Early Career Panel: New Ways of Writing the Past

David Wallace has been Judith Rodin Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, since 1996, with visiting stints at London, Melbourne, Princeton, and Jerusalem (twice). He is a Fellow of the English Association  and currently President, Medieval Academy of America . His primary commitments are to Europe and European literatures, to the performance and enjoyment of poetry (especially Chaucer), and to helping secure a viable future for younger scholars. He is currently preparing for the Medieval Academy annual conference to be held in Philadelphia from 7-10 March 2019. In Fall 2018 he is directing the Penn in London Program, based at King's College, London. His current research is primarily on "Medieval Studies in Troubled Times: the 1930s." 

Schedule of public events:

Wednesday, April 10: 4PM - Conversation with David Wallace (Memorial Art Gallery), reception to follow

Thursday, April 11: 10AM - Early Career Panel: New Ways of Writing the Past (Humanities Center Conference Room D)

4:15PM - Book signing (Humanities Center lounge)

5PM - Keynote lecture, "Sacrifice Your Daughter: Horrible History in Chaucer and the Book of Judges" (Hawkins-Carlson Room)

6:30PM - Reception (Welles-Brown Room)