New Directions in Twelfth-Century Studies

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Justin A. Stover

Organizer Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Presider Name

David Ungvary

Presider Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Paper Title 1

William of Tyre and Twelfth-Century Culture in the Latin East

Presenter 1 Name

Julian Yolles

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Harvard Univ.

Paper Title 2

Imagination of Power: Chroniclers of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries and Their "Heroes": Already National Preferences?

Presenter 2 Name

Grischa Vercamer

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Deutsches Historisches Institut Warschau

Paper Title 3

How to Frame Your Dragon: The Politics of Enchantment, 1113-2013

Presenter 3 Name

Kaitlin Heller

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Toronto

Paper Title 4

The Twelfth-Century Renaissance and the Origins of Humanism

Presenter 4 Name

Justin A. Stover

Start Date

9-5-2013 7:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2030

Description

This panel explores Latin and vernacular literary and intellectual cultures of the twelfth-century Renaissance, with a particular focus on topics and regions which have been historically marginalized.

Justin A. Stover