We had a wonderful spring meeting of the Georgia Medieval Group at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking at Georgia Tech, sponsored by the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. A great set of presentations, and a fascinating tour of the museum by director Virginia Howell.
Meeting Program
April 20, 2024
500 10th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
9:30-10am: Breakfast
10am: GMG Welcome
Andrew Kurt & Richard Utz
10:15-11:15: Panel I: Bodies and Movement
Chair: Lainie Pomerleau
Dan Mills, Georgia Tech, “Physiognomic Illustration in the Ellesmere Chaucer MS”
John Clements, The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, “Interpretation of Motus in Medieval Combat Artwork”
11:15-12:15: Panel II: Sanitation, Disease, and History
Chair: Richard Utz
Kelly Duquette, Georgia Tech, “I’the city of kites and crows:” Corvids and Early Modern Sanitation
Wendy Turner, Augusta University, “Parallel Diagnosis: A Way Forward for Discussions About Disease Between the Past and the Present”
12-12:30: Lunch
12:30-1:30 Panel III: Material Impacts
Chair: Lainie Pomerleau
Lora Webb, Emory University, “Ornament and Ambiguity: Eunuchs in Byzantine Court Ritual”
Matt Carter, Clayton State University, “The Play of the Axe”
1:45-2:45: Paper Museum Tour
3:00-4:00: "Medieval Worlds of Paper and Parchment”: an interactive roundtable hosted by Paul Dover, Kennesaw State University
Chair: Richard Utz