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CONEXFELLOWSHIP

PROJECTREPORT

FellowNameandSurname:RogerLouisMartínez-Dávila

Projectacronym:GCS EESSPHAÑA

Projecttitle: GlobalCitizenScholars:EnergizingEnglishandSpanish-SpeakingHumaniststoAdvanceKÑowledgeandAct

FundingScheme:ExperiencedProfessor

ReportingPeriod:1

Startdateofreportingperiod:1September2016

Enddateofreportingperiod:19September2017

Theperiodicreportmustbesubmittedbytheresearcher(CONEXfellow)within30daysfollowingtheendoffirstandsecondyearoftheproject.Thisreportshouldbesignedbytheresearcher(CONEXfellow)andmentor

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RogerLouisMartínez-Dávila JaimeAlvarEzquerra

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PUBLISHABLESUMMARY

AsaCONEXMarieCurieFellowattheUniversidadCarlosIIIdeMadrid,amadvancingmyprofessional-scholarlygoalsthatpertaintomyresearchproject,GlobalCitizenScholars:EnergizingEnglishandSpanish-SpeakingHumaniststoAdvanceKÑowledgeandAct(GCS–EESSPHAÑA),aswellasotherscholarlyandpublicdisseminationendeavors.GCS–EESSPHAÑAisaglobaleducational,research,andsocialengineeringinitiative.MyprojectwillthrustUC3Mintotheforefrontof(1)reclaiminghumanity’sdeep-seatedculturalcuriosity;(2)mobilizingtechnologytoenergizeEnglish&Spanish-speakingstudents(GlobalCitizenScholars)tolearnaboutandcontributetoscholarlyresearchonmedieval/earlymodernJewish,Christian,andMuslimcooperationandconflict;and(3)developinganewcooperativeeducation-researchmodelforthe21stcentury.Myprimaryachievementsofthesecondyearofthefellowshipinclude:• GlobalCitizenScholars,throughtwosessionsofDecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscripts

ofMedievalBurgosMassiveOpenOnlineCourse(MOOC)(summer2016andspring2017),reached3,138studentsinapproximately100nations.Studentsinthesecourseshaveassistedwithtranscriptionofsixteenuniqueandunpublishedfourteenthandfifteencenturymanuscripts(documents)pertainingtoJewish,Christian,andMusliminterrelations.Presently,Iamfinalizingthesemanuscriptsarepublicationforusebyacademicresearchersandforwiderdisseminationtothepublic.DecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalToledoMOOCwasslightlydelayedfromaMay2017toaSeptember26,2017,launchduetomorethanexpectedofficialcooperationandparticipationbymuseumsandarchives.Intotal,seveninstitutionsareparticipatingincluding:ArchivoHistoricoNacional-SeccionNobleza(Toledo),ArchivoyBibliotecaCapitularesdelaCatedraldeToledo,ArchivoMunicipaldeToledo,MuseoSefardi(Toledo),MuseodeSantaCruz(Toledo),UniversidadComplutensedeMadrid,andSaintLouisUniversidad-MadridCampus.Enrollmentforthecourseislocatedat:https://www.edx.org/course/deciphering-secrets-unlocking-uc3mx-hga-2-2x.

• IdevelopedanewandnovelmethodologyforteachingSpanishpaleographytonon-specialistsusingMOOCs,whichiscalledthe“SILReSTPaleographyMethod”.UsingthetranscriptionspreparedbyMOOCstudents,Ms.MariaMartinVidales(UC3Mgraduatestudent)andIqualitativelyandquantitativelyevaluatedtheeffectivenessoftheSILReSTPaleographyMethodanditabilitytopredict(statistically)thequalityofmanuscripttranscriptions.Thestatistically-significantanalysisdemonstratesthatafteronlytwoweeksofMOOCtraining,students’averageerrorrate,orthenumberofidentifiablemistakesinrecognizingindividualletters,fortranscriptionwasonly12.13%.Further,individualstudents’MOOCpaleographyexamsandtheirscoresstatistically-predictedthequalityofstudents’transcription.Thus,notonlyisthemethodeffectiveatteachingpaleography,butalsoitcanbeusedbyresearcherstoevaluatethecaliberoftranscriptions.Initialresultsarepublishedat:https://public.tableau.com/profile/roger.l.martinez.davila#!/vizhome/DSWorkbook 0/EvaluatingMOOCsandPalegraphicExpertise.Presently,wearepreparingtheresearchforpublicationwithapeer-reviewedjournal.

