IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1633: Writing Women's Letters, II: Epistolarity and Genre
Thursday 7 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters Database |
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Organisers: | Kathryn Maude, Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies, King's College London Steven Watts, School of History, University of St Andrews |
Moderator/Chair: | Kathryn Maude, Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies, King's College London |
Paper 1633-a | The Letters of Anglo-Jewish Women Converts, 1270-1420 (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Language and Literature - Latin, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
Paper 1633-b | From Me to You: Gendered Permutations of the I/You Relationship in Medieval Arabic Women's Letters (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Semitic, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This is the second panel in a series about letters to and from women in the Middle Ages. Sponsored by the Epistolae database of women’s letters, the three panels bring together scholars from Europe, North America and Australasia to provide a survey of current research on women’s epistolary traditions and discuss innovative approaches to the field. This panel considers three under-studied areas: the letters of Anglo-Jewish women, medieval Arabic letters concerning women, and Byzantine letters addressed to women, investigating similarities and differences across the three bodies of work. |