IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 1632: Mothers, Motherhood, and Borders in the Medieval World, II: Constructing Mothers throughout Christendom
Thursday 7 July 2022, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Kirsty A. S. Bolton, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture / Department of English, University of Southampton Lauren Sisson, Department of History, University of Nottingham |
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Moderator/Chair: | Kirsty A. S. Bolton, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture / Department of English, University of Southampton |
Paper 1632-a | Undecidable Borders: The Scholarly Construction of Julian of Norwich's Motherhood (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Religious Life |
Paper 1632-b | Best Mom Ever: Defining the Maternal Sanctity of St Anne in High Medieval Liturgy (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Liturgy, Religious Life |
Paper 1632-c | St Perpetua and St Felicitas: The Transformation of Motherhood (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Hagiography |
Paper 1632-d | The Case of Richilde of Hainaut: Gender, Motherhood, and the Historiography of the Flemish Civil War of 1071 (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Political Thought |
Abstract | This second panel examines the construction of maternal identities throughout Christendom. Sara Ameri Mahabadi explores scholarly constructions of Julian of Norwich's maternity, and how viewing her as a bereft mother may aid understanding of her visions. Diana Myers discusses the development of St Anne's cult, the growing emphasis on her maternity, and the reconceptualization of female sanctity in the High Middle Ages. Mary Hitchman considers changing representations of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas throughout the early medieval period, and particularly their motherhood. Bradley Phillis explores how 12th-century writers use gender and motherhood to frame the political activity of Richilde of Hainaut. |