The Future of the Past (2025-02-27)

Abstract

The Department of English, Linguistics & Writing Studies Celebrates The 25th Anniversary of the Klaus P. Jankofsky Fund for Medieval & Renaissance Studies. The 2025 Jankofsky Lecture; Thursday, 27 February 2025, 5:30pm; UMD Kathryn A. Martin Library Rotunda; Reception following the program; Free & Open to the Public. There are two files attached to this record, a poster and a postcard.How do we preserve the past while looking toward the future? And why? What do Medievalists at the world's most prestigious institutions of science & technology have to say about their role in educating the next generation of technical leaders? MIT Professor Arthur Bahr & Caltech Professor Jennifer Jahner discuss the relationship between the past and the future, the fragility of technology, and how Medieval Studies helps us think about technological resilience.Bahr, Arthur; Jahner, Jennifer; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies. (2025). The Future of the Past (2025-02-27). Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/270036