Author Archives: Tamara Caudill

About Tamara Caudill

Assistant Professor of French at Jacksonville University Past President, International Marie de France Society Assistant Editor, Le Cygne

Medieval Clothing and Textiles 15

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Tamara Caudill

Congratulations to IMFS member Monica L. Wright, co-editor of the recently-released Medieval Clothing and Textiles 15 (Boydell and Brewer, 2019).From the publisher: The essays in this volume continue the Journal’s tradition of groundbreaking interdisciplinary work. The volume opens with a survey … Continue reading →

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Kalamazoo 2019

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Tamara Caudill

Papers of Interest: S43, Thursday at 10Far and Foul Winds in the Lais of Marie de France Karen Casebier, Univ. of Tennessee–Chattanooga Session 242, Friday at 1:30A Concerning Complex: Courtly Love and Chivalry in Marie de FranceRachel Walkover, Univ. of Rochester S320, Friday at 3:30Obscure Names: Reimagining … Continue reading →

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Le Cygne to JSTOR

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Tamara Caudill

We are very pleased to announce that Le Cygne has been added to the new collection Lives of Literature, offered by JSTOR. According to JSTOR, Lives of Literature is a collection of academic journals devoted to the deep study of writers and texts … Continue reading →

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Le Cygne, Volume 5

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Tamara Caudill

We are pleased to announce the publication of Le Cygne, Volume 5. It contains two articles, one by Katherine Pierpont, which examines the issue of disability and deformity in the works of Chrétien de Troyes and Marie de France (with special … Continue reading →

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CFP for ICMS 2018, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Tamara Caudill

The International Marie de France Society will sponsor three panels for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, to be held on the campus of Western Michigan University, May 10-13, 2018. Abstracts must be received by the session organizer, Tamara Bentley … Continue reading →

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New Site: mariedefrancesociety.org

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Tamara Caudill

Due to an administrative oversight, we have lost rights to our former site. We are in the process of moving as much content as possible to the new one as well as setting up electronic membership payments. Thank you for … Continue reading →

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Announcing New Officers, 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Tamara Caudill

The following were elected via e-mail following nomination at the annual meeting at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 10, 2014 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. President—Tamara Bentley Caudill, Tulane University Vice-President—Simonetta Cochis, Transylvania University Secretary-Treasurer—Ed Ouellette, Air Force Officer and … Continue reading →

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ICLS Panels 2016 – Tentative

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Tamara Caudill

The following Marie de France papers will be presented at the 15th Congress of the International Courtly Literature Society, July 24-29 at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.  Dates and times subject to change. We will update again once the official program … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Kzoo Sneak Peak!

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Tamara Caudill

The Kalamazoo Sneak Peak is now available online! Some highlights for scholars of Marie de France are as follows: Friday, 1:30 PM: Session 249 Unwilling Wives: Doon, Melian, and Bisclavret, Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, Boston College Friday,  3:30PM: Session 298 Marie … Continue reading →

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Le Cygne, Vol. 2 (3rd Series) announced

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Tamara Caudill

For the second year in a row, Le Cygne will send out its annual issue in the early months of the new year.  Contributions are as follows: ARTICLES Beston, John. ” The Role of the Secretary Girart in the Old French … Continue reading →

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