Romance Geographies and Geographic Literacies: Theoretical and Practical Concerns in Mapping Medieval Texts (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Medieval Studies, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
Organizer Name
John A. Geck
Organizer Affiliation
Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
Presider Name
John A. Geck
Paper Title 1
Mapping Multitextual Geographies in Bevis of Hampton
Presenter 1 Name
Paul A. Broyles
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Virginia
Paper Title 2
Where in the Francia Is That? Theory and Practice of "Mapping" Medieval Miracle Literature
Presenter 2 Name
Sandy Carpenter
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Toronto
Paper Title 3
Geographic Literacies and Spatial Poetics in the Alliterative Morte Arthure
Presenter 3 Name
Patricia A. Price
Presenter 3 Affiliation
California State Univ.-San Marcos
Paper Title 4
To Map or Not to Map: Thinking through the Limitations of Mapping Romance
Presenter 4 Name
Robert Allen Rouse
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of British Columbia
Start Date
14-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1330
Description
In exploring the use of space and place in medieval texts, scholars engaged in mapping projects find themselves facing a number of concerns, both theoretical (e.g., What does a place name mean to a medieval author or reader? Can we map this medieval sense of place on or over our modern, Cartesian-derived, projection of the world?) and the practical (How can this data be presented? Via a single, static map, or a more functional, but complex solution such as a Geographic Information System [GIS]?)
This round table will explore the benefits (and threats) of mapping literary spaces in Middle English romances and miracle stories. Place and space figure largely in these related genres, wherein the protagonists often undertake wide-ranging journeys across much of the known world.
Romance Geographies and Geographic Literacies: Theoretical and Practical Concerns in Mapping Medieval Texts (A Roundtable)
Schneider 1330
In exploring the use of space and place in medieval texts, scholars engaged in mapping projects find themselves facing a number of concerns, both theoretical (e.g., What does a place name mean to a medieval author or reader? Can we map this medieval sense of place on or over our modern, Cartesian-derived, projection of the world?) and the practical (How can this data be presented? Via a single, static map, or a more functional, but complex solution such as a Geographic Information System [GIS]?)
This round table will explore the benefits (and threats) of mapping literary spaces in Middle English romances and miracle stories. Place and space figure largely in these related genres, wherein the protagonists often undertake wide-ranging journeys across much of the known world.