• InJune2017,Iwaspromotedtoafully-tenuredAssociateProfessorofHistoryattheUniversityofColoradoatColoradoSprings.Thegrantingoftenure,oralifelongappointmentatarankcomparableto"ProfesorTitular"intheSpanishuniversitysystem,isthepreeminentscholarlyachievementintheAmericanhighereducationsystem.

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• Mynewbook,CreatingConversos:TheCarvajal-SantaMaríaFamilyinEarlyModernSpain,wasacceptedforpublicationandisnowinitsfinalstagesofpublicationbytheUniversityofNotreDamePress.Itwillappearinprintinearlyspring2018.Thepressdescribesthebookasfollows:

InCreatingConversos,RogerLouisMartínez-DávilaskillfullyunravelsthecomplexstoryofJewswhoconvertedtoCatholicisminSpainbetweenthefourteenthandsixteenthcenturies,migratedtocolonialMexicoandBoliviaduringtheconquestoftheAmericas,andassumedprominentchurchandgovernmentpositions.Ratherthanactingasalienatedandmarginalizedsubjects,theconversoswereabletocraftnewidentitiesandstrategiesnotjustforsurvivalbutforprosperinginthemostadversecircumstances.Martínez-Dávilaprovidesanextensive,elaboratelydetailedcasestudyoftheCarvajal–SantaMariaclanfromitsbeginningsinlatefourteenth-centuryCastile.BytracingthefamilytiesandintermarriagesoftheJewishrabbinicha-LevilineageofBurgos,Spain(whichbecametheconversoSantaMaríaclan)withtheOldChristianCarvajallineofPlasencia,Spain,Martínez-Dávilademonstratesthefamily'schangingidentity,andhowthemonolithicnotionsofethnicandreligiousdispositionwerebrokendownbythegroupandnegotiatedanewastheytransformedthemselvesfrommarginalintomainstreamcharactersatthecenteroftheeconomiesofpowerintheworldtheyinhabited.TheysucceededinrisingtothepinnaclesofpowerwithinthechurchhierarchyinSpain,eventothepointofcontestingthesuccessiontothepapacyandoverseeingtheInquisitorialinvestigationandexecutionofextendedfamilymembers,includingincludingLuisdeCarvajal"TheYounger"andmostofhisimmediatefamilyduringthe1590sinMexicoCity.Aninitialreviewbyaseniorscholarinmyresearchfielddescribesthebookasfollows:"CreatingConversosrepresentsanimportantcontributiontomedievalSpanishsocialandreligioushistory.Itsdiscussionoftwoextendedandinterrelatedfamilies,theOldChristiannoblefamilyoftheCarvajalsandtheNewChristianconversofamilyoftheha-Levi/SantaMarías,breaksnewgroundintheexplorationofthehighlycontestedtopicoftheidentityoftheconversosinSpaininlatemedievalandearlymoderntimes.Throughanexhaustiveuseofarchivalmaterial,genealogicalresearch,and,toalesserdegree,artisticrepresentation,Martinezexploresatopicthat,byitsverynature,defieseasyexplanation.”—JaneGerber,professoremeritas,TheGraduateCenter,CityUniversityofNewYork.

1. PROJECTOBJECTIVES,WORKPROGRESSANDACHIEVEMENTSDURINGTHEPERIOD

1.1. OBJECTIVESFORESEEN

• Develop,teach,andcompletetheDecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalBurgos(Spain)MassiveOpenOnlineCourse(MOOC)andDecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalToledo(Spain)onedx.org.

• Enhancemypublicationrecordwhilemaintainingmyresearcheffortsandteachinginitiatives.

• Experimentwithnewdigitalhumanitiesmethods,practices,andtheoriestoenhanceresearchmethodsanddisseminationofinformationtoscholarsandthegeneralpublic.

• Publishmy600-pagemonograph,CreatingConversos:TheCarvajal-SantaMariaFamilyinEarlyModernSpain,withtheUniversityofNotreDamePress(USA).

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• Publishmyarticle,“SpanishOnlineResourcesforLatinAmericanHistory”,intheAssociationforSpanishandPortugueseHistoricalStudiesBulletin.

• Co-authorandpublishthearticle,“TellingStories:HistoricalNarrativesinVirtualReality,”intheRoutledgeUKHandbookvolumetitled,DigitalMedievalLiteratureandCulture.

• Co-authorandpublishthearticle,“Remediationand3DDesign:ImmediacyandtheMedievalVideoGameWorld,”intheRoutledgeUKHandbookvolumetitled,DigitalMedievalLiteratureandCulture.

