IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 1105: Men and Masculinity in Late Antiquity and Byzantium

Sponsor:	Centre for Late Antique Religion & Culture, Cardiff University
Organiser:	Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University
Moderator/Chair:	Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University
Paper 1105-a	Claudian's Stilicho and the Concept of Roman Manhood (Language: English) Geoffrey Nathan, School of History & Philosophy, University of New South Wales Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Gender Studies, Social History
Paper 1105-b	The Tears of Men: Tradition, Novelty, and Masculinity in Late Antiquity (Language: English) Fotis Vasileiou, Open University of Cyprus Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality
Paper 1105-c	Men before the Mirror: Physical Beauty and Rugged Masculinity in Byzantium (Language: English) Myrto Hatzaki, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality
Abstract	Despite the growth of gender studies, the study of men as men in Byzantium is still minimal. This session aims to address this lack, with three papers on diverse aspects of men and masculinity in Byzantium. Geoffrey Nathan considers manhood within the rubric of the household through Claudian's depiction of Stilicho. Fotis Vasileiou traces the change of the perception of tears in late antiquity and investigates to what extent this affected the Roman ideal of masculinity. Myrto Hatzaki explores physical beauty as an attribute of the male body in Byzantium.