IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 106: Noblewomen Network, I: Identities
Monday 4 July 2022, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Noblewomen Network |
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| Organisers: | Harriet Kersey, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University Charlotte Pickard, Centre for Continuing & Professional Education, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Charlotte Pickard, Centre for Continuing & Professional Education, Cardiff University |
| Paper 106-a | From Poppa of Bayeux to Gunnor: The Role of More Danico Wives as the Mother of Heirs to the Duchy of Normandy (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Paper 106-b | 'From this mixture would come the highest crown': Remembering and Representing the Ethnic Identities of Female Ancestors (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Historiography - Medieval, Women's Studies |
| Paper 106-c | Jacquetta of Luxembourg and the Negotiation of Identities for Survival during the Wars of the Roses (Language: English) Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | Since the latter part of the 20th century there has been a great expansion in scholarship centred on women and their place in medieval society. This strand of sessions aims to bring together scholars working on medieval noblewomen - to build on and develop the discourse that has developed over the past few decades, with the continued aim of building a global network of scholars working in this vibrant area of research. Spanning from the 9th to 15th century, this session explores the notion of identity for noblewomen in the context of marriage and motherhood, in the construction and memorialisation of familial histories, and through an exploration of the idea of 'foreignness' in relation to social networks and contacts. |