madness, but will attempt to examine literary representations of grief that might contribute, as it were, to a history of the emotions. David Sprunger (Concordia College) "Grief and Art in Malory's Morte Darthur" Laurie Finke (Kenyon College) Martin B.Shichtman (Eastern Michigan University) "Good Grief: The Packaging of Malory's Virgin Martyrs"

The 27th Annual Southeast Medieval Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2001 October 18-20 Two Panels: "Troubled in Mind: Medieval Anxiety" and "Eating (in) the Middle Ages"

International Medieval Studies Congress, Kalamazoo 2001 May 3-6 Session: "Lights, Computer, Action: Multimedia Presentations for Teaching and Research" Paper: "Floris and Blauncheflur: A Hypertext Edition Using Pop-Ups" and Roundtable: "Social Class and the 'Business' of Medieval Studies" Paper: "Acting Class"