Classical Learning in an Amerindian World: Conversions of Language in Mexico and Florida
April 12 @ 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Classical Learning in an Amerindian World:
Conversions of Language in Mexico and Florida
Greetings!
You are cordially invited to attend any or all three sessions exploring Classical Learning in an Amerindian World: Conversions of Language in Mexico and Florida.
Recent research on colonial Florida has brought to light the amazing story of the contribution of Timucua Indian writers to the literary history of what is now the Southeastern United States. Some Timucua, like numerous other Indigenous peoples of North America, embraced the study of the classical tradition of “letters” and thus fostered the communication of their cultural, political, and religious perspectives within and beyond their communities. On the weekend of April 11-13 at Flagler College, scholars will explore this story reflected in select examples of Mexican and Floridian Indigenous writers, the Franciscan commitment to humanistic education, and the literature that emerged from this oft-neglected period of North American history. Those in attendance will also engage in the challenge of how to resource and disseminate this little-known story for those committed to classical education in contemporary society.
When you are ready to register for one, two, or all three sessions, please CLICK HERE to complete the registration form online. Space is limited; if you register and cannot attend, please email your regrets to Dr. Johnson at johnsont@flagler.edu.
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Saturday Morning, April 12, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Gamache Theater, Flagler College Campus
Moderator: John Young, Flagler College
This morning session is dedicated to exploring how Franciscan friars in sixteenth-century Mexico provided Indigenous students with a Latin education and how these students applied their formidable learning and knowledge of the classical tradition in teaching, public administration, and authoring notable works in Latin, Nahuatl, and Spanish.
Response of Invited Scholars to Renaissance Learning and Nahuatl Traditions in Early Colonial Mexico
Aysha Pollnitz, Rice University
John Schwaller, SUNY Albany
Duncan MacRae, UC Berkeley
Coffee Break – Markland House
10:15 am
Author’s Comments on Aztec Latin: Renaissance Learning and Nahuatl Traditions in Early Colonial Mexico
Andrew Laird, Brown University
10:45 am
Q&A with General Public
11:15 am
Lunch Break (personal choice)
12:00 Noon
Saturday Afternoon, April 12, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Gamache Theatre, Flagler College Campus
Moderator: Trevor Bryant, Flagler College
This afternoon session focuses on the rich Spanish-Timucua writings of La Florida that were published in the early 1600s and examines how traces of the classical tradition emerged in select exemplary sermon stories, creation narratives, and catechetical instructions authored by Franciscan and Timucua communities.
The Spanish-Timucua Corpus and the Classical Tradition in La Florida
Timothy J. Johnson, Flagler College (Exempla Tradition)
George Aaron Broadwell, University of Florida (Hexaëmeron Tradition)
Viviana Díaz Balsera, University of Miami (Dialogue Tradition
Coffee Break
3:00 pm
Question and Answer with the General Public and Overview of Sunday’s Schedule
3:30 pm
Sunday Morning, April 13, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Mission Nombre de Dios
This morning session provides a forum for those engaged in classical education initiatives to workshop various pedagogical approaches to the amazing array of Spanish and Timucua sources in the company of anthropologists, linguists, historians, and theologians committed to studying and disseminating these little-known, neglected resources.
Coffee
8:30 am
Classical Traditions, Texts, and Pedagogies Workshop
9:00 am
Robert Jackson (Flagler Classical Fellow), Andrew Laird (Brown University), George Aaron Broadwell (University of Florida), Timothy Johnson (Flagler College, Trevor Bryant (Flagler College), John Young (Flagler College), and a select number of those involved in the Flagler College Core Program and Classical Education Program.
Conclusion and Lunch
12:00 pm
CLICK HERE to complete the registration form online.
Sincerely,
Dr. Timothy J. Johnson
Craig and Audrey Thorn Distinguished Professor of Religion