Canadian Society of Medievalists / Société canadienne des médiévistes

Preliminary Schedule / Programme Préliminaire

June 12-14 juin, 2024

McGill University / Université McGill , Montréal, QC

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Land Acknowledgement and Welcome

Reconnaissance du territoire et accueil

President / Présidente

Siobhain Bly Calkin, Carleton University

Session 1A:

Sessions in Honour of Natalie Zemon Davis 1:

Women and Religion in the Archives

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Chair: Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University

1. Religious motivation in notarial archives: Studying Jewish women and conversion in late medieval Girona

• Alexandra Guerson, University of Toronto and Dana Wessell Lightfoot, University of Northern British Columbia

• Emma Gabe, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto

• Laura Moncion, University of Toronto

Session 1B:

Arthurian Matters / Matières arthuriennes

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• Kathy Cawsey, Dalhousie University

• Eugénia N. dos Santos, McMaster University

• Andrew Taylor, University of Ottawa

Session 2A:

Sessions en l'honneur de Natalie Zemon Davis 2 / Sessions in Honour of Natalie Zemon Davis 2 :

Fictions dans les archives / Fictions in the Archives

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Présidente de séance / Chair: Isabelle Cochelin, University of Toronto

•       Lucie Laumonier, Concordia University

•              Amélie Marineau-Pelletier, Université de Paris 1–Panthéon-Sorbonne

•        Emily Hutchison, Mount Royal University

Session 2B:

Sustaining Shared Futures: Medieval Perspectives /

Assurer nos avenirs communs: Perspectives médiévales

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Président de séance / Chair: TBA

• Sébastien Rossignol, professeur agrégé, Memorial University

• Mary M. Campbell, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Stirling

• Scott Russell, Simon Fraser University

Session 3A (Roundtable / Table Ronde)

“What Would NZD Do?”: Natalie Zemon Davis and Medieval History

« Qu’est-ce que NZD ferait? » : Natalie Zemon Davis et l’histoire médiévale

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Chair / Présidente de séánce: Emily Hutchison, Mount Royal University

• Steven Bednarski (St. Jerome’s University)
• Isabelle Cochelin (University of Toronto)
• Kouky Fianu (University of Ottawa)
• Alexandra Guerson (University of Toronto) & Dana Wessell Lightfoot (University of Northern British Columbia)
• Shannon McSheffrey (Concordia University)
• Although trained as an early modern French historian, Davis frequently encouraged scholars to rethink the traditional chronological and geographical boundaries of history. Generations of medievalists, particularly those interested in social and gender history, have been deeply influenced by her work. This roundtable considers that influence, highlighting not only her impact on the work of these scholars but also how she has shaped the field of medieval history.
• Bien qu'ayant reçu une formation d'historienne de la France du début de l'ère moderne, Mme Davis a souvent évoqué la nécessité de repenser les limites chronologiques et géographiques traditionnelles de l'histoire. Des générations de médiévistes, en particulier celles/ceux qui s'intéressent à l'histoire sociale et à l'histoire du genre, ont été profondément influencées par son travail. Cette table ronde examine cette influence, en soulignant non seulement son impact sur le travail de ces chercheurs / chercheuses, mais aussi la manière dont elle a façonné le domaine de l'histoire médiévale.

Session 3B: Manuscripts and Contexts

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• Andrew W. Klein, St. Thomas University

• Jacqueline Jenkins, University of Calgary

• Benjamin Barootes, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus

Dr. Marc Cels, Athabasca University

Getting Medieval on Modern Anger

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Do medieval Christian teachings about wrath offer any insights on contemporary debates about the usefulness of anger in public discourse? Not that long ago, the adjective “medieval” was commonly applied in popular media to unrestrained and even cruel rage in opposition to enlightened, modern restraint—much to the ire of medievalists. Today, being angry is all the rage and a sign of modern liberation. From both ends of the political spectrum, angry, punishing discourses are amplified by social media and even infiltrate the academy. Yet not everyone thinks anger is cool. The debate about anger’s legitimacy goes back millennia. Leading thinkers, like Martha Nussbaum and Myisha Cherry, still reference Aristotle and Stoics but pass over the rich medieval intellectual and cultural traditions about anger. Instead of being irked at this slight, this medievalist will meekly offer his observations about how the current debate could be enriched by getting a bit medieval on the subject of anger.

