This special webinar was hosted by the Medieval Academy of America, and examines issues related to race and racism and how the Middle Ages is taught in universities and colleges. The speakers are:
“The Hidden Syllabus,” by Hussein Fancy (University of Michigan)
I want to thank everyone who participated and engaged with yesterday’s #MAAWebinar on race and racism. It was an honor to be a part of it. Please keep the conversation going. We all have more to learn.
Moderated by Afrodesia McCannon (New York University)
Here are some selected tweets that went out dealing with the webinar:
Really excellent webinar hosted by @MedievalAcademy today. Thank you, Richard Sévère, Sara Powell, @Nahir_Otano, and @letfancyroam for a wonderfully gerenative session. I was especially thrilled to see so much Arthuriana discussed in this important context.#MAAwebinar
Hi #medievaltwitter – after watching the #maawebinar on Race, Racism, and Teaching the Middle Ages I thought I'd offer some suggestions on studies of race and art, following the first question posed in the Q&A. This is a thread! 1/
Prof. Hussein @letfancyroam opening #MAA “Race, Racism, and Teaching the Middle Ages” by calling out the reality that “diversity work” often falls to people of color and eventually devours the people it is supposedly intended to help.
Sévère: for field to thrive, ensure students can connect their lives to medieval. *Deliberate* outreach@letfancyroam: @MedievalAcademy should do more of this work@Nahir_Otano: before you bring them, make sure you resources so they can thrive. They'll show up!#MAAWebinar
— Nicole Guenther Discenza (@ndiscenza1) July 20, 2020
Q&A: How can we encourage a more diverse group of students to step into medieval studies? RS: be novel! Find new ways to connect the contemporary world to the Middle Ages! HF: write & urge the MAA to attack this problem & increase representation of BIPOC scholars #MAAWebinar
Thank you @MedievalAcademy for organising a very important #MAAWebinar on Race, Racism and the Teaching of the Middle Ages. A powerful reminder of the need to question and reshape our practices and to take an active role as both researchers and educators #MedievalTwitter
— Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo (@ALiuzzoScorpo) July 20, 2020
Nahir Otano Garcia provides exceptional resources https://t.co/ecLkElm3pS for "Race, Racism & Teaching the Middle Ages" #MAAWebinar Discussing talented Welshman run out of medieval English town when he becomes best saddle maker, then another town for becoming best shoemaker.
Race, Racism, and Teaching the Middle Ages
A Medieval Academy of America Webinar
Recorded on July 20, 2020
This special webinar was hosted by the Medieval Academy of America, and examines issues related to race and racism and how the Middle Ages is taught in universities and colleges. The speakers are:
“The Hidden Syllabus,” by Hussein Fancy (University of Michigan)
“Diversifying Your Teachings with/in Special Collections,” by Sara Powell (Houghton Library, Harvard University)
“Sipping from Your Cup ‘til It Runneth Over: Teaching Hip-Hop and the Holy Grail,” by Richard Sévère (Valparaiso University)
“Violence and Migration in the Mabinogion,” by Nahir Otaño Gracia (University of New Mexico)
Moderated by Afrodesia McCannon (New York University)
Here are some selected tweets that went out dealing with the webinar:
See also: The Image of the Black in Western Art
Top Image: British Library MS Egerton 943 fol. 117
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