The Relevance of the Middle Ages Today

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Albrecht Classen

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Arizona

Presider Name

Albrecht Classen

Paper Title 1

"The past is a foreign country": Teaching the Middle Ages as a Study Abroad Program

Presenter 1 Name

Jacqueline Anne Stuhmiller

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Berkeley

Paper Title 2

I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning from the Medium Aevum

Presenter 2 Name

Krijn Pansters

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Tilburg Univ.

Paper Title 3

From the Monk's Cell to the Professor's Office

Presenter 3 Name

Kisha G. Tracy

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Fitchburg State Univ.

Start Date

8-5-2014 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 158

Description

This session addresses the question how we can explain the critical relevance of the Middle Ages for us today. Three different perspectives and experiences with teaching the Middle Ages are presented, illustrating how we can argue for the importance of our field of research.

Albrecht Classen