Participant Info
- First Name
- Sarah
- Last Name
- Lynch
- Country
- United States
- State
- ME
- slynch2@bates.edu
- Affiliation
- Bates College
- Website URL
- Keywords
- Medieval Education (Schools, Teachers & Pupils, Education in Medieval Societies), The Medieval Year (seasonal rituals, calendars, festivities)
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
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- About Me
My area of expertise is the social and cultural history of the Middle Ages. In particular, I examine these topics through the lens of medieval education, tracing the lived experiences of teachers and pupils and the impact of education on society. I focus on elementary and intermediate instruction and institutions as these have been neglected by scholars and are seen as unconnected to the larger intellectual and cultural trends and achievements of the Middle Ages. I have published widely on the subject, including two books: Elementary and Grammar Education in Late Medieval France: Lyon, 1285–1530 (Amsterdam University Press, 2017) and Medieval Pedagogical Writings: An Epitome (Kismet Press, 2018).
My current research project is on the medieval year and how seasonal festivals and rituals helped create, maintain, and remake communities in western Europe (loosely defined) between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. I am also working on an article on future avenues of research on the education of medieval women and girls.
- Recent Publications
“Together Through a Labyrinth: Reenacting a Sacred Ball Game in the Medieval Studies Classroom,” The Once and Future Classroom: Resources for Teaching the Middle Ages 18, no. 2 (Fall, 2024): 1–14.
“Education and Work”. In A Cultural History of Youth in the Middle Ages. A Cultural History of Youth, Volume 2, edited by Daniel T. Kline. Bloomsbury, 2023.
“Marking Time, Making Community in Medieval Schools.” History of Education Quarterly 61, no. 2 (May 2021): 158–180.
(With Mark Lewis Tizzoni.) “Teachers and Teaching.” In A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age. A Cultural History of Education, Volume 2, edited by Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz. Bloomsbury, 2021.
Medieval Pedagogical Writings: An Epitome. Kısmet Press, 2018.
Elementary and Grammar Education in Late Medieval France: Lyon, 1285–1530. Amsterdam University Press, 2017.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- Expertise by Geography
- Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Europe
- Expertise by Chronology
- Medieval
- Expertise by Topic
- Children & Youth, Economic History, Environment, Family, Gender, Higher Ed, Pedagogy, Religion, Urban History, Women
