IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1211: Devils they Knew?: War and the Cultural Frontier in the Middle Ages, I
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Durham |
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Organiser: | Len Scales, Department of History, Durham University |
Moderator/Chair: | Andy King, Department of History, University of Southampton |
Paper 1211-a | Constructing the Enemies of Joan of Arc (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Philosophy, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1211-b | Born to Kill: 'Warrior Races' in Late Medieval Europe (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1211-c | 'What is this Oost?': 'Knyghthode' and 'Bataile' and the Construction of the Yorkists in the Wars of the Roses (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | Our topic connects directly with the IMC's theme for 2004: 'Clash of Cultures'. We aim to explore some of the ways in which war sustained - or complicated, or undercut - representations of the cultural 'other' during the Middle Ages. Questions informing our two sessions include: How important were group stereotypes in identifying enemies? Were opponents treated as fundamentally alien, or were underlying similarities perceived and emphasized? |