IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 411: Noblesse Oblige: 'Barons' and the Public Good in Medieval Afro-Eurasia, 10th-14th Centuries - A Round Table Discussion
Monday 3 July 2023, 19.00-20.00
| Sponsor: | Arts & Humanities Research Council |
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| Organiser: | Gregory Lippiatt, Centre d'Études Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale (CESCM), Université de Poitiers |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gregory Lippiatt, Centre d'Études Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale (CESCM), Université de Poitiers |
| Abstract | The portrayal of non-royal elites in medieval historiography is often a negative one, imagined as they are to be inherently 'selfish' actors impeding the progressive creation of a benevolent and centralised state. The Noblesse Oblige research network is interrogating this perception through a transnational comparative investigation encompassing Europe, Asia, and Africa. This round table discussion, composed of network participants, will discuss the findings of the project so far and examine some of the challenges and opportunities raised by the exploration of the political role of 'barons' across different conceptions of 'commonwealth'. Participants include Amira K. Bennison (University of Cambridge), Maximilian Lau (University of Oxford), Angus Russell (University of Cambridge), and Adam Simmons (Nottingham Trent University). |