Hosts: Grace Nicoll and Dr. Alexander W. Marcus
12 - 12:10 pm: Introduction
Session #1 - Medieval Tales and Histories
Jaclyn Carter, PhD Candidate, Department of English, University of Calgary
"Reading and Teaching Early England: Opportunities for Renewal"
Arwen Thysse 陳藹文, PhD Candidate, Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
"The Otherness of Being: A Discussion of Scholarly Approaches to Mixed-Race Individuals in Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss"
Dr. Alaric Hall, Associate Professor, School of English, University of Leeds
"The Medievalism of Anne McCaffrey's Fantasy Fiction, and Old Irish at Harvard"
1:10 - 1:20 pm: Question Period
1:20 - 1:40 pm: Coffee Break
Session #2 - Corporality and Medieval Ritual
Dr. Alexander W. Marcus, Belzberg Family and Jewish Federation of Edmonton, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Alberta
"Dangers in Pairs: Binary Vulnerability and the Babylonian Rabbinic Response"
Tulika Singh, PhD Candidate, Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
"Dwarf Body: The Significant 'Other' in Premodern Indic Cultures"
Grace Nicoll, PhD Candidate, Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
"Just Add Another Crown: The Deceptive Augmentation of the Medieval Papal Tiara"
2:40 pm: Question Period
2:50 - 3:10 pm: Coffee Break
Session #3 - Saints and AI
Dr. Brandon Alakas, Professor of English, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta
"Redefining Sanctity in The Lyfe of Seynt Birgette"
Dr. James White, Associate Lecturer, Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
"Christina the Astonishing as Myroblyte: Preliminary Thoughts"
Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson, PhD Candidate, Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
"Threading the Needle: Teaching History in the Age of AI"
4:10 pm: Question Period
4:20 pm: Concluding Remarks