IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 729: Games and Competitions in Medieval Sociability
Tuesday 5 July 2016, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Deutsches Historisches Institut, Paris |
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Organiser: | Vanina Kopp, Deutsches Historisches Institut, Paris |
Moderator/Chair: | Jessika Nowak, Historisches Seminar, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg |
Paper 729-a | 'My lady, may I ask you...': Literary Games and Poetic Competitions at the French Court (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Literacy and Orality, Mentalities, Social History |
Paper 729-b | Staging Configurations of Gender in the Late Medieval Tournament: Representations, Norms, and Cultural Practices between Gender Conformity and Gender Non-Conformity (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Mentalities, Social History, Women's Studies |
Paper 729-c | Union and Disunion of the Nobility: The Role of Passages of Arms in Games of Rivalries in Princely Courts during the 15th and 16th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Heraldry, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History |
Abstract | Games and competitions were an integral part of medieval culture. By investigating their social function in courtly 'leisure' time, we want to analyse the role that games and competitions played in transmitting and keeping up social order among the three estates, among the sexes, and also among nations. Depending on the context, all these games were performative expressions of courtly sociability. In the hierarchical and agonal medieval society, ludic endeavours were a cultural vector to connect pastime, interaction, communication, and hidden power relations. Thus, the three participants discuss games and competitions in different geographical and chronological settings, each using different sources and approaches. |