Whiteness in Medieval Studies 2.0 (A Workshop)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Fellowship of Medievalists of Color (MOC)
Organizer Name
Seeta Chaganti; Sierra Lomuto
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of California-Davis; Univ. of Pennsylvania
Presider Name
Seeta Chaganti
Paper Title 1
Workshop Leader
Presenter 1 Name
Dorothy Kim
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Vassar College
Paper Title 2
Workshop Leader
Presenter 2 Name
Carla María Thomas
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 3
Workshop Leader
Presenter 3 Name
Geraldine Heng
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Texas-Austin
Paper Title 4
Workshop Leader
Presenter 4 Name
Kavita Mudan Finn
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Start Date
12-5-2018 1:30 PM
Session Location
Fetzer 1045
Description
"Whiteness in Medieval Studies 2.0” continues the conversation begun at the "Whiteness" workshop in 2017 (see http://medievalistsofcolor.com/medievalists-of-color-/post-workshopreflections). Together, the workshop leaders and audience will further interrogate the effect of the field’s predominately white constitution upon the experiences of its scholars and students of color. This year, the workshop takes as its starting point Claudia Rankine et al.'s discussion of the “racial imaginary,” which elucidates the differing experiences and perceptions of white and POC writers. How, we will ask, might this concept inflect our understanding of medievalist scholarly practices? In the months before the conference, the organizers will use social media to make available links to Rankine and other relevant readings. This workshop will feature small breakout groups to foster in-depth discussion of the readings and the issues they raise for us as medievalists.
Seeta Chaganti
Whiteness in Medieval Studies 2.0 (A Workshop)
Fetzer 1045
"Whiteness in Medieval Studies 2.0” continues the conversation begun at the "Whiteness" workshop in 2017 (see http://medievalistsofcolor.com/medievalists-of-color-/post-workshopreflections). Together, the workshop leaders and audience will further interrogate the effect of the field’s predominately white constitution upon the experiences of its scholars and students of color. This year, the workshop takes as its starting point Claudia Rankine et al.'s discussion of the “racial imaginary,” which elucidates the differing experiences and perceptions of white and POC writers. How, we will ask, might this concept inflect our understanding of medievalist scholarly practices? In the months before the conference, the organizers will use social media to make available links to Rankine and other relevant readings. This workshop will feature small breakout groups to foster in-depth discussion of the readings and the issues they raise for us as medievalists.
Seeta Chaganti