IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 607: Strangers and Neighbors in Medieval Southern Italy
Tuesday 7 July 2015, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Joanna H. Drell, Department of History, University of Richmond, Virginia |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Isabella Bolognese, School of Modern Languages and Cultures- University of Leeds |
| Paper 607-a | 'A faint-hearted people': Otto of Freising and the Erasure of the Muslims of Sicily (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 607-b | Stranger Danger?: Living away from Home in Medieval Southern Italy (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Gender Studies, Social History |
| Paper 607-c | Welcoming Strangers to Southern Italy: From Lemons to Legislation (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
| Abstract | Drawing on the theme of 'strangers and neighbors', this session offers three perspectives on encounters and challenges faced by peoples of diverse origins, faiths and regional proximity in medieval southern Italy. The papers address how newcomers - arriving from beyond the Alps, across the sea, or a nearby settlement - viewed their new surroundings and neighbors. Also considered are local responses to the new arrivals - as outsiders or guests, enemies or allies - and ways the historical record about the diverse population may have been shaped to satisfy larger political interests. This international panel of academics from universities in the UK and US demonstrates the continuing vitality of Anglophone scholarship on medieval southern Italy. |