medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:58:54 -0700
Kathryn Vulic <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
> Teaching Middle English Religious Writing (A Roundtable)
> International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, MI, May
>2009.
>
> College and university instructors of Middle English
>regularly
> include in their syllabi texts whose content is primarily religious;
>the
> frequently-taught visionary writings of Margery Kempe or Julian of
>Norwich
> are commonly joined by literary guides like Ancrene Wisse,
>sensational
> narratives like saints' legends, or controversial texts like the
>writings of
> the Lollards, among other texts. But in most cases, teaching aids
>and
> pedagogical support are far less available for religious texts than
>for
> secular ones (for example, there are abundant readers and
>pedagogical aids
> for Chaucer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, or Arthurian
>literature, but
> none to characterize lay or monastic devotions); furthermore,
>students are
> sometimes less immediately attracted to and engaged by the religious
> writings as with the more secular works, despite the central
>importance of
> devotional texts to medieval studies.
> This round table is intended to draw out teaching strategies
>and
> best practices to enable teachers of Middle English literature to
>work
> better in the classroom with deeply influential and interesting
>Middle
> English devotional texts (including, but not limited to, the
>mystical
> writings of Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, and the Cloud of Unknowing
>author;
> devotional treatises such as Handlyng Synne or Ayenbite of Inwit;
>debate
> poetry such as Dives and Pauper; and theological summae such as the
>Pricke
> of Conscience). The organizers seek papers that cover a wide range
>of
> teaching practices, from course and assignment design, to text
>adoption
> considerations, to lesson plans and modules, to assessing and
>addressing
> student audiences.
>
> Please send brief proposals to:
> Kathryn R. Vulic
> Western Washington University
> 516 High St. MC 9055
> Bellingham, WA 98229
> phone 360-650-2012
> fax 360-650-4837
> [log in to unmask]
>
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