IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 223: Rich and Poor Non-Humans in Anglo-Saxon England
Monday 11 July 2011, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies, King's College London |
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| Organiser: | James Antonio Paz, School of English, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Clare A. Lees, Department of English Language & Literature, King's College London |
| Paper 223-a | To Have and Have Not in the Forests of Anglo-Saxon England (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Paper 223-b | Animism, Aristocracy, and the Animal Guardian: Images of the Boar in Beowulf (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Abstract | In what ways could a non-human be rich or poor in Anglo-Saxon England? This session will look at whether human experiences of 'wealth' and 'poverty' are relevant to the lives of animals, artifacts, and other non-human entities. Speakers will consider the manner in which these non-humans construct human understanding of what it means to be rich or poor, but also take into account the treatment and day to day existence of the non-humans themselves. Can we easily map such terms as 'wealthy' or 'poor' onto a bird, a beast, a tree, a helmet, a relic? Do these nonhumans reinforce or disrupt divisions between rich and impoverished humans? |