Teaching a Diverse and Inclusive Middle Ages (A Roundtable)

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 a Diverse and Inclusive Middle Ages

Presenter 1 Name

Abbey Stockstill

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Paper Title 2

"Global" as a Programmatic Strategy

Presenter 2 Name

Monica H. Green

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Arizona State Univ.

Paper Title 3

Diversity and Inclusion: Teaching the Middle Ages in Brazil

Presenter 3 Name

Gabriel Castanho

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Paper Title 4

Representation and Inclusion in the Old English Classroom

Presenter 4 Name

Erik Wade

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.

Start Date

12-5-2018 10:00 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 208

Description

At ICMS 2017, CARA sponsored a panel on the topic of undergraduate teaching about diversity in the Middle Ages and teaching methods that promote inclusivity. This was an incredibly well-attended panel that elicited much conversation. That conversation is not over, and the need continues for a diverse and inclusive approach to teaching about the medieval world. This panel discussion will continue the conversation 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 between three and five panelists who have experience teaching to and about a diverse and inclusive classroom.

Sarah Davis-Secord