IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 1731: Memory, the Material, and the Middle Ages, III
Thursday 5 July 2018, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | National Museums Scotland |
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Organiser: | Katie Stevenson, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
Moderator/Chair: | Katie Stevenson, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
Paper 1731-a | A Sign of Victory?: 'Scottish Swords' and Other Weapons in the Possession of 'Our Enemies' in the Late Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archives and Sources, Heraldry, Military History |
Paper 1731-b | The Eglinton Tournament and Medieval Romanticism in Scottish National Identity (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1731-c | Knights of the Gael: The Tartan-Medieval Hybrid in 19th-Century Scotland (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Daily Life, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Military History |
Abstract | Objects give continuity and meaning to societies, communities, and individuals, and the study of memory is vital in examining material culture and the ways in which the past can be understood. Objects were created, reused, and repurposed during the Middle Ages and beyond, to articulate contemporary ideas, values, and ambitions. This is one of three sessions hosted by National Museums Scotland, designed to invigorate an object-focused approach to medieval studies by placing material culture as a specific source category at the heart of research to understand memory both in the Middle Ages and through the lens of medievalism. |