Teaching & Researching the Medieval Past in the Face of Present Crisis: Why and How Medieval Studies *Now*?
How might we understand the actions of studying, interpreting, and teaching the Middle Ages, given the urgency of contemporary circumstances? There are many approaches to this question, but four stand out to us. We ask: (1) How is present crisis (however defined) already internal to methods of teaching and researching the Middle Ages? (2) How is the medieval past integral to the constitution of modernity, including its calamities and turning points? (3) How can the practices of medievalist pedagogy and the organization of medievalist institutions and communities best respond to injustice and inequality? and (4) What resources does the medieval past hold for thinking anew about the now? Join us to explore these questions and to share your own questions and experiences of medieval studies in the face of present crisis.
Monday 3/6, 5PM, Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, 5733 S. University Ave.
Herzman – Attica Educations-1j8l7l5
http://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2016/09/beyond-anglophone-inner-circle-of.html