IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 1551: Living by the Sea: Culture and Economy in the Later Middle Ages
Thursday 5 July 2018, 09.00-10.30
Organiser: | Miriam Müller, Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages, University of Birmingham |
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Moderator/Chair: | Michael Evans, Faculty of Social Science, Delta College, Michigan |
Paper 1551-a | The Consequences of the Black Death for the Populations along the Northern Sea and Atlantic Coast of Norway (Language: English) Index terms: Demography, Economics - General, Social History |
Paper 1551-b | Culture and the Sea: Living and Working in a Coastal Community in Later Medieval Norfolk (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Rural, Local History, Social History |
Paper 1551-c | The Crisis of a 'Golden Age': The Evolving Social Position of Wage Earners in the Coastal Area of Flanders, 13th-16th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Local History, Social History |
Abstract | This session aims to explore aspects of coastal living in later medieval society, from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. The papers will explore the specific peculiarities associated with living in coastal environments, from ways to making a living, and cultural experiences to socio-economic factors such as the impact of the Black Death. |