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Biology and Germ Warfare
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)Biological or “germ” warfare among humans is an ancient battle tradition. Medieval European writings reveal evidence of biological warfare, such as poisoning well water with human remains (1155, Italy), catapulting plague ... -
Blacksmithing and Timber-Framed Houses: Pedagogy of Risk
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)This presentation focuses on two forms of medieval technological practice—timber-frame construction and blacksmithing—and how teaching students to forge iron and chop timber is an invaluable pedagogical tool, especially ... -
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Medieval Construction – Foundation of Today's Industry
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)A major transformation in the organizational framework of modern construction practices has interesting echoes of its medieval origins, which are relevant to understanding today’s challenges. -
Neo-Medieval Fantasy in Video Games
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)This paper explores the prevalence of neo-medieval themes in video games and pose some potential reasons why these themes are so pervasive in modern-day, high-tech media. -
Tried and True Methods
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)This talk exemplifies how two modern teaching methods, conversational role-playing and practical application, were successfully premiered in 1000 AD by Aelfric of Eynsham, who wrote to help students learn Latin. -
The Afterlives of Gawain: Illustration as Annotation in the Cotton Nero Ax Manuscript
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)This presentation illuminates the relationship between text and image within one of the most-well known medieval tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, adding much needed information about the context of its composition ... -
Your Mission is to Rescue Lorenzo di Medici: A Demonstration of the Pedagogical Potentials of Using Assassin's Creed II for Teaching the Italian Renaissance
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-11-13)Based on teaching in an undergraduate composition classroom during the Spring and Fall semesters of 2012, this presentation explores the pedagogical potentials of a game to bring alive for students the social and cultural ...