• Submitmy“ProvokingPluralism:UnderstandingandExperiencingReligiousDifferencestoCounterReligiousExtremisminEurope(3rdCenturyBCE–21stCenturyCE)”proposaltotheHorizon2020-Call:H2020-SC6-CULT-COOP-2016-2017(UNDERSTANDINGEUROPE-PROMOTINGTHEEUROPEANPUBLICANDCULTURALSPACE)for2,5millioneurostotheEuropeanCommission.

1.2. WORKPROGRESS

MOOCs

GlobalCitizenScholars,throughtwosessionsofDecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalBurgosMassiveOpenOnlineCourse(MOOC)(summer2016andspring2017),reached3,138studentsinapproximately100nations.Studentsinthesecourseshaveassistedwithtranscriptionofsixteenuniqueandunpublishedfourteenthandfifteencenturymanuscripts(documents)pertainingtoJewish,Christian,andMusliminterrelations.Presently,Iamfinalizingthesemanuscriptsarepublicationforusebyacademicresearchersandforwiderdisseminationtothepublic.DecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalToledoMOOCwasslightlydelayedfromaMay2017toaSeptember26,2017,launchduetomorethanexpectedofficialcooperationandparticipationbymuseumsandarchives.Intotal,seveninstitutionsareparticipatingincluding:ArchivoHistoricoNacional-SeccionNobleza(Toledo),ArchivoyBibliotecaCapitularesdelaCatedraldeToledo,ArchivoMunicipaldeToledo,MuseoSefardi(Toledo),MuseodeSantaCruz(Toledo),UniversidadComplutensedeMadrid,andSaintLouisUniversidad-MadridCampus.Enrollmentforthecourseislocatedat:https://www.edx.org/course/deciphering-secrets-unlocking-uc3mx-hga-2-2x.Thecurrentenrollmentofthecourseis1,187students.

MyupcomingMOOC,DecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalToledo(Spain),evaluatesthemedievalhistoryofToledofromtheeraoftheVisigothKingdom(6th-8thcenturies)throughitsIslamicperiod(8thto11thcenturies)andintoitsreintegrationintoChristianSpain(after1085c.e.)Inparticular,wetakenoteoftheculturalandreligioustransformationsthatcharacterizedthecitywithaspecialefforttounderstandhowmanypeoplesandreligionscametosettleandliveamongstoneanother.Wewillvirtually-tourtheIslamicandChristianstructuresoftheMuseodeSantaCruz,VisigothicIglesiadeSanRomán,SinagogadelTránsito,SinagogaSantaMaríaLaBlanca,MezquitadeBabal-Mardum,andCatedralPrimadaSantaMaríadeToledo.

WeexaminetheVisigothstransitionfromChristianArianismtoCatholicismandtheharshtreatmentoftheJewishpopulation.WeexploreIslamicgovernanceanddevelopmentofthemedievalcityofthreefaiths,withaspecialinterestinitsculturalachievements.WewillstudyKingAlfonso“TheWise”(1252-1284)’seffortstocharacterizehimselfasthe“kingofthreereligions”viahislegalcodices,thecreationoftheCantigasdeSantaMaría,andhisintellectualendeavorknownastheToledoSchoolofTranslators.WeevaluatetherobustJewishandconversonoblefamiliesof

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thecityandappreciatetheirintellectual,religious,andeconomiccontributionstoCastilianlife.Wewillbearwitnesstotheriseofanti-Jewishbloodpuritystatutes,thecreationoftheInquisition,andtheexpulsionoftheJews.

WealsobrieflyintroduceandstudySpanishmanuscriptsfromthemunicipalandcathedralarchivestomakenewscholarlybreakthroughsrelatingtotheJewish,Christian,andMusliminterrelations.

MOOCResearch

IdevelopedanewandnovelmethodologyforteachingSpanishpaleographytonon-specialistsusingMOOCs,whichiscalledthe“SILReSTPaleographyMethod”.UsingthetranscriptionspreparedbyMOOCstudents,Ms.MariaMartinVidales(UC3Mgraduatestudent)andIqualitativelyandquantitativelyevaluatedtheeffectivenessoftheSILReSTPaleographyMethodanditabilitytopredict(statistically)thequalityofmanuscripttranscriptions.Thestatistically-significantanalysisdemonstratesthatafteronlytwoweeksofMOOCtraining,students’averageerrorrate,orthenumberofidentifiablemistakesinrecognizingindividualletters,fortranscriptionwasonly12.13%.Further,individualstudents’MOOCpaleographyexamsandtheirscoresstatistically-predictedthequalityofstudents’transcription.Thus,notonlyisthemethodeffectiveatteachingpaleography,butalsoitcanbeusedbyresearcherstoevaluatethecaliberoftranscriptions.Initialresultsarepublishedat:https://public.tableau.com/profile/roger.l.martinez.davila#!/vizhome/DSWorkbook 0/EvaluatingMOOCsandPalegraphicExpertise.Presently,wearepreparingtheresearchforpublicationwithapeer-reviewedjournal.

