Drop-in Sessions Winter 2025<\/b><\/p>\n
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9.30am-11.50am (Pettengill 102\/Zoom)<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesdays, 12pm-1pm (PLC, Ladd Library)<\/strong><\/p>\n Or by appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n My area of expertise is the social and cultural history of the Middle Ages. In particular, I examine these topics through the lens of medieval education, tracing the lived experiences of teachers and pupils and the impact of education on society. I focus on elementary and intermediate instruction and institutions as these have been neglected by scholars and are seen as unconnected to the larger intellectual and cultural trends and achievements of the Middle Ages. I have published widely on the subject, including two books: Elementary and Grammar Education in Late Medieval France: Lyon, 1285\u20131530<\/em> (Amsterdam University Press, 2017) and Medieval Pedagogical Writings: An Epitome<\/em> (Kismet Press, 2018).<\/p>\n My current research project is on the medieval year and how seasonal festivals and rituals helped create, maintain, and remake communities in western Europe (loosely defined) between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries.<\/p>\n At Bates, I offer introductory classes on the Middle Ages, as well as classes on medieval education, magic and the supernatural in the Middle Ages, and the medieval year.<\/p>\n Education<\/strong><\/p>\n PhD, University of Leeds (2014)<\/p>\n MPhil, Trinity College Dublin (2005)<\/p>\n BA (Hons), University College Dublin (2003)<\/p>\n Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTogether Through a Labyrinth: Reenacting a Sacred Ball Game in the Medieval Studies Classroom,\u201d The Once and Future Classroom: Resources for Teaching the Middle Ages<\/em> 18, no. 2 (Fall, 2024): 1\u201314.<\/p>\n \u201cEducation and Work\u201d. In A Cultural History of Youth in the Middle Ages. A Cultural History of Youth, Volume 2<\/em>, edited by Daniel T. Kline. Bloomsbury, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cMarking Time, Making Community in Medieval Schools.\u201d History of Education Quarterly<\/em> 61, no. 2 (May 2021): 158\u2013180.<\/p>\n (With Mark Lewis Tizzoni.) \u201cTeachers and Teaching.\u201d In A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age<\/em>. A Cultural History of Education, Volume 2<\/em>, edited by Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz. Bloomsbury, 2021.<\/p>\n Medieval Pedagogical Writings: An Epitome<\/em>. Kismet Press, 2018.<\/p>\n Elementary and Grammar Education in Lyon, 1285-1530<\/em>. =Amsterdam University Press, 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cRich Master, Poor Master: The Economic Standing of School Teachers in Late Medieval France.\u201d In Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe: Complexities, Contradictions, Transformations, c. 1100-1500<\/em>, edited by Sharon Farmer.\u00a0 Brepols, 2015.<\/p>\n \u201cPupils and Sources in Late Medieval Lyon.\u201d Espacio, Tiempo y Educaci\u00f3n<\/em> 2, no. 2 (2015): 289\u2013311.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1544,"featured_media":7708,"template":"","class_list":["post-4832","faculty-profile","type-faculty-profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","what-i-teach-medieval-europe-and-mediterranean","what-i-teach-transregional-middle-ages","what-i-teach-specific-magic-the-supernatural","what-i-teach-specific-medieval-worlds","what-i-teach-specific-medieval-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/4832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faculty-profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1544"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/4832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7709,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/4832\/revisions\/7709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}