IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1329: Stuff of War, IV: Injuries and Aftermath
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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Organiser: | James Titterton, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Moderator/Chair: | Joanna Phillips, School of Law, University of Leeds |
Paper 1329-a | Manly Stuff: The Construction and Destruction of Warriors' Bodies in Late Medieval England (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Military History |
Paper 1329-b | 'Tis but a Scratch!': Late Medieval Battlefield Injury and the Knightly Use of Prosthetic Limbs (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Military History |
Paper 1329-c | Setting the Giant's Leg: Martial Culture in Surgeons' Manuals (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Military History |
Abstract | Scholars have (rightly) dedicated much time and attention to the study of immaterial aspects of medieval warfare, such as organisation, strategy, tactics, generalship, finance, and ideology. Yet all of these elements were dependent upon material culture; the actual 'stuff of war'. The theme of IMC 2019, 'Materiality', presents an opportunity for scholars to bring together research on these dimensions of military history. This session will consider the material aspects of caring for those wounded on the medieval battlefield. |