IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1139: The Material Dimension of Sensations, II: Sensorial Experiences and the Natural World
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Queen's University Belfast |
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| Organisers: | Elisa Ramazzina, School of Arts, English & Languages, Queen's University Belfast Irene Tenchini, School of Arts, English & Languages, Queen's University Belfast |
| Moderator/Chair: | Marilina Cesario, School of Arts, English & Languages, Queen's University Belfast |
| Paper 1139-a | Carving Senses, Writing Fear: From Sensoriality to Emotionality in Old English Runic Inscriptions (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Sculpture, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Paper 1139-b | The Tree in the Middle: Visual Images and the Creation of Natural Landscape in 'The Pardoner's Tale' and Sir Orfeo (Language: English) Index terms: Geography and Settlement Studies, Language and Literature - Middle English |
| Paper 1139-c | Material Forms, the Senses, and the Acquisition of Knowledge in Medieval Islamic Riddles (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Other |
| Abstract | This second session on the material dimension of sensations also intends to explore the importance of reciprocity between subjectivity and materiality in the Middle Ages, yet it focuses on different perspectives which see sensations as related to material forms of the natural world. It comprises natural and handmade items, every day and fine tokens. These objects elicit varied sensations through their materiality and their symbolism both in terms of their physical shape and their corresponding displacement, as well as in terms of the sensory perception they appear to evoke. Furthermore, their potency conveys emotional states allowing to expand moralising implications and acquisition of knowledge. |