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 |
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Moderator/Chair: | Doaa Omran, Department of English Language & Literature, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque |
Paper 307-a | St Euphrosyne of Polatsk: A Ray of Light in the Age of Darkness (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Women's Studies |
Paper 307-b | Medieval or Modern?: Muslim Women Writers in Pre-Modern India (Language: English) Index terms: Islamic and Arabic Studies, Women's Studies |
Paper 307-c | Analysis and Investigation of Khayami's Thoughts in Mahsati Ganjawi's Quatrains (Language: English) 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. |