Occitania across the University Campus (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Société Guilhem IX
Organizer Name
Valerie M. Wilhite
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of the Virgin Islands
Presider Name
Sarah-Grace Heller
Presider Affiliation
Ohio State Univ.
Paper Title 1
Discussant
Presenter 1 Name
Denis Ferhatović
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Connecticut College
Paper Title 2
Discussant
Presenter 2 Name
Mark N. Taylor
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Berry College
Paper Title 3
Discussant
Presenter 3 Name
Lisa Shugert Bevevino
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Minnesota-Morris
Paper Title 4
Discussant
Presenter 4 Name
Mary Kate Hurley
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Ohio Univ.
Start Date
14-5-2015 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1345
Description
The medieval history of Occitania, the region that is now Southern France, is introduced for study in classrooms across the country. This roundtable invites teachers who introduce undergraduates and graduate students to the territories of Toulouse, Provence, Narbonne, Mataplana, the montagne noire, or the cities of Marseille, Perpignan, Carcassonne, Minerve, Montsegur, and any other spaces in Occitania. These introductions could happen in History or English courses; Art History; or Religious Studies through the study of architecture, monasticism, liturgical music or the Waldensian or Cathar Heresies. Professors may teach using historical sources from the archives or the products from archeological digs. Is troubadour lyric used to give students a sense of the period in introductory courses in history or musicology? Are any of the vast number of troubadour songs dealing with historical material used by the historian? What sources do historians use and how are they studied? How do the troubadours fit into the English Department survey courses? Does Occitania fall under the purview of the French or the Spanish Department, or Italian, Music?
Valerie M. Wilhite
Occitania across the University Campus (A Roundtable)
Schneider 1345
The medieval history of Occitania, the region that is now Southern France, is introduced for study in classrooms across the country. This roundtable invites teachers who introduce undergraduates and graduate students to the territories of Toulouse, Provence, Narbonne, Mataplana, the montagne noire, or the cities of Marseille, Perpignan, Carcassonne, Minerve, Montsegur, and any other spaces in Occitania. These introductions could happen in History or English courses; Art History; or Religious Studies through the study of architecture, monasticism, liturgical music or the Waldensian or Cathar Heresies. Professors may teach using historical sources from the archives or the products from archeological digs. Is troubadour lyric used to give students a sense of the period in introductory courses in history or musicology? Are any of the vast number of troubadour songs dealing with historical material used by the historian? What sources do historians use and how are they studied? How do the troubadours fit into the English Department survey courses? Does Occitania fall under the purview of the French or the Spanish Department, or Italian, Music?
Valerie M. Wilhite