This workshop introduces participants to the conceptual foundations, recent conversations, and possible futures of the critical study of race in the Middle Ages. The instructors will discuss the development of this burgeoning field through its intellectual genealogies within medieval studies, while also attending to the political commitments that orient its methods and goals. By discussing readings, brainstorming best practices, and engaging with some of the materials of the forthcoming exhibition organized by the Newberry Library in partnership with the RaceB4Race conference series, participants will clear pathways to engage ethically and meaningfully with the critical study of race in their own work on the Middle Ages.
Learn more about the instructors, Sierra Lomuto and Julie Orlemanski.