The Great Lakes Adiban hosted two panels at the 2017 International Congress on Medieval Studies, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The following papers were presented:

149. (Dis)Played and (Dis)Covered: Constructing Gender in Persianate Literature

  • Mammoth Bodies, Chests, Arms and Thighs: On Masculinity in Firdawsi’s Shahnameh: Alexandra Hoffmann, Univ. of Chicago
  • Rebellious Princesses: The Ghazals of Jahān Malik Khātun and Zīb un-Nisā Makhfī: Maryam Sabbaghi, Univ. of Chicago
  • Poetry and Paragons of Masculine Eroticism in Late Medieval India and Iran: Nathan L. M. Tabor, Western Michigan Univ.

203. The Truthful Lie: Fiction and Fictionality in Medieval Persian Literature

  • Allusion and Anachronism: “Memorizing” the Noble Self in the Ayadgar-i Zareran: Samuel Lasman, Univ. of Chicago
  • New Meanings in Old Stories: The Rise of the Persian Romance: Cameron Cross
  • Justifying the Allegorical Fantastic: Austin O’Malley, Univ. of Chicago