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Dear Colleague: I am very happy to write this, my first letter of invitation to you, requesting the pleasure of your company at the Thirty-First International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo. The Congress will take place May 9-12, 1996 on the campus of Western Michigan University under the sponsorship of the Medieval Institute. As last year, more than 450 sessions and presentations will survey the many aspects of our common discipline. These many and varied sessions mark the current state of research and suggest future directions, while giving both established scholars and younger members of the profession an opportunity to present their work. This year's schedule includes more evening activities than before, but again we offer concerts of early music on two evenings. The New berry Consort will offer a program entitled "To Jerusalem! Crusaders' and Pilgrims' Songs of the Middle Ages" and Altramar will present a program in memory of Thomas Binkley on Friday entitled "Iberian Garden: Jewish, Christian, Muslim Spain". Seating is limited: be sure to order your tickets in advance on the registration fonn. Developments in our common field and new arrangements on campus have led to a number of changes in scheduling and programming. The computer has begun to loom large in Congress planning; sessions, demonstrations, and computer instruction are now part of the Program, and access to e-mail via TELNET is now available in computer labs. Note that the Book Rooms have moved to Valley II where the Dining Hall will serve as an Exhibits Hall with expanded hours for buying and browsing. Note also that plenary sessions are now scheduled for Valley I Dining Hall. There are some changes in meal arrangements and in Sunday scheduling. You will find details regarding registration, housing, meals, transportation, exhibits, computers, etc. in the re-designed pages of this program guide. As we move closer to May, you should also consult the Institute's newly opened WorldWide Web site: http://www .wmich.edu/medieval/ Much of the infonnation you find in this program will be available on the Web, as will updates, changes, and additions. This letter also gives me the opportunity to thank the many individuals who have wished me well as Otto Griindler's successor. I am very grateful as well to Otto, the MI faculty and staff, and the WMU community, who have made my first full year on the job a personal and professional pleasure. It is said that if you wait long enough in the lobby of Harrison-Stinson, you will meet every medievalist in the world. I look forward to meeting you this May. Paul E. Szarmach, Director PHONE: 616-387-8745 The Medieval Institute FAX: 616-387-8750 Western Michigan University e-mail: [email protected] Kalamazoo, MI 49008-3801 www: http://www/wmich.edu/medieval TO GRAND RAPIDS Directions To Western Michigan University- From 1-94 c At exit #74, tum north onto U.S. 131, go 2.7 miles: follow (/) ~ l> directions for exiting from U.S. 131. ~ ~ I'T\ From U.S. 131 At exit #36, tum east onto Stadium Drive. go 2.6 miles: tum N left onto Howard Street or continue to Oliver Street and tum . KALAMAZOq AVE. ~ left. From M-43 West of Kalamazoo WWE Go easterly over U.S. 131: after 1.7 miles, tum right onto s Solon Street: follow Solon into Howard Street and go to Valley Drive or continue to West Michigan, tum left (east). From M-43 North of Kalamazoo Tum leftoffM-43 (Gull Road) in Kalamazoo onto Riverview Drive; go under the railroad overpass and bear right onto Michigan Avenue. Continue westerly on Michigan Avenue for 0.4 miles: it then becomes Kalamazoo Avenue, which is one way westbound. After 1.4 miles, bear left and go 0.3 miles: cross Main Street and rejoin Michigan Avenue: proceed westerly on Michigan Avenue to the Western Michigan University campus. From Downtown Kalamazoo Go westerly on Kalamazoo Avenue as in above directions OR go westerly on Lovell Street: then tum left onto Michigan Avenue and proceed to the Western Michigan University campus. TO INDIANA Alphabetical Listing of Exhibitors at 1996 Congress as of December 1, 1995 Abbey Scriptorium Lafayette Books, Inc. (G. Hamon) Adler's Foreign Books Linguist's Software, Inc. Allen G. Berman, Numismatist Liturgical Press, The Allen ye Printmaker Loome Theological Booksellers Arthuriana Mail Room, The Balboa Software Marque de Martin Benjamin De Wit, Inc. Maryellen Hains Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers Medieval Academy of America Books in Philosophy Medieval Institute Publications Boydell & Brewer, Inc. Michigan State University Press Brepols Publishers Middle Earthenwares Pottery Bruce Ferrini Oxford University Press Cambridge University Press Paulist Press Catholic Univ. of America Press Penguin Celtic Designs and Music Penn State Press Chaucer Studio Personal Bibliographic Software Christopher's Book Room Phillip 1. Pi rages Cistercian Publications Pontifical Institute Columbia University Press Powell's Bookstore Compleat Scholar, The Princeton University Press Cornell University Press Purdue University Press Crossroad Publishing Reineke-Verlag David Brown Book Company Routledge Deadly Passions Bookshop Scholar's Choice, The E. 1. Brill, Inc. St. Martin's Press Edwin Mellen Press TEAMS Publications Franciscan Institute Publications Turtle Island Booksellers Franciscan Press University of Chicago Press Garland Publishing, Inc. University of Illinois Press Garrylee McCormick University of Michigan Press Hill Monastic Manuscript Library University of Minnesota Press Historic Waxcraft University of Notre Dame Press House-on-the-HiIl, The University of Pennsylvania Press Indiana University Press University of Toronto Press Information Commons, Toronto