IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 1241: Transnational Approaches to Medieval Revolts
Wednesday 6 July 2022, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Andrew Prescott, School of Critical Studies (English Language), University of Glasgow |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Andrew Prescott, School of Critical Studies (English Language), University of Glasgow |
| Respondent: | Justine Firnhaber-Baker, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
| Paper 1241-a | The Thickness of City Walls: Intercity-State Alliances among Late Medieval Italian Popular Rebels Compared with Ones North of the Alps and of 16th-Century Italy (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought |
| Paper 1241-b | Hostages and Exiles: The Townsmen of Bruges and Ypres and the Rebellion of Maritime Flanders, 1323-1328 (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Geography and Settlement Studies, Historiography - Medieval |
| Paper 1241-c | Transnational Approaches to Revolts: Deep Structures and Comparators (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Historiography - Medieval |
| Abstract | There has recently been an upsurge of interest in the structure and character of medieval revolts. On the whole, however, revolts are still largely studied in national silos. There has been little consideration of the ways rebels and risings passed across national and other borders. This session will demonstrate the potential for transnational approaches by examining the dynamics of medieval risings, considering how revolts were reported in other countries and discussing how exiled rebels moved to other countries. Comparisons with more modern insurgency such as the Arab Spring will be used to suggest the potential of transnational perspectives. |