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 |
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Moderator/Chair: | Doaa Omran, Department of English Language & Literature, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
Paper 107-a | Beyond the Shadows: Women’s Image in the Marriage Contracts of Medieval Islamic Society (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Social History, Women's Studies |
Paper 107-b | Defying Literary and Public Authority: The Case of Four Abbasid Poetesses (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Other, Women's Studies |
Paper 107-c | Enamored or Disenchanted?: Urraca Who Rocked Spain (Language: English) 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. |