IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 1706: Men and Masculinities in Old Norse Literature, III
Thursday 6 July 2017, 14.15-15.45
Organisers: | Gareth Lloyd Evans, St Hilda's College, University of Oxford Jessica Hancock, GCU London, Glasgow Caledonian University, London |
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Moderator/Chair: | Jessica Hancock, GCU London, Glasgow Caledonian University, London |
Paper 1706-a | Perverts and Predators: Rethinking Ergi and Male Sexual Aggression in Old Norse-Icelandic Texts (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Sexuality |
Paper 1706-b | Female Masculinity and the Sagas of Icelanders (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian |
Paper 1706-c | Peace and Power: Masculinity and (Non) Violence (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Scandinavian |
Abstract | As part of a group of sessions, these papers explore the wide range of masculinities and masculine characters that we encounter in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, and approach the categories of 'men' and 'masculinity' with the same critical scrutiny that has been brought to the study of women and femininities. These sessions complement the proposed sessions on 'Otherness, Monstrosity and Deviation in Old Norse Literature and Culture', and bolster the increasingly prominent Old Norse presence at the IMC. This session, session 3 of 3, explores the intersections between masculinities and power in Old Norse texts. |