IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1311: Devils they Knew?: War and the Cultural Frontier in the Middle Ages, II
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Department of History, University of Durham |
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Organiser: | Len Scales, Department of History, Durham University |
Moderator/Chair: | Len Scales, Department of History, Durham University |
Paper 1311-a | Making a New Enemy 'Auld'?: Evolving Scottish Perceptions of the English in 14th-Century Chronicles and Records (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1311-b | The King's Scottish Enemies and Rebels: Identity, Enmity, and Allegiance on the English Marches against Scotland, 1296-1307 (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Military History, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1311-c | A United Front?: Conceptions of the 'Stranger' on the Tudor Anglo-Scottish Marches (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? |