SampleTranscription

Todemonstratethequalityofthetranscriptionspreparedofmedievalmanuscripts,seethisexamplebelow:

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29. guase*(et)Ju*(Juan)lp*s(lopes)abatdeconpuldoe*(et)my*n(martin)ferr*s(ferrandes)desalamancae*(et)benytogs*(garsia)e*(et)Ju*(Juan)gs*(garsia)desepul

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Promotion

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InJune2017,Iwaspromotedtoafully-tenuredAssociateProfessorofHistoryattheUniversityofColoradoatColoradoSprings.Thegrantingoftenure,oralifelongappointmentatarankcomparableto"ProfesorTitular"intheSpanishuniversitysystem,isthepreeminentscholarlyachievementintheAmericanhighereducationsystem.

NewBook

Mynewbook,CreatingConversos:TheCarvajal-SantaMaríaFamilyinEarlyModernSpain,wasacceptedforpublicationandisnowinitsfinalstagesofpublicationbytheUniversityofNotreDamePress.Itwillappearinprintinearlyspring2018.Thepressdescribesthebookasfollows:“InCreatingConversos,RogerLouisMartínez-DávilaskillfullyunravelsthecomplexstoryofJewswhoconvertedtoCatholicisminSpainbetweenthefourteenthandsixteenthcenturies,migratedtocolonialMexicoandBoliviaduringtheconquestoftheAmericas,andassumedprominentchurchandgovernmentpositions.Ratherthanactingasalienatedandmarginalizedsubjects,theconversoswereabletocraftnewidentitiesandstrategiesnotjustforsurvivalbutforprosperinginthemostadversecircumstances.Martínez-Dávilaprovidesanextensive,elaboratelydetailedcasestudyoftheCarvajal–SantaMariaclanfromitsbeginningsinlatefourteenth-centuryCastile.BytracingthefamilytiesandintermarriagesoftheJewishrabbinicha-LevilineageofBurgos,Spain(whichbecametheconversoSantaMaríaclan)withtheOldChristianCarvajallineofPlasencia,Spain,Martínez-Dávilademonstratesthefamily'schangingidentity,andhowthemonolithicnotionsofethnicandreligiousdispositionwerebrokendownbythegroupandnegotiatedanewastheytransformedthemselvesfrommarginalintomainstreamcharactersatthecenteroftheeconomiesofpowerintheworldtheyinhabited.TheysucceededinrisingtothepinnaclesofpowerwithinthechurchhierarchyinSpain,eventothepointofcontestingthesuccessiontothepapacyandoverseeingtheInquisitorialinvestigationandexecutionofextendedfamilymembers,includingincludingLuisdeCarvajal"TheYounger"andmostofhisimmediatefamilyduringthe1590sinMexicoCity.”

Aninitialreviewbyaseniorscholarinmyresearchfielddescribesthebookasfollows:"CreatingConversosrepresentsanimportantcontributiontomedievalSpanishsocialandreligioushistory.Itsdiscussionoftwoextendedandinterrelatedfamilies,theOldChristiannoblefamilyoftheCarvajalsandtheNewChristianconversofamilyoftheha-Levi/SantaMarías,breaksnewgroundintheexplorationofthehighlycontestedtopicoftheidentityoftheconversosinSpaininlatemedievalandearlymoderntimes.Throughanexhaustiveuseofarchivalmaterial,genealogicalresearch,and,toalesserdegree,artisticrepresentation,Martinezexploresatopicthat,byitsverynature,defieseasyexplanation.”—JaneGerber,professoremeritas,TheGraduateCenter,CityUniversityofNewYork.

1.3. DISSEMINATIONANDEXPLOTATIONOFRESULTS

PleaselistallthedisseminationactivitiescarriedoutduringthereportingperiodandtheresultsprotectedbyIPR(ifany).

A. ScientificPublications*:

• Martínez-Dávila,RogerLouis.CreatingConversos:TheCarvajal-SantaMariaFamilyinEarlyModernSpain.NotreDame:NotreDameUniversityPress,2018.

• Martínez-Dávila,RogerLouis.“SpanishOnlineResourcesforSpanishandLatinAmericanHistory.”BulletinforSpanishandPortugueseHistoricalStudies,Volume41,Issue1(2016).

