IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 1328: Late Medieval Constructions of Oneself and the Others
Wednesday 15 July 2009, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
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Organiser: | Gerhard Jaritz, Institut für Realienkunde, Universität Salzburg, Krems / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Moderator/Chair: | Gerhard Jaritz, Institut für Realienkunde, Universität Salzburg, Krems / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Paper 1328-a | Island vs. Mainland: Changes in Understanding the Mainland on the Island of Rab from the Early 14th to the Late 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - Trade, Social History |
Paper 1328-b | Foreign Merchants in the Central European Commercial Network (14th-15th Centuries) (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - Trade, Social History |
Paper 1328-c | Captivity and Hostile Romance, or, Mihály Szilágyi (1400-1460) in a Hungarian and an Ottoman Epic (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - Other |
Abstract | The session deals with late medieval constructions of ethnic, cultural, and economic 'otherness' and their causes and functions in context with creating and up-keeping one's own identity. Particular emphasis will be put on the Central European area. |