Scholarship
Recent Scholarship:
2005
- "Villains and Varlets in Le Morte D'Arthur," April 8, 05; Columbus State Community College, Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Queen Margawse: The Matrix of Revenge in Le Morte D'Arthur," April 15-6, 05; Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
- "Orkney Revenge and the Destruction of the Round Table," October 8, 05; Shawnee State, Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
2006
- "Kidnappers, Murderers, and Assorted Villains in Le Morte D'Arthur," April 8, 06; Ohio State University; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Malory's Sir Bors: Advisor to Launcelaot and Rival to Gwynevere; or, The Unwilling Go-Between," April 28-9, 06; Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
- "Story into Film: Smoke Signals," Turning Literature into Film: The Poetics and Politics of Adaptation. 2006 Jessie Ball duPont Summmer Seminar. The National Humanities Center. Raliegh, NC, June 1-19, 2006.
- "Gwynevere: Spouse, Seductress, Shrew, and Saint," October 7, 06; Wright State University; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
2007
- "Coitus Interruptus: Sexual Misconceptions in Le Morte D'Arthur," April 27-8, 07; Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
2008
- "Malory's Burlesque of Chretien's Knight of the Cart," April 12, 08; Ohio State University; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Malory's Grail Quest: From Ritual Back to Romance," and
- "A Map of Malory's Grail Story," April 25-6; Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
- "Poisons, Potions, and Antidotes in Le Morte D'Arthur," November 1, 08; Kent State University; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
2009
- "Sir Palomides: Malory's Noble Saracen," April 18, 09; Columbus State Community College; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Grail Dreams: Launcelot's Quest for Reconciliation," April 24-5; Plymouth State Medieval Forum.
- "The Fourth Lateran Council, 1215: Penance and Launcelot's Journey to Forgiveness," October 24, 09; Bowling Green State University; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Erdrich's Love Medicine and Identity," November 6, 09; Big Read (National Endowment for the Humanities), Corning, NY.
- "What It Means to Be Native American in a White World," November 14, 09; Phi Theta Kappa New York Regional Honors Institute, Corning, NY.
2010
- "Launcelot's Madness: Chivalry and Courtly Love Exposed," October 29, 2010, University of Cincinnati, Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Secular Penance in 'The Book of Sir Tristram,'" April 16-7, 10, Plymouth State Medieval- Renaissance Forum.
- "Not so 'Heartily Sorry:' False Confessions in Malory's 'The Book of Sir Tristram.'" April 24, 10; Ohio Wesleyan; Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
2011
- "Penance and the Eucharist in Malory's 'The Tale of the Sangreal,'" March 5, 2011, Otterbein University, Ohio Medieval Colloqium.
- "Malory's 'Hymn to Love' in 'The Knight of the Cart': A Synthesis of Courtly Love in Le Morte D'Arthur," April 15, 2011, Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
- "Contrition, Confession, and Satisfaction in Malory's 'The Book of Sir Tristram.'" July 29, 2011, University of Bristol (UK), International Arthurian Society.
2012
- "Chapel to Chapel: Launcelot's Sacramental Journey," April 14, 2012, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- Panel: "Teaching the Middle Ages," April 14, 2012, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Medieval Colloquium.
- "Topography and Doctrine: Launcelot's Journey to the Grail," April 20, 2012, Plymouth State Medieval-Renaissance Forum.
- Jesse Ball DuPont Summer Seminar: "There's More to It: What Early Apocrypha Can Tell Us About Early Christianity," June 3-22, 2012, The National Humanities Center.