Networks for Old English: Mentorship, Collaboration, Collegiality (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Old English Forum, Modern Language Association
Organizer Name
Matthew T. Hussey
Organizer Affiliation
Simon Fraser Univ.
Presider Name
Matthew T. Hussey
Paper Title 1
Introducing Students to a Network of Experts
Presenter 1 Name
Kisha G. Tracy
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Fitchburg State Univ.
Paper Title 2
Mentoring Networks for Early Medievalists
Presenter 2 Name
Damian Fleming
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Fort Wayne
Paper Title 3
New Voices in Anglo-Saxon Studies
Presenter 3 Name
Mary Kate Hurley
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Ohio Univ.
Paper Title 4
IONA: Collaboration and Learning in Early Medieval North Atlantic Studies
Presenter 4 Name
Donna Beth Ellard
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Denver
Paper Title 5
Fostering a Feminist Renaissance in Anglo-Saxon Studies
Presenter 5 Name
Renée R. Trilling
Presenter 5 Affiliation
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Start Date
12-5-2018 10:00 AM
Session Location
Fetzer 1010
Description
As medievalists find themselves in a wide variety of institutions and positions, scholars, teachers, and students of Old English are learning and working in the field in numerous non-traditional, experimental, and creative forms. Teachers of History of the English Language at regional campuses are building in units on early English dialects and orthographic standardization. At small inner city colleges, researchers examine Bede, Nennius, and Gildas for formations of early medieval ethnicity and identity. Graduate students at major research institutions test out new methodologies and cutting edge theoretical approaches. Yet many may find that they are the sole medievalist in their departments, or even on campus. How can we, as a discipline, help to foster intellectual networks that keep us connected and energized despite institutional isolation? The Old English Forum of the MLA seeks to develop, extend, and strengthen networks of mentorship, collaboration, and collegial inclusivity.
Matthew T. Hussey
Networks for Old English: Mentorship, Collaboration, Collegiality (A Roundtable)
Fetzer 1010
As medievalists find themselves in a wide variety of institutions and positions, scholars, teachers, and students of Old English are learning and working in the field in numerous non-traditional, experimental, and creative forms. Teachers of History of the English Language at regional campuses are building in units on early English dialects and orthographic standardization. At small inner city colleges, researchers examine Bede, Nennius, and Gildas for formations of early medieval ethnicity and identity. Graduate students at major research institutions test out new methodologies and cutting edge theoretical approaches. Yet many may find that they are the sole medievalist in their departments, or even on campus. How can we, as a discipline, help to foster intellectual networks that keep us connected and energized despite institutional isolation? The Old English Forum of the MLA seeks to develop, extend, and strengthen networks of mentorship, collaboration, and collegial inclusivity.
Matthew T. Hussey