Session 1A:

Le médiévalisme et la médiévistique: quel avenir commun (1)?

(organisée par la Société des études médiévales du Québec)

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Président de séance: Andrew Taylor, University of Ottawa

• Kouky FIANU, Université d’Ottawa

• Arnaud Montreuil, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

• Patrick Moran, University of British Columbia

Session 1B: Modern Concerns, Medieval Perspectives

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• Krista A. Milne, Leiden University

• Jack W. McCart, University of Toronto

• Stephen M. Yeager, Concordia University

Session 2A:

Le médiévalisme et la médiévistique: quel avenir commun (2)?

(organisée par la Société des études médiévales du Québec)

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Président de séance: Robert Marcoux, Université Laval

• Francis Gingras, Université de Montréal

• Isabelle Arsenau, Université McGill

• Ariane Bottex-Feragne, New York University

Session 2B:

Thinking East and West in Romances and Lais

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• Alicia Haniford, Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia

• Ruth Wehlau, Queen’s University

• Arkaprabha Chakraborty, PhD. Candidate, University of Toronto Mississauga

Session 3A:

Homo ludens: Games in the Medieval Studies Classroom

A Roundtable in Honour of Alicia McKenzie

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Chair: Marc Saurette, Carleton University

• Allison Fizzard, Campion College, University of Regina

• John Giebfied, University of Vienna

• Ben Nilson, University of British Columbia Okanagan

• Richard Raiswell, University of Prince Edward Island

• Donna Trembinski, St. Fancis Xavier University

Session 3B:

Food For Thought

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Chair: TBA

• Jeremy Blunt, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Calgary

• Melitta Adamson, University of Western Ontario

• Gabrielle Samra, McGill University

Tearing Down Silos:

Medieval Studies, Transdisciplinarity, and the Future

(presented with support from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ Open Programming Fund)

Démolir les silos:

 les études médiévales, la transdisciplinarité et l'avenir

(présenté avec le soutien du Fonds de programmation ouverte de la Fédération des sciences humaines)

Dr. Steven Bednarski

Professor of History, St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo

Director, Environments of Change and  DRAGEN Lab

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Chair / Présidente de séance: Siobhain Bly Calkin, Carleton University

Session 1A (Workshop)

Playing the Past: Using Game-Based Learning in the Medieval Studies Classroom

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Workshop Leaders:

Marc Saurette, Carleton University

Donna Trembinski, St Francis Xavier University

• This workshop will introduce participants to Reacting to the Past (RTTP) ­– an organization focused on teaching history through immersive role-playing. After an initial discussion of the consortium and resources for teaching with RTTP, the session leaders will lead participants through a game session of Charles VII and the French Estates – a mini-game about the development of royal French power in the fifteenth century. Participants will take on the roles as members of the royal court, the nobility, the clergy and the merchant-class to renegotiate the balance of power of the estates. The goal of this exercise is to have participants experience how immersive role-playing might work in the classroom, but also to see how games must make choices in transforming historical forces into playable rules, sometimes diminishing historical complexity. We will end our session with a debrief about how the game went and what criticisms of the game we might want to note (and address) if using this mini-game in class.

Session 1B:

Early Medieval England

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• George Clark, Queen’s University

• Megan Gorsalitz, PhD Candidate, Queen's University 

Session 2A:

Tracking Authorship

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• Richard Matthew Pollard, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Sebastian Sobecki, University of Toronto

• Elizabeth Edwards, Inglis Professor, University of King ’s College

• Chris Nighman, Wilfrid Laurier University & Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto

Session 2B:

Bodies, Devotion, Liturgy / Corps, Dévotion, Liturgie

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• Sarah Carruthers, PhD Student, University of Toronto

• Patricia Timoteo, Université de Montréal 

• Alex Barnes. McGill University

• David Watt, University of Manitoba and Jennifer Bain, Dalhousie University

Exposition et présentation de manuscrits :

Collection de l'UQAM et nouvelles acquisitions

Manuscript Exhibition and Presentation:

UQAM’s Collection and New Acquisitions

Adresse / Address:

Salle / Room: TBA

Président de séance / Chair: Richard Matthew Pollard, Université du Québec à Montréal