Games and Ludic Texts

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Louis Univ.

Organizer Name

Thomas Rowland

Organizer Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Presider Name

Thomas Rowland

Paper Title 1

Why Play? Ludic Theory and the Medieval Text

Presenter 1 Name

Betsy McCormick

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Mount San Antonio College

Paper Title 2

"Þis is þe token of vntrawþe þat I am tan inne": The Didactic Role of Festive Misrule in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Presenter 2 Name

Alice Blackwood

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 3

How Should a Player Be? Cessolis's Convert Gambler and Twisted Exemplarity

Presenter 3 Name

Juan Escourido

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Pennsylvania

Paper Title 4

Teaching Chess in Medieval England

Presenter 4 Name

Serina Patterson

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of British Columbia

Start Date

10-5-2014 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1235