IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 744: Queenly Thresholds, III: Queenship on the Borders of Life
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
|---|---|
| Organisers: | Juliana Amorim Goskes, Department of History, New York University Florence Scott, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | Tracy Chapman Hamilton, Department of Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia |
| Paper 744-a | Their Final Farewells: Royal Widows and Widowers at the Royal Funeral in the 14th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Political Thought, Women's Studies |
| Paper 744-b | King Mother, Seal Holder, Monastic Patroness: Pragmatic Literacy Wielded as Political Tool in the Hands of Ingibjǫrg Hákonardóttir, c. 1301-1360 (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | Often, we see medieval queens in movement: between families, between lands, between status, between the lines. This strand seeks to think with and through the theme of 'borders', to consider how medieval and premodern queenship (understood in broad terms) operates and is set in motion by queens themselves and those around them. This session will focus on queenship on the borders of life, and how queens were able to navigate the stages of the life cycle and death could be construed as a constructive moment for queens. |