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• Martínez-Dávila,RogerLouis,PaddingtonHodza,MubbasirKapadia,SeanT.Perrone,ChristophHölscher,andVictorR.Schinazi.“TellingStories:HistoricalNarrativesinVirtualReality.”RoutledgeDigitalMedievalLiteratureandCulture,eds.JenBoyleandHelenJ.Burgess.Forthcoming.

• Martínez-Dávila,RogerLouis,andLynnRamey.“Remediationand3DDesign:ImmediacyandtheMedievalVideoGameWorld.”RoutledgeDigitalMedievalLiteratureandCulture,eds.JenBoyleandHelenJ.Burgess.Forthcoming.

• Martinez-Davila,RogerLouisandMariaMartindeVidalesGarcia.“DecipheringSecretsMOOCs:CrowdsourcingmedievalmanuscriptsonJewish,Christian,andMuslimcoexistence.”SubmittedtoDigitalHumanitiesQuarterlyinApril2017.Articleinrevision.

B. Disseminationandcommunicationactivities*:

• OfferedanadditionalsessionofDecipheringSecrets:UnlockingtheManuscriptsofMedievalBurgos(Spain)MOOC.Thesession,offeredfrom02/14/2017to04/11/2017had1,353students.

• Martinez-Davila,RogerLouis."ShieldsofGrace."ElPalacio.Winter2016:56-65.

• Martinez-Davila,RogerLouis.“GlobalCitizenScholars:MobilizingthepublictoassistwithpaleographictranscriptionofmedievalmanuscriptsusingMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs).”Associazioneperl’InformaticaUmanisticaeleCultureDigitali(AIUCD)2017Conference,SapienzaUniversitàdiRoma(Italy),January28,2017.

• Martinez-Davila,RogerLouis.“CaseStudy:DecipheringSecretsMOOCs:CrowdsourcingMedievalManuscriptsonJewish,Christian,andMuslimCo-Existence.”OpenEducationEuropa.February26,2017.https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/case-study/deciphering-secrets-moocs-crowdsourcing-medieval-manuscripts-jewish-christian-and-muslim

• DecipheringSecretsMOOCs-EvaluatingtheEffectivenessoftheSILReSTMethodforTeachingPaleography.TableauPublic.May8.2017.

C. Intellectualpropertyrightsresultingfromtheproject*

None.

1.4. OTHERACTIVITIES

Isuccessfullysecuredtoresearchgrantsrelatingtomyproject.TheseincludethefollowingMOOCdevelopmentgrants:

• $10,000USD,“DecipheringSecrets”MassiveOpenOnlineCourseDevelopmentAward,Coursera.org

• $7,500USD,“DecipheringSecrets”MassiveOpenOnlineCourseawardforgraduatestudentteachingassistants,UCCSOfficeoftheChancellor,primaryrecipient

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Inaddition,IdedicatedapproximatelyfivemonthsofmytimetothedevelopmentofagrantproposaltotheEuropeanCommission.Theproposalwastitled“ProvokingPluralism:UnderstandingandExperiencingReligiousDifferencestoCounterReligiousExtremisminEurope(3rdCenturyBCE–21stCenturyCE)”anditwasinresponsetotheHorizon2020-Call:H2020-SC6-CULT-COOP-2016-2017(UNDERSTANDINGEUROPE-PROMOTINGTHEEUROPEANPUBLICANDCULTURALSPACE)for2,5millioneurostotheEuropeanCommission.Thegrantwasnotsuccessful,butitwasanexcellentopportunitytodevelopanewprojectthatcanberevisedandsubmittedforotherlargegrants.

Themajorcomponentsofthegrantincludedthefollowing.

Problemdefinition:Wedonotunderstandhowreligiousidentitiesandperceptionsleadtointolerance,extremism,andviolence.

ThereisasocietalparalysistakingholdinEuropetoday.Itispoisoningourfuturebecauseofintenseuncertaintyandfearaboutreligiousdifferenceandviolence.Thereliabilityofthelate20thcentury’sEuropeancommitmenttoreligiousfreedomanddiversityseemstobethreatenedbyextremismandtheperceptionofrapiddiversification.NewspaperheadlinesliketheNewYorkTimes’“AnneFrankTodayisaSyrianGirl”and“LondonBecomesaDestinationforFrenchJewsAfterAttacks”reflectourinabilitytoextendunderstandingtooldandnewvictimsofreligiousviolenceandpoliticalinstability.LeMondetelegraphsitsconcernwith“Xenophobiawithoutimmigrants”.TheGuardianexpressesit“MuslimpopulationinEnglandandWalesnearlydoublesin10years”.DerSpiegelofferswordsofwarning–“InterviewwithQueenMargretheIIofDenmark:'IWouldNotSayWeAreaMulticulturalCountry'”.Thecontemporarypublicisanxiousaboutchangebecauseitdoesnotknowwhattoexpect.Civilsocietydoesnotcomprehendthatitspastfuelsitspresentinsecurities.

