Medieval History
Dante meets MTV: Studying Medieval Literature in a Post-Medieval Context
41st Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
April 7-11, 2010
Montreal, Quebec - Hilton Bonaventure
This roundtable aims to create a discussion about the role and
methods of the study of medieval
literature in the contemporary world. In the modern context,
seemingly so far removed from the
medieval context, scholars and students of medieval literature are
presented with numerous
problems as we try to read, interpret, and understand across the
chronological divide. How do we
approach medieval literature and culture from an analytical
perspective? How can we (or can we at
all) appropriately use modern interpretative tools with medieval
texts? As teachers, how do we
help students approach the radically different worldview of the
Middle Ages and appreciate
medieval literature for what it is rather than what it is not? What
is the relationship between the
modern reader or student and the medieval writer, and how can that
relationship be drawn out in
productive ways? How far can that relationship then be pushed in the
interests of bringing
medieval literature to a modern audience? The potential answers to
these questions, and the
methods of answering, involve perceptions of relevance, historicity,
aesthetics, cultural
communication, and translation as well as textual interpretation.
This roundtable welcomes not
only case studies representing specific instances and examples of
approaches to medieval
literature but also ideas related to wider pedagogical issues and
methods. Please send 250-word
abstracts in English to Anna Strowe, [email protected].
Deadline: September 30, 2009
Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee)
The 41st Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions,
as well as dynamic speakers
and cultural events. Details and the complete Call for Papers for
the 2010 Convention will be
posted in June: www.nemla.org.
Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA
session; however panelists
can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention
participants may present a paper at a
panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.
Travel to Canada now requires a passport for U.S. citizens. Please
get your passport application in
early.
- Old And Middle English Language And Literature Section Of The M/mla
Call for Papers: Old and Middle English Language and Literature section of the M/MLA (November 12-15, 2009, St. Louis, MO) "Language Matters in Old and Middle English Texts" Papers dealing with any aspect of language in medieval English texts are invited;...
- Nemla Cfp
am organizing a panel for the 2009 Northeast Modern Language Association Convention in Boston, February 26-March 1, 2009. Table Talk: Perspectives on Food in Medieval Italian Literature In the late Middle Ages, food took on an increasingly powerful and...
- Vagantes Cfp
CFP Kalamazoo Session Sponsored by Vagantes Beyond Beer and Celibacy: Exploring Monastic Productions This session explores the cultural, intellectual, and political dimensions of the monastery and monasticism in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the place...
- Ne Mla Cfp
40th Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Feb. 26-March 1, 2009 Boston, Massachusetts Session: ?Rescue Me Not: Backward Premodern, Queer Negativities? In her recent book, Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer...
- Cfp
"Old Gems in New Settings" NEMLA, Buffalo, NY, April 10-13, 2008 This panel invites papers on the teaching of early British literature in survey courses. Practical pedagogical explorations are welcome, as well as papers addressing theoretical concerns....
Medieval History
Dante meets MTV: Studying Medieval Literature in a Post-Medieval Context
Dante meets MTV: Studying Medieval Literature in a Post-Medieval Context
41st Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
April 7-11, 2010
Montreal, Quebec - Hilton Bonaventure
This roundtable aims to create a discussion about the role and
methods of the study of medieval
literature in the contemporary world. In the modern context,
seemingly so far removed from the
medieval context, scholars and students of medieval literature are
presented with numerous
problems as we try to read, interpret, and understand across the
chronological divide. How do we
approach medieval literature and culture from an analytical
perspective? How can we (or can we at
all) appropriately use modern interpretative tools with medieval
texts? As teachers, how do we
help students approach the radically different worldview of the
Middle Ages and appreciate
medieval literature for what it is rather than what it is not? What
is the relationship between the
modern reader or student and the medieval writer, and how can that
relationship be drawn out in
productive ways? How far can that relationship then be pushed in the
interests of bringing
medieval literature to a modern audience? The potential answers to
these questions, and the
methods of answering, involve perceptions of relevance, historicity,
aesthetics, cultural
communication, and translation as well as textual interpretation.
This roundtable welcomes not
only case studies representing specific instances and examples of
approaches to medieval
literature but also ideas related to wider pedagogical issues and
methods. Please send 250-word
abstracts in English to Anna Strowe, [email protected].
Deadline: September 30, 2009
Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
Telephone number
A/V requirements (if any; $10 handling fee)
The 41st Annual Convention will feature approximately 350 sessions,
as well as dynamic speakers
and cultural events. Details and the complete Call for Papers for
the 2010 Convention will be
posted in June: www.nemla.org.
Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA
session; however panelists
can only present one paper (panel or seminar). Convention
participants may present a paper at a
panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.
Travel to Canada now requires a passport for U.S. citizens. Please
get your passport application in
early.
- Old And Middle English Language And Literature Section Of The M/mla
Call for Papers: Old and Middle English Language and Literature section of the M/MLA (November 12-15, 2009, St. Louis, MO) "Language Matters in Old and Middle English Texts" Papers dealing with any aspect of language in medieval English texts are invited;...
- Nemla Cfp
am organizing a panel for the 2009 Northeast Modern Language Association Convention in Boston, February 26-March 1, 2009. Table Talk: Perspectives on Food in Medieval Italian Literature In the late Middle Ages, food took on an increasingly powerful and...
- Vagantes Cfp
CFP Kalamazoo Session Sponsored by Vagantes Beyond Beer and Celibacy: Exploring Monastic Productions This session explores the cultural, intellectual, and political dimensions of the monastery and monasticism in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the place...
- Ne Mla Cfp
40th Anniversary Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Feb. 26-March 1, 2009 Boston, Massachusetts Session: ?Rescue Me Not: Backward Premodern, Queer Negativities? In her recent book, Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer...
- Cfp
"Old Gems in New Settings" NEMLA, Buffalo, NY, April 10-13, 2008 This panel invites papers on the teaching of early British literature in survey courses. Practical pedagogical explorations are welcome, as well as papers addressing theoretical concerns....