Twenty-First Century Piers: Reading Piers Plowman with Contemporary Theory (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Piers Plowman Society
Organizer Name
Dana Roders
Organizer Affiliation
Purdue Univ.
Presider Name
Fiona Somerset
Presider Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 1
Piers Plowman and Queer-Marxist (Re)Production
Presenter 1 Name
Micah Goodrich
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 2
Langland's Sensorium: Sensory Studies and Piers Plowman
Presenter 2 Name
Laura Godfrey
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 3
Triple Persons: Questions of Phenomenology and Affect in Personification
Presenter 3 Name
Seth Strickland
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Cornell Univ.
Paper Title 4
"Socially Gendered Economies," or, "Avoiding Theoretical Tunnel Vision in Piers Plowman Studies"
Presenter 4 Name
David Sweeten
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Eastern New Mexico Univ.
Paper Title 5
Audible Piers: Examining Piers Plowman through Sound Studies
Presenter 5 Name
Ingrid Pierce
Presenter 5 Affiliation
Purdue Univ.
Start Date
11-5-2018 3:30 PM
Session Location
Valley 3 Eldridge 309
Description
Recently, Piers Plowman scholars have begun to explore the merit of studying the poem with contemporary theory, with increasing interest over the past few years in how certain theoretical approaches can enrich our reading of the poem. Building on this burgeoning interest in merging Piers Plowman studies and theory, our roundtable session invites panelists to present short papers on theory-driven methods for reading Piers. Presentations might apply particular theoretical perspectives to the poem, consider how specific passages or aspects of Piers lend themselves to theoretical work, discuss the potential for blending newer theories (for example, new materialism, object-oriented ontology, affect studies) with more traditional approaches, or reflect more broadly on the benefits and challenges of using critical theory to read Piers.
- Noelle Phillips
Twenty-First Century Piers: Reading Piers Plowman with Contemporary Theory (A Roundtable)
Valley 3 Eldridge 309
Recently, Piers Plowman scholars have begun to explore the merit of studying the poem with contemporary theory, with increasing interest over the past few years in how certain theoretical approaches can enrich our reading of the poem. Building on this burgeoning interest in merging Piers Plowman studies and theory, our roundtable session invites panelists to present short papers on theory-driven methods for reading Piers. Presentations might apply particular theoretical perspectives to the poem, consider how specific passages or aspects of Piers lend themselves to theoretical work, discuss the potential for blending newer theories (for example, new materialism, object-oriented ontology, affect studies) with more traditional approaches, or reflect more broadly on the benefits and challenges of using critical theory to read Piers.
- Noelle Phillips