Impossible Words (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute (MEMSI), George Washington Univ.

Organizer Name

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen

Organizer Affiliation

George Washington Univ.

Presider Name

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen

Paper Title 1

Bliss

Presenter 1 Name

Randy Schiff

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. at Buffalo

Paper Title 2

Survival

Presenter 2 Name

Dan Remein

Presenter 2 Affiliation

New York Univ.

Paper Title 3

Satisfaction

Presenter 3 Name

Karl Steel

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Brooklyn College, CUNY

Paper Title 4

I

Presenter 4 Name

Chris Piuma

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of Toronto

Paper Title 5

Tolerance

Presenter 5 Name

Laurie Finke

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Kenyon College

Paper Title 6

Community

Presenter 6 Name

George Edmondson

Presenter 6 Affiliation

Dartmouth College

Paper Title 7

Collective

Presenter 7 Name

Anne F. Harris

Presenter 7 Affiliation

DePauw Univ.

Start Date

8-5-2014 10:00 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 1005

Description

These seven succinct but provocative presentations focus upon what the Middle Ages can bring to an examination of some terms with meanings so diverse or contested they are nearly impossible to pin down. Our hope is to stage a lively conversation with ample audience participation, one that connects contemporary cultural issues to medieval materials and vice versa.

Jeffrey J. Cohen