Actively Engaging Students in Culture, Gender, and Class Issues in Medieval Literature

Authors

  • Colleen E Donnelly University of Colorado at Denver

Keywords:

medieval literature, medieval women, mock trial

Abstract

Students often find it difficult to understand literature of another era and a world that differs from their own. From interacting with illuminated manuscript pages to conducting a mock trial, this article discusses ways in which visual and active learning techniques can be used to engage students in medieval literature and culture.

Author Biography

Colleen E Donnelly, University of Colorado at Denver

Collen Donnelly is an associate professor at the University of Colorado at Denver specializing in medieval literature and works on and about medieval women. She published The Marys of Medieval Drama: the Digby Magdalene and the N-Town Mary in Translation in 2016.

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Published

2017-11-26

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2017): Winter/Spring 2017

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Articles

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