Variorum IMI Publications, Leeds Wayne State University Press 1. Hood Booksellers Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Yale University Press John Benjamins North America • e-'Gress (The Electronic Congress) In response to the growing interest in electronic resources for medievalists the 96 Congress will include demonstrations and workshops, by and for academics, to inform and instruct participants in some of the new tools for research, teaching, and telecommunicating in the profession. We are planning hands-on workshops for participants of various levels of experience. For the beginner there will be instruction in the basics of the Internet and World-Wide Web. For more advanced users there will be workshops on creating web pages in HTML and maintaining a web site. We would also like to learn how our colleagues are using the new technologies in research and teaching. We welcome proposals for demonstrations of programs and applications presented by their developers. If you have had success in using existing commercial CD-ROMs and other resources, please let us know. To register for workshops or to present a demonstration, please complete the form below and return by April 15th. REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR WORKSHOPS Each workshop is limited to twelve participants (Mac and PC workstations available) and there is a fee of $10 per workshop. Sessions will be held in the University Computing Center. Campus transportation will be provided from the Goldsworth Valley residences. I would like to attend the following workshop(s): ~--------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET This workshop will introduce participants to e-mail, the World-Wide Web, Usenet News, FfP (File Transfer Protocol), and Telnet. ______Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. ______Friday 1 :30 - 3:00 p.m. _____Saturday 10:00 -11:30 a.m. CREA TING WEB DOCUMENTS (please circle your interest in Mac or PC) _________Saturday 1 :30 - 3:00 p.m. Mac PC DEMONSTRA TIONS will be scheduled Thursday through Saturday of the Congress in Room 2040 of the Fetzer Building. ____I would like to demonstrate a program or application that 1 have developed, or a commercial tool (e.g. CD-ROM) that 1 have used. (Please submit a description of the program/application, including a complete and detailed listing of hardware and other software needed for the demonstration) or e-mail [email protected]. Detach the completed form and mail it with Congress Registration. For the training workshops make checks payable to the Medieval Institute. MEDIEVAL CONGRESS AT A GLANCE Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Registration 12:00 pm 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am (Harrison-Stinson lobby) 11 :30 pm 11 :00 pm 11 :00 pm 5:00 pm 12:00 pm Bus Service from/to airport MEETING MEETING MEETING NO BUS 6:00 am (to Harrison-Stinson lobby) INCOMING INCOMING INCOMING SERVICE 3:00 pm FLIGHTS FLIGHTS FLIGHTS (on half hour) Sessions 10:00am 10:00 am 10:00 am 8:30 am 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 12:00 pm Plenary sessions 8:30 am 8:30 am (Valley I cafeteria) Book Exhibits setup only, 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am (Val!ey II cafeteria) noon 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm noon 8:30 pm Audio-Visual Room 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 8:00 am (1425 Schneider/Haworth) 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 1 :00 pm Technology Room 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am (1434 Schneider/Haworth) 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 12:00 pm Wine Hour 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm (Valley II, cafeteria lobbies) 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION Everyone attending the Congress must fill out the official Registration Fonn. Participants may either pre-register by mail or may register on site. One fonn must be filled out for each person; photocopies of the fonn are acceptable. Registration fees are as follows: $95.00 regular $65.00 student; $65 for accompanying family members. Please send verification of student status.
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    Spring 2011 ◆ ENGL 451/551 (#40799/42739) Th 4:00-6:30 in MH 211 Dr. Obermeier ◆ Medieval Lyrics Office Hours: M and Th 10-12 in HUM 269; and by Appointment and Voice Mail: 505.277.3103 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.unm.edu/~aobermei Mailbox on Office Door HUM 321 Required Texts Additional Readings on eReserves: link on class webpage. Password = Pangur (eR). Class webpage: http://www.unm.edu/~aobermei/Eng451551Lyric/index451551.html Hardcopy Zimmerman Reserve for further research (Link on CWP). Hoffman, Richard L., and Maxwell S. Luria. Middle English Lyrics. Norton, 1974. Hollander, John. Rhyme’s Reason: A Guide to English Verse. 3rd ed. Yale UP, 2001. Obermeier, Anita, and Gregory Castle. Guide to Style. 2010 (CWP). Useful Literary Terms and Definitions (Link on CWP). Wilhelm, James. Lyrics of the Middle Ages. Routledge, 1990. Course Requirements Undergraduates: Graduates: 1 3-page Poetry Explication worth 10% 1 3-5-page Poetry Explication worth 10% 1 8-10-page Paper worth 25% 1 15-page Paper worth 20% 1 Oral Article Report worth 10% 1 5-7-page Literature Review worth 10% 1 In-class Midterm worth 10% 1 Oral Article Report worth 10% 1 In-class Final worth 20% 1 In-class midterm worth 10% 10 Written Responses worth 10% 1 In-class Final worth 20% Class Participation worth 15% 10 Written Responses worth 10% Class Participation worth 10% Grading is done on a standard 0-100 scale. For grading rubrics and scale, see class webpage. Tentative Syllabus Texts to be read for the day indicated.