Learning About Medieval Women

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Presented by Medieval Institute

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Megan J. Hall ’16, associate director of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about women’s literacy and learning in medieval England, the trials and tribulations of writing an academic article, and why impromptu bell-ringing can reveal the true value of scholarship.

Meeting in the Middle Ages is hosted by Will Beattie and Ben Pykare, both Ph.D. candidates at Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute. The podcast is sponsored by the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame and supported by the Medieval Academy of America’s Graduate Student Committee through their Community Building Award.

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Meet the Speaker: Dr. Megan J. Hall '16

Dr. Megan J. Hall ’16 joined the Medieval Institute in 2015 and is currently the associate director. In her administrative role, Dr. Hall directs the staff and daily operations of the Medieval Institute, including communications, budget, and special events. She also researches, publishes, and teaches in her areas of specialty: medieval women’s literacy and education, manuscript studies, digital humanities, and the effects of landscape and environment on the production of texts and text technologies.

Dr. Hall earned her Ph.D. in Medieval English Literature from the University of Notre Dame and her M.A. and B.A. in English Literature from the University of Georgia. She has taught courses on writing and modern and medieval English literature at the University of Notre Dame, the University of Georgia, Augusta State University, the University of North Georgia, and Athens Technical College.

She has authored a number of publications including book chapters and invited essays in Journal of the Early Book Society, Early Middle English, and History of Education Quarterly.