Shirking the Canon: "Obscure" or "Unpopular" Texts in the Survey Classroom (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval Makars Society

Organizer Name

Ruth M. E. Oldman

Organizer Affiliation

Tarleton State Univ.

Presider Name

Ruth M. E. Oldman

Paper Title 1

The Professor's Lament: Medieval Obscurity in the Intro to Lit Classroom

Presenter 1 Name

Ashley Olliff

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Tarleton State Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Importance of Exposure to Early Welsh Literature

Presenter 2 Name

Dylan Clark

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Tarleton State Univ.

Paper Title 3

Beyond Beowulf: Liber Monstrorum, Alexander to Aristotle, and Wonders of the East in the Early Medieval English Classroom

Presenter 3 Name

Brian McFadden

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Texas Tech Univ.

Paper Title 4

Courtes of Kynd: A Tale of Two Peasants

Presenter 4 Name

K. A. Laity

Presenter 4 Affiliation

College of Saint Rose

Start Date

10-5-2019 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1340