How do the panelists re-frame their essays for undergrads? CW: Not much. It was developed in public lectures & in classroom. AA medievalists he discusses (who were writing for popular perspective) assume no scholarly background about the period, rather medievalist fantasy bkgd
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CW: Suggests he’d revise his essay to include critique of values w/in the academy — objectivity/empiricism vs. affect/comportment-towards-work. CW argues that objectivity is a fallacy. A goal, to be sure, but not an attainable one. Important for students to hear/learn/engage with
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LM’s contribution responds to “The Benedict Option” (NO! In the margins, esoteric details) — notes that academics often go down rabbitholes. BUT that doesn’t do best w/undergrads/public. Stakes higher than “wrong details” but a black/white medieval world, not a greyscale one.
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LM describes medieval monks wrestling with contradictions and paradoxes — a world of complexity as a mirror for the present.
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MW describes her approach to her contribution being shaped by activist work and public presentations, where language must be clear. She discusses “Irish” vs “Celtic” crosses and importance of terminology — bringing up the white supremicist version of the “Celtic” cross explicitly
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Now Andrew Albion takes over moderating — talking about the process of how Whose Middle Ages came to be, how it is an attempt to address systemic disparities and inequities.
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3 main questions: (abbreviated here) How successfully does
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(Also, argh, autocorrect, names are not places, apologies to Andrew Albin)
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As someone who talks really fast myself, I am still working hard to keep up with AA without a microphone as he reads from text-heavy slides.
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Important comments from Dr. Sierra Lomuto about the whiteness of
#WhoseMiddleAges as a volume and as a project - she recommends it, but emphasizes that those teaching the book should discuss how the whiteness of the editors and contributors is emblematic of the field.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread
Why are there no mics. The question is why was speed more important than thoughtful critical antiracist praxis?
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Replying to @dorothyk98
I asked the organizer about mics — facilities doesn’t supply them for that room. There was no firm answer re why speed was prioritized.
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