From Hildegard to Mother Courage: Celebrating the Life and Work of Robert Potter (1934–2010)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society (MRDS)

Organizer Name

Robert L. A. Clark

Organizer Affiliation

Kansas State Univ.

Presider Name

Robert L. A. Clark

Paper Title 1

Robert Potter, the Modern Production of Medieval Plays, and the Historiography of the Field since 1970

Presenter 1 Name

Alexandra F. Johnston

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Records of Early English Drama

Paper Title 2

Pre- and Post-Humanist Pig Performance

Presenter 2 Name

Marla Carlson

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Georgia

Paper Title 3

From the Hussite Revolution to the Catholic Enlightenment: The Suppression, Preservation, and Revival of Palmesels in Bohemia and Poland

Presenter 3 Name

Max Harris

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Start Date

13-5-2016 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 205

Description

This session honors the memory and the work of the late Robert Potter (1934-2010). In addition to being a playwright, poet, and political activist, Bob was an important researcher in medieval and Renaissance drama with wide ranging interests (Hildegard of Bingen, morality plays, Brecht, early drama in Mexico and Spanish California.

Robert L. A. Clark