The Medieval Studies Institute announces the 18th Annual Symposium:
Medieval Spiritualities: From the Mystic to the Mundane
Friday and Saturday, April 7th and 8th, 2006
Plenary Speaker: Professor Amy Hollywood, Harvard University
The overarching aim of this year's Symposium is to explore the multitude of ways in which medieval people defined and related to the sacred. Although the term "spirituality" is commonly associated with the medieval Church and Christian piety, we particularly welcome submissions that broaden and challenge these traditional definitions and points of view.
Here is the Program of Activities for the duration of the Symposium:
April 7, Friday, Indiana Memorial Union, Walnut Room
Panel 1: A Medieval Miscellany 1:00 - 3:00pm
Moderator:
Timothy Methric, Indiana University, Department of Art History
Heroism and Hlisa: The Transition from Secular Fame to Saintly Fame in Three Old English Texts,
Jack Baker, Western Michigan University, Medieval Studies
Merlin and St. Symeon of Emesa: Myriddin Wyllt as a Celtic Holy Fool,
Richard Barrett, Indiana University, School of Music
Resistance and the Sacred: Agency, Ecclesiatical Authority in the Lives of Claire of Assisi and Marguerite Porete,
Cynthia Bond, Loyola Marymount University, Department of Theological Studies
Statutes and Prayers: A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes,
Prof. Rosemarie McGerr, Indiana University, Department of Comparative Literature
Panel 2: Rewriting History 3:30 - 5:30pm
Moderator:
Bonnie Erwin, Indiana University, Department of English
Redeeming History: Manifest Destiny in Geoffrey of Monmouthfs Historia Regum Britanniae,
Marilyn Ford, Indiana University, Department of English
Kings, Bishops, and Flying Monks: How William of Malmesbury Writes Nation Building as Spiritual Adventure,
Katie Peebles, Indiana University, Departments of English and Folklore
Saintly Intervention in the Traumatic History: Revisiting Saint Erkenwald,
Ya-shih Liu, Indiana University, Department of English
King Arthur at Glastonbury Abbey: A Study of the Saint Cult and the Promotion of Secular Patronage,
Sharity Nelson, Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science
Reception for
Amy Hollywood, Woodburn House, 7:00 - 10:00pm
April 8, Saturday, Indiana Memorial Union, Walnut Room
Panel 3: Crafting the Text , 9:00 - 10:30am
Moderator:
Heather Coffey, Indiana University, Department of Art History
The Role of Monastic Scriptoria in the Development of the Book in Medieval Europe,
Prof. William F. Meehan III, Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science
Exploring Ricketts 152: Les Prieres Devotes and Evidence of Lay Piety,
Aubri McVey Leung, Indiana University, Department of French and Italian
Hildegard of Bingen's Introduction to Scivias: The Role of Volmar, Confessor, Scribe, and Encourager, in Hildegard's Self-Expression and Self-Representation,
Mary Dixon, University of Notre Dame, Departments of English and Theology
Keynote Address 11:00 - 12:00pm
From the Mundane to the Mystical: Meditational Devotion and Medieval Christian Mysticism
Professor Amy Hollywood, Harvard University
Lunch in Federal Room, IMU, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Panel 4: Lay Spirituality and Religious Practice
1:30 - 3:30pm
Moderator:
Deborah Strickland, Indiana University, Department of English
One Named Peter, One Named Paul: Saintfs Names and Religious Identity in Medieval Europe,
David Morris, University of Notre Dame, Department of History
Shifting Symbols in the Devotional Web of the Spider King,
Prof. Jennifer Lee, IUPUI, Herron School of Art and Design
Griselda's Death Wish and Apathea in the Clerk's Tale,
Tamara Stasik, Indiana University, Department of English
'Behold and Se': Image, Text, and Affective Piety in John Lydgate's Testament,
Prof. Shannon Gayk, Indiana University, Department of English
Panel 5: Parody, Bawdiness, and Debauchery 4:00 - 5:30pm
Moderator: Brent Moberly, Indiana University, Department of English
'Mercy and not Sacrifice': Excrement, Epistemology and Expulsion in Mankind,
Sol Neely, Purdue University, Department of English
Le Sermon Joyeux de Madame Gueline as an Atypical Facetious Hagiography,
Travis Hinkle, Indiana University, Department of French and Italian
A "Book of Books": Parody of the Song of Songs and the Latin Love-Lyric Tradition in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose,
April Witt, Indiana University, Department of Comparative Literature
For a (Microsoft Word) downladable version of the program, please click on this link:
18th Annual Symposium
In the same context, do not forget to mark your calendars for the spectacular event prepared in collaboration with the Early Music Institute, the concert: "
The Saint and the King: Music for Thomas Becket and Richard I." The concert will take place on Saturday,
April 15,
8:00pm, in the
Art Museum Atrium.
We would like to acknowledge the
generous support from our co-sponsors:Department of Classical Studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Early Music Institute, Department of English, Department of French and Italian, Department of Germanic Studies, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Department of History, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Here is a campus Map for your orientation:
(If you do not see this map correctly, please follow this link: http://www.iub.edu/~iubmap/mapredirect.pl?select=BL053&Go=Go%21)
Please contact the organizers of the Symposium for more information (see above):
Christine Dunn
Florin Beschea
