Please join us on Thursday, January 25th from 11am-12pm for a presentation by Dr. Kisha G. Tracy on her most recent book, Why Study the Middle Ages? This event is a keynote of the USF Humanities Institute’s Undergraduate Humanities Conference and co-sponsored by the USF Libraries Faculty Professional Development Committee.
Dr. Tracy is a Professor of English Studies and Chair of the General Education Program at Fitchburg State University, a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut. As a researcher, her main interests include medieval disability, especially mental health, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
In regards to her keynote, Dr. Tracy says, “I am eager to share ideas from my book about the various ways the Middle Ages are significant to us, focusing on multiple areas of study to reimagine our perceptions of the medieval. Representations of the Middle Ages appear everywhere – in films, books, social media, language, architecture, etc. – influencing popular (mis)conceptions about the time period. Some of these representations are seemingly inconsequential, but others perpetuate dangerous ideas. Even in something as “made for entertainment” as the next medieval-esque film, it’s important to recognize issues and not support problematic myths.”
In addition to several articles, and the book which is the topic of the keynote, Dr. Tracy has also published an additional book, Memory and Confession in Middle English Literature. She is the president of the Society for the Study of Disability in the Middle Ages, the editor of the Medieval Disability Glossary, and the co-founder of the scholarly organization the Lone Medievalist.
Dr. Tracy’s keynote will be held in-person in room 3707 on the third floor of the Marshall Student Center at the USF Tampa campus and also available in a virtual livestream.
We hope to see you there!
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