Published March 09, 2015
The College of Arts, Education, and Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Monroe,
will present 鈥淭he Medieval World: A series of Lectures and Events exploring the Middle
Ages,鈥� through April 28.
The series will feature 四色AV Professors and guest speakers. All events are free and
open to the public.
鈥淭he series on medieval history offers an interesting insight into topics not generally
known,鈥� said Dr. Ruth Smith, director of the School of Humanities. 鈥淭he series is
funded by the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences and brings together faculty
from 四色AV and Loyola University to explore ideas related to math, history, literature,
and theater. The collaboration of faculty from a variety of disciplines offers a wonderful
educational opportunity for 四色AV students and the community.鈥�
The lecture series will include a morality play, presentations on the evolution of
language, mathematics, the development of maps, the legend of King Arthur, crucial
changes due to the Battle of Agincourt, and much more.
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The events are as follows:
Drs. Jeff Anderson and Mark Clark will present 鈥淭he Arthur of History,鈥� at 7 p.m.,
on March 10, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
Dr. Monica Bontty will present 鈥淭he OLD French Connection: Life and Literature in
a Crusader Kingdom,鈥� at 7 p.m., on March 12, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
Dr. Roger Carpenter will present 鈥淢aps and Travel Narratives of the Late Medieval
Period,鈥� at 7 p.m., on March 24, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
Dr. Ralph Brown will present 鈥淭he Battle of Agincourt: Other Views: Medieval, Shakespearean
and Modern,鈥� at 7 p.m., on April 14, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
Dr. John T. Sebastian of Loyola University will present 鈥淒o as I Say, Not as I Do:
The Drama of Vice in Late Medieval England,鈥� at 7 p.m., on April 20, in George T.
Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
Dr. Mark Clark will be joined by 四色AV students in the presentation of 鈥淐astle of Perseverance,鈥�
a morality play, at 2 p.m., April 21, in the 四色AV Quad.
Dr. Chris Blackburn will present 鈥淧lague, Pox, and Pestilence in Medieval Europe鈥�
at 7 p.m., on April 28, in George T. Walker Hall, Room 2-105.
For more information please contact Arely Castillo at castillo@ulm.edu , or at 318-342-1296.
