Events, Meetings, & Conferences
The Gower Society supports and promotes opportunities for scholars and teachers of Gower’s works to meet, connect, and share their work and experiences. It hosts a Gower Congress every three years, and sponsors (ususally two) sessions at teh annual International Congress for Medieval Studies (ICMS). The society also periodically sponsors special sessions at other conferences , and publicises, via its membership email list and the John Gower Newsletter, work on Gower presented at other venues throughout the world.
V International Congress of the John Gower Society 2023
“Gower in Contexts: His Words, His Books, His Heritage”University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 7-10 July, 2023 ---> CLICK HERE TO REGISTER <---(see below for details on registration and fees) ---> FINAL PROGRAM <--- ---> GETTING TO ST. ANDREWS <---...
V International Congress of the John Gower Society
2020 CONFERENCE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICRESCHEDULED FOR 2023 2020 U Notre Dame Cancellation It is with significant regret that we announce the cancellation of the V International Congress of the John Gower Society, scheduled for 28 June-1 July 2020 on the...
IV International Congress of the John Gower Society
The Fourth International Congress of the John Gower Society: "GOWER, HIS CONTEMPORARIES, AND THEIR LEGACY IN MSS AND EARLY PRINTED BOOKS, 1350-1550" University of Durham, UK 09 July - 14 July, 2017 The John Gower Society and the Early Book Society co-organized the...
III International Congress of the John Gower Society 2014
The Third International Congress of the John Gower Society: "John Gower: Language, Cognition, and Performance" University of Rochester 30 June - 3 July, 2014 The John Gower Society held its third International Congress on the campus of the University of Rochester, in...
II International Congress of the John Gower Society 2011
The Second International Congress of the John Gower Society: “John Gower in Iberia: Six Hundred Years" Valladolid, Spain 18-21 July 2011 The International John Gower Society held its second International Congress July 18-21, 2011 in Spain, hosted by the Department of...
I International Congress of the Gower Society 2008
First International Congress of the John Gower Society “1408-2008: The Age of Gower” 12-16 July 2008, London 2008 marked the 600th anniversary of John Gower’s death. To commemorate this event, the John Gower Society, in conjunction with Cardiff University, Queen Mary...