Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association

These moments signal the complexity of a culture that recognized—and sometimes celebrated—trans lives, often treating gender as relational and behavioral: an ongoing performance burdened with the perpetual possibility of failure.

Those interested should submit proposals to jwds@unm.edu.
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Although nonconforming lives and identities are not always obvious in Old English materials, papers in this session will bring to light subtle but real points of pressure, presence, and resistance in early medieval England.
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This session explores trans lives and trans reading methods in early medieval English literature, history, and culture, & will highlight the presence and possibilities of trans lives in early medieval English literature, history, & culture, & apply trans methods of reading to Old English texts.
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CFP: Caz Batten and Jonathan Davis-Secord welcome proposals to participate in their Kalamazoo 2026 session, “Old English Trans Studies,” sponsored by RMMRA.
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Those interested should contact sdressel@chapman.edu. Final submissions will need a paper title, abstract, and a CV.

Presenters will focus on introducing their texts in the context of practical pedagogy: making materials accessible to students, finding the means for non-experts to present these texts thoughtfully, and using creative active learning strategies to engage students in the classroom.

These texts may be included in standard anthologies or may be drawn from the large corpus of materials beyond those collections.

This can be compounded by the breadth of courses that many of us, particularly early career and instructional faculty, have to grapple with. This panel seeks to present innovative solutions to these problems, introducing the audience to texts outside of the traditional canon.

Expanding the Canon: Practical Pedagogy
A challenge that many academics face is how to bring diverse voices into courses that have been traditionally dominated by dead white men.

Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association

The Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association promotes the interchange of ideas among various fields of specialization by sponsoring an annual conference, publishing a peer-reviewed journal, and cooperating with other relevant academic organizations. rmmra.org
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