Teaching the Global Medieval: Multidisciplinary Approaches, MAP online event
We are writing to invite you to a fall online event sponsored by the Medieval Association of the Pacific on “Teaching the Global Middle Ages: Multidisciplinary Approaches,” on Friday, December 1, 3:00-5:00pm (Pacific time). Like many other fields, medieval studies has been transformed by the “global turn,” in our research, but even more so in our teaching. Across the academy, and in response to a variety of motivations (personal, institutional), many medievalists have developed courses that focus broadly on the premodern world. Moreover, an ability to teach themes reaching far beyond their research field(s) has become an important part of how graduate students are prepared for the profession.
The program will explore how this impetus is manifested in a variety of disciplines and a range of pedagogical settings reflecting MAP’s membership. Reflecting this diversity, the panelists will speak to their experiences, after which we will have ample time for conversation. Among the questions the presenters will explore are:
- What led you to teach courses in the global medieval?
- How did you go about designing a syllabus on this subject?
- What challenges did you encounter in broadening your teaching beyond the areas you were previously trained in? How did you deal with those challenges?
- How have students responded to courses in the “medieval world”?
- What do you see as the benefits of teaching the Middle Ages from a global perspective? What problems and limitations with this approach continue to affect you?
Panelists include:
- Kimberly Klimek (History, Metropolitan State University)
- Bryan Keene (Art History, Riverside City College)
- Pamela Troyer (English, Metropolitan State University)
- Sarah Davis-Secord (History, University of New Mexico)
- Catherine Saucier (Musicology, Arizona State University)
- Luisa Nardini (Musicology, University of Texas at Austin)
- Christine Cooper Rompato (English and Religious Studies, Utah State University)
- Scott Wells (History, California State University, Los Angeles)
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom for this timely and lively discussion! Please use this Zoom link to join:
https://lmula.zoom.us/j/
Best regards,
The MAP Officers