Ourunderstandingofcurrentandfuturereligiousdiversityisshockinglyskewed.A2015PewResearchCenterstudyestimatedthatin2010about74.5%ofEuropeansidentifiedasChristian,whereas18.8%wereunaffiliated(secularists),andjust5.9%wereMuslimand0.2%Jewish.Pew’sforecastsuggestsourworriesaboutMuslimandothergroups’immigrationisgrosslyexaggerated.By2050,Christianswillcontinuetobe65.2%ofthepopulation,unaffiliated23.3%,Muslim10.2%,HindusandBuddhists0.8%,andJewsonly0.2%.Iflargescalereligiousdiversificationisnottherootofintolerance,then,whatis?Itisourattachmenttoreligiousaffiliations–primarilyChristianandMuslim–andculturalandnationalisticidentitiesthatareproblematic.Especially,thosebeliefsthatrejecttheintermixingofpersonsofdifferentoriginsandbeliefs.Toconfrontthisreligiousxenophobiaof“us”versus“them”wemustengageinanessentialstudyofreligiousdiversity.

Becausescholars,publicinstitutions,andthepubliccontinuetolackasystematicappreciationofreligiousintolerance,wemisunderstandthefundamentalrootsofreligiousanimosities,theimpactofdiversity,andtrendsinviolence.Wearehighlyattentivetoculturalchangesandtheseinturnexacerbateourfears.However,thereisgoodreasonforhope.Our21stcenturyisnotuniqueorexceptional.Europehasbeenherebefore–andweproposeasweepingendeavorthatdrawsacademics,government,andcivilsocietyintoadeeperresearcheffort(archivalstudies,Interneteducationstudies,attitudeandbehaviorstudiesusinggames)andatransformativeexperientiallearningenvironmentusingdigitaleducationandvideogames.Ouraimistoprovokepluralism.

Objectives:Examinereligiousdifference,provokecivicengagement,&proposeactionablepolicies

Ourprojectseekstoaddressthreetypesofobjectives–research,engagement,andpolicy.Theyare:

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Objective1.Toresearchandanalyzethreehistorical(3rdcenturyBCEto18thcenturyCE),threepost-modern(2000-2020CE),andtwofuture(2050CE)casestudiesthatdescribeandassessthestateofreligiousdiversity,attitudesandperceptions,andphysicalco-existenceandconflict.

• Objective1.1.Todevelopanewsystematicresearchmethodologytocapturesocial,religious,economic,political,andgenderdataforeventspertainingtoreligiousdiversity.

• Objective1.2.Tocreatereligio-politicalindicatorstoquantitativelyandqualitativelymeasurethefollowingfactors:“religiousidentity/affiliation”,“religiousdiversity”,“religio-politicalextremism/violence”,“interreligiousstress”,and“interreligiouscoexistenceandrelations”.

• Objective1.3.Toestablishtheforward-lookingpracticeofanalyzingthepublic’slevelof“interreligiousstress”usingbehavior,psychological,andphysiologicaldatacollectedbyobservingvideogameplayers.Additionally,toestablishprotocolstoinformthepublicabouthowtheirdataisusedandtograntthemdataconfidentialityandsecuritypertheirwishes.

Objective2.ToengageEuropeancivilsociety(2to3millionpersons),especiallytheyoung,inconstructive,butcomplicatedexperienceswithreligiousdiversity(withanemphasisongender).

• Objective2.1.Todesigneight(8)innovative,publically-appealing,ongoingInterneteducationcourses(durationof2-3weeks)thatdrawEuropeansintothinkingaboutandexploringspecificcasesofreligiousdiversity,cooperation,andconflict.

• Objective2.2.Todeploypioneering3DvideogamesthatplaceEuropeansincomplex,scenario-basedexperiencesthatteachthecosts/benefitsofreligiousdiversity,collaboration,andviolence.

Objective3.ToimprovegovernmentalapproachesandresponsestointerreligiousrelationsinEuropebyproposingtargetedpoliciesandactions.

• Objective3.1.Toprepareoriginalbehavioralmodelsthatdescribe,characterize,andforecasttheperceptionsandactionsofdiscretereligiousandculturalcommunitiesinEurope.

