IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 546: Minority and Marginalised Experiences
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Cerae: An Australasian Journal of Medieval & Early Modern Studies |
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| Organiser: | Christina Cleary, School of Celtic Studies Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Moderator/Chair: | Christina Cleary, School of Celtic Studies Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
| Paper 546-a | The Voices of the People, Bologna, 1299: A Contribution to the Problem of the Medieval Public Sphere (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought |
| Paper 546-b | Gems and Jews: Appropriating Jewishness in Cynewulf's Elene (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Mentalities |
| Paper 546-c | No Country for Old Men: 'Elde' in the 'Merchant's Tale' (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Mentalities |
| Abstract | This session, organised by Cerae: An Australasian Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, aims to contribute to the current movement in acknowledging systemic discrimination in Medieval Studies by drawing attention to the experiences of people who lived on the borders of society during the Middle Ages in Europe. Three speakers will investigate selections of texts from medieval English and Italian literature and discuss the depictions, experiences, agency, and voices of minority and marginalised groups. In doing so, the session will bring to the fore some of the most interesting and understudied aspects of medieval life in Europe. |