Student membership

The International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England is open to all scholars interested in the languages, literatures, arts, history, and material culture of early medieval England. ISSEME’s work currently includes holding our biennial conference and a regular virtual seminar, running graduate workshops, awarding publication prizes, sponsoring “New Voices” sessions at the Kalamazoo and Leeds medieval conferences for early-career scholars, and sharing announcements among our members. ISSEME also supports the Dictionary of Old English and works closely with the journal Early Medieval England and its Neighbours. For all of this, and more, a far-reaching membership base is vital, and so if you are not a member, please do consider joining us! We strongly encourage graduate student participation in the Society and to that end have reserved a section of our website for information and various other matters of immediate interest to graduate students and recent doctors. Advantages of membership As a member of ISSEME you will:
  • support a society that brings together scholars interested in the languages, literatures, arts, history, and material culture of early medieval England and facilitates an exchange of ideas and materials within and among the disciplines through its organisation of biennial conferences.
  • be eligible to submit an abstract and give a paper at ISSEME conferences and, for those who are eligible, at the ISSEME New Voices panels at the International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo) and at the International Medieval Congress (Leeds)
  • be eligible to submit your published work for the biennial ISSEME publication prizes
  • have access to the membership mailing list, with regular information on new books, CFPs and exciting projects in our field.
  • indirectly support charities related to our field (in particular the Dictionary of Old English)