• Objective3.2.Toofferlocal,provincial,andnationalgovernmentsspecificpoliciestoencourageinterreligiousperson-to-personandcommunity-to-communitysocializing,culturalappreciation,economicrelations,andpoliticalinvolvement.

1.2 Relationtotheworkprogramme

ProvokingPluralismisaResearchandInnovationactionprojectinthetopicalframeworkCULT-COOP-05-2017:ReligiousdiversityinEurope-past,presentandfuture.Ourapproachandourobjectivesaddresstheworkprogrammebecauseweutilizeasystematicprocessofexaminingreligiousdifferences,provokingcivicengagement,andproposingactionablepolicies.Theprimarycomponentsofouraggressive2.5millioneuroand42-monthprojectare:

• Fundamentalresearch(examinationofarchivalmanuscripts;investigationofpoliticalnormsandbeliefs;studyofvirtualgeographies;sociologicalandneuro-evaluationofhumanresponsestostress;evaluationofpedagogicalmethods;andresearchintogenderdynamics);

• MassInterneteducationandimmersivevideogames(MassiveOpenOnlineCoursesandparticipatoryvideogamesfocusedoncasesofclassical,medieval,earlymodern,post-modern,futurereligiousrelationsanddiversity);and

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• Publicpolicyrecommendations,behavioralmodels,andforecasting(researchintohowdifferentreligiouscommunitiesrespondtodiversity;forecastsofpotentialeventsthatmaycausereligiousunrest;andtargetedstrategiesandpoliciestomanagetoreligiousdiversity).(Seechartbelow.)

ProvokingPluralismrespondstotheworkprogrammebyconsideringabroadhistoricalandgeographyperspectivebecausewestudyclassicalGreece;medievalSpainandearlymodernFrance;post-modernGreece,Bulgaria,andFrance;andthefutureofGermanyandBelgium.ByspecificallyincludingcontemporaryBulgariainourproject,wealsocaninvestigatehowcountriespreviouslybehindtheIronCurtainareexperiencingreligiousdiversity.Withinthecontextofthebreadthofreligiousdiversity,weexaminefaithrelationsthroughthelensesofCatholicism,Protestantism,SephardicJudaism,AshkenaziJudaism,SunniIslam,ShiaIslam,andsecularism.Aswepursueourstudyofmodernrefugeeflows,wealsoexpectnewdataaboutotherreligiousminorities.

1.5. ETHICALISSUES

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2. NEXTPROJECTPERIOD:OBJECTIVES,ACTIVITIESANDRESULTSPLANNED

Theprimaryobjectives,activities,andresultsplannedforthefinalyearofmyprojectinclude:

• IwilloffertheDecipheringSecrets:ToledoMOOCtoanewcohortofstudents/globalcitizenscholars.

• Duringfall2017throughspring2018,Iamdevelopingandlaunchingeight(8)newMOOCsasaseries,insteadofonlyone(1)moreMOOC,beforetheconclusionofmyfellowship.ThesenewMOOCswillbeofferedonthecoursera.orgplatformandinconjunctionwiththeUniversityofColoradoSystem.UC3Misnamedasaprimarycollaborator.ThisnewDecipheringSecretsSpecializationSeriespresentsamanuscript-andarchive-basedapproachtohistoricalinquiryofthereligiously-complexSpanishMiddleAges.StudentswillmasteratoolkitofresearchmethodsdesignedtomaximizetheiruseofInternet-basedarchivesandcollections,andmoreimportantly,acquireSpanishpaleographyexpertise(howtoread,analyze,andinterpretolderformsofhandwriting).WefocusonthereligiousandculturalinteractionofJews,Christians,andMuslimsbecausetheyspeaktothequintessentialissuesofcooperation,conflict,andco-existence.Studentswillinvestigate11ththrough15thcenturymanuscriptsheldbycathedralandmunicipalarchivesinBurgos,Toledo,Plasencia,andGranada.Mostimportantly,studentswillacquirevaluablepaleographicandresearchexpertisethroughourintensiveuseofmanuscripttranscriptionandinterpretationprojects.BasicSpanish-languageskillsarebeneficialinthisspecialization,butnotrequired.Thelearnerwill:

o DemonstratebroadknowledgeoftheSpanishMiddleAgesinrelationshiptoChristianEuropeandtheMuslimMediterraneanworld.

o InterprettheinteractionofJews,Christians,andMuslimsinthemedievalChristiancitiesofBurgos,Toledo,Plasencia,andGranada.

