Teaching a Diverse and Inclusive Middle Ages (A Panel Discussion)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

CARA (Committee on Centers and Regional Associations, Medieval Academy of America)

Organizer Name

Sarah Davis-Secord

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of New Mexico

Presider Name

Sarah Davis-Secord

Paper Title 1

Teaching Intersections of LGBT and Medieval History

Presenter 1 Name

Michael A. Ryan

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of New Mexico

Paper Title 2

Engaging with Diversity in the Medieval Music Classroom

Presenter 2 Name

Karen M. Cook

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford

Paper Title 3

Connecting Diverse Students to a Diverse Middle Ages: Teaching the "Greater West" in an Urban Community College

Presenter 3 Name

Nicole Lopez-Jantzen

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Queensborough Community College, CUNY

Paper Title 4

Teaching Rumi in a Time of Revolution

Presenter 4 Name

Matthew B. Lynch

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Paper Title 5

Teaching a Diverse and Inclusive Middle Ages: Masculinities Reconsidered

Presenter 5 Name

Michael Martin

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Fort Lewis College

Start Date

12-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1120

Description

Diversity and inclusivity are major topics of recent conversation within the community of medievalists. This panel discussion will address questions about how we can best serve all of our students in the classroom by responsibly including topics of study related to diverse populations. We will also ask how best to attract students from diverse backgrounds into courses on medieval topics, which have much to say on contemporary debates about marginalized groups and images of "the other." We will have five panelists who have experience teaching to and about a diverse and inclusive classroom.

Sarah Davis-Secord