The Canterbury Fails SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT plus two micro-fails and hotdogwater beer
Jul 30, 2022
The hosts announce a live recording event in Kalamazoo, inviting participants and proposals for an interactive experience. They delve into intriguing micro-fails, including messy 10th-century marginalia from Boga in the Durham Gospels, sparking a debate on its purpose. The conversation shifts to Hoccleve’s Series, exploring themes of illness and exile, enriched by a fascinating link to Ovid's work. To wrap things up, they taste test a unique cider-beer hybrid, sharing their flavorful ratings.
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Apply To Canterbury Fails Live
- Submit a proposal to present an unread medieval text at Kalamazoo by the September 15 deadline.
- Email Matt Hussey or David Coley or apply via wmich.edu/medievalcongress to join their live Canterbury Fails roundtable.
Use Roundtable Flexibility
- Treat the Canterbury Fails Kalamazoo event as a roundtable submission to avoid single-paper limits.
- Pair with a colleague or friend to propose a short, fun conversation about an underread medieval text.
Graffiti As Claim To Immortality
- A messy 10th-century marginal scrawl in the Durham Gospels links later owners to ancient texts.
- David Coley frames Boga's crude graffiti as a deliberate attempt to insert himself into a lasting monument.