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o Critiquehowhistorianscreateresearchquestionstorevealthepastusingfragmentaryprimarysources(originalmanuscripts).

o Appraisemanuscripts,museumobjects,artifacts,andarchitectureforculturalandhistoricalmeaning.

o Employresearchskillsthatfocusonlocating,evaluating,andusingprimaryandsecondarysources.

o DemonstratespecializedexpertiseinmedievalSpanishpaleography,orreadingolderformsofhandwriting,toevaluateoriginalmanuscripts.FormulatenewscholarlyfindingsonJewish,Christian,andMusliminterrelationsinmedievalSpain.

CourseOrder

CourseName CourseDuration(weeks)

Launch

Date

1 CoexistenceinMedievalSpain:Jews,Christians,andMuslims

5 October15,2017

2 RepositoriesofFates:SpanishArchivesandCollections

5 November15,2017

3 IntroductoryMedievalSpanishPaleography(11th-13thCenturies)

5 November15,2017

4 IntermediateMedievalSpanishPaleography(14th-15thCenturies)

4 December15,2017

5 MedievalToledo:AdvancedHistoricalStudyofJews,ChristiansandMuslims

4 December15,2017

6 MedievalBurgos:AdvancedHistoricalStudyofJews,ChristiansandMuslims

4 December15,2017

7 MedievalPlasencia:AdvancedHistoricalStudyofJews,ChristiansandMuslims

4 January15,2018

8 MedievalGranada:AdvancedHistoricalStudyofJews,ChristiansandMuslims

4 February15,2018

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• Iwillcontinuedevelopmentofanelectronicdatabaseofcomparativesocial,economic,religious,andpoliticalhistoryfor15thcenturyBurgos,Toledo,Granada,andPlasencia.

• Duringspring2018throughsummer2018,Iwillpresentmyresearchatoneortwointernationalconferencesorvenuespertainingtolatemedieval/earlymodernhistoryand/ordigitalhumanities.

• Duringspring2018throughsummer2018,Iwillauthorandsubmit/re-submitatleasttwoarticlespertainingtomyMOOCresearch.

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CONEXFELLOWSHIP

PROJECTREPORTADDENDUM

FellowNameandSurname:RogerLouisMartínez-Dávila

Projectacronym:GCS EESSPHAÑA

Projecttitle: GlobalCitizenScholars:EnergizingEnglishandSpanish-SpeakingHumaniststoAdvanceKÑowledgeandAct

FundingScheme:ExperiencedProfessor

ReportingPeriod:1

Startdateofreportingperiod:1September2016

Enddateofreportingperiod:19September2017

Theperiodicreportmustbesubmittedbytheresearcher(CONEXfellow)within30daysfollowingtheendoffirstandsecondyearoftheproject.Thisreportshouldbesignedbytheresearcher(CONEXfellow)andmentor

FellowSignature MentorSignature

RogerLouisMartínez-Dávila JaimeAlvarEzquerra

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1.1. ETHICALISSUES

GCS–EESSPHAÑAabidedbyandfollowedalloftherequiredethicalguidelinesduringthissecondprojectyear.

GCS–EESSPHAÑAinvolvesteachingonlinecourses,knownasMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs),usingUC3M’sexistingpartner,edX(www.edx.org).AccordingtoedX,“EdXoffersonlinecoursesthatincludeopportunitiesforprofessor-to-studentandstudent-to-studentinteractivity,individualassessmentofastudent'sworkand,forstudentswhodemonstratetheirmasteryofsubjects,acertificateofachievementorotheracknowledgment.”See:https://www.edx.org/edx-terms-service.

Presently,UC3M-edXMOOCstudentsarecurrentlyprotectedviatheedX’sPrivacyPolicy,whichispostedhere:https://www.edx.org/edx-privacy-policy.InorderforstudentstoenrollandparticipateinanedXMOOC,theymustaffirmativelyconsenttothePrivacyPolicy.Ifthestudentdoesnotconsent,theycannotenrollorparticipateinaMOOC.

Byconsentingtotheedx.orgTermsofServiceandPrivacyPolicy,studentsaffirmativelyindicatetheyunderstandthesepoliciesandagreetothem.

Duringthesecondprojectyear,GCS–EESSPHAÑAcollectedbutdoesnotshareordistributeanypersonalstudentidentifyinginformation.TheelectronicdatacollectedinMOOCsincludes:fullname,studentidentificationnumber,emailaddress,countryofresidence,studentassignmentsubmissions,andotherautomatically-collectedstudentdemographic-sociologicalinformation.

Researchinvolvingstudents’work,suchastranscriptionsofmanuscripts,areanonymized.Studentnames,studentidentificationnumbers,andemailaddressesareremovedanddeletedfromalltranscriptrecordsbeforeconductinganyanalysis.