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IMC 2023: Sessions

Session 107: Uppity Medieval Women across the Globe, I

Monday 3 July 2023, 11.15-12.45

Organisers:Anita Obermeier, Department of English Language & Literature, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Doaa Omran, Department of English Language & Literature, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Moderator/Chair:Doaa Omran, Department of English Language & Literature, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Paper 107-aBeyond the Shadows: Women’s Image in the Marriage Contracts of Medieval Islamic Society
(Language: English)
Reem Rudainy, Department of History, Kuwait University
Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Social History, Women's Studies
Paper 107-bDefying Literary and Public Authority: The Case of Four Abbasid Poetesses
(Language: English)
Sherine Fouad Mazloum, Department of English Language & Literature, Ain Shams University, Cairo
Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Other, Women's Studies
Paper 107-cEnamored or Disenchanted?: Urraca Who Rocked Spain
(Language: English)
Brooke Jean Adamski, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Temple University, Pennsylvania
Index terms: Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Abstract

In 1998, Vicki Leon published Uppity Women of Medieval Times, providing brief vignettes of primarily European medieval women fitting the description. As the field of Medieval Studies has been taking a global turn, this proposal seeks to put European uppity women into a deeper and more substantial conversation with their global sisters. Uppity medieval women transgress their patriarchally assigned positions of immanence, often with the pen, the sword, and through sex. In an attempt to break new ground, this session seeks to study the Middle Ages through a new lens that illustrates how women worldwide were facing comparable experiences and challenges.