MEMS Fest 19-20 June 2026

This two-day colloquium will bring scholars and history enthusiasts together to consider how and why narratives were crafted, shared, and preserved across media throughout the medieval and early modern worlds, and to reflect upon how current research and reinterpretations may challenge past readings and shape those of the future.

Saturday, 20 June 2026

9:00 Soft Start

9:20 Opening Remarks

9:40 20-Minute Paper Panels (Running concurrently)

Collections and Collectors

Manuscripts and How to Read Them

11:00 Break

11:20 Poster Paper Session MA Posters and Medieval Garden Society

12:20 Lunch (Lunch is not provided.)

13:40 Keynote Workshop: Daisy Black’s Telling Stories with History Workshop (Ticketed)

Running concurrently to the workshop, for those who did not secure a ticket, is a Research and Crafts Workshop in collaboration with MEMRN (Medieval and Early Modern Research Network).

15:00 Break

15:20 20-Minute Paper Panels (Running concurrently.)

Shipping: Faith and Community

Performance

16:40 Closing Remarks

17:00 End of Day*

*Optional Pub Trip

MEMS Fest 2026 is proudly supported by: the Canterbury Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CAMEMS), the University of Kent, the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE) and CHASE Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN).