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IMC 2023: Sessions

Session 307: Uppity Medieval Women across the Globe, III

Monday 3 July 2023, 16.30-18.00

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 307-aSt Euphrosyne of Polatsk: A Ray of Light in the Age of Darkness
(Language: English)
Marina Ragachewskaya
Index terms: Hagiography, Women's Studies
Paper 307-bMedieval or Modern?: Muslim Women Writers in Pre-Modern India
(Language: English)
Sabiha Huq, Department of English, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Women's Studies
Paper 307-cAnalysis and Investigation of Khayami's Thoughts in Mahsati Ganjawi's Quatrains
(Language: English)
Jahangir Amiri, Department of Arabic Language & Literature, Razi University, Kermanshah
Tayebeh Amirian, Department of Arabic Language & Literature, Razi University, Kermanshah
Index terms: Gender Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Other
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.