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CFP: ICMS 2020, Kalamazoo (May 7-10) CFPSponsored by the Hagiography Society Saintly Wounds Saints are inextricably linked with healing and healing miracles. Often, these miracles involve some type of wound. Wounds can be inflicted upon the saint him/herself, cured by the saint, or even intentionally caused by the saint. This session seeks to address this discussion of saintly wounds as a way to read hagiography, saints in context, and what saintly bodies can do. This panel aims for interdisciplinary and intersectional discussions, encouraging submission by those working in a wide variety of theoretical fields. Possible questions include, but are not limited to:· What is the relationship between sainthood and physicality and/or physicality and the divine?· What is the role of disability, gender, and/or race?· What role does performance, spectacle, and/or audience play?· What limits, transgressions, or paradoxes do wounded bodies illuminate?· What does the saint’s wound(s) reveal about attitudes toward the body? Please send abstracts of 250-300 words, along with a completed Participant Information form, to session organizer Stephanie Grace-Petinos (stephanie.grace.petinos@gmail.com) by Sept 10, 2019. Please include your name, title, and affiliation on the abstract itself. All abstracts not accepted for the session will be forwarded to Congress administrators for consideration in general sessions, as per Congress regulations. For this, and the other HS sessions, visit: https://www.hagiographysociety.org/?page_id=97