Critical Imperative: The Future of Feminism

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Exemplaria: Medieval / Early Modern / Theory

Organizer Name

Patricia Clare Ingham

Organizer Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Bloomington

Presider Name

Tison Pugh

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Central Florida

Paper Title 1

Feminism beyond Skepticism

Presenter 1 Name

Ruth Evans

Presenter 1 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Paper Title 2

New Materialism and the Future of Feminism: The Case of Le Menagier de Paris

Presenter 2 Name

Glenn Burger

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY

Paper Title 3

Not Your Mother's Historical Continuity: Feminism, Historicism, and the Case of Christine de Pizan

Presenter 3 Name

Lynn Shutters

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Colorado State Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2015 3:30 PM

Session Location

Sangren 1710

Description

As a journal of theory in medieval and Renaissance studies, Exemplaria has as its mission to push the boundaries of critical and theoretical investigations of medieval literature. In this session, “Critical Imperatives: The Future of Feminism,” Ruth Evans, Glenn Burger, and Lynn Shutters look at the past and future of feminist inquiry in medieval studies. In the roughly fifty years since feminism began shaking the academy, what remains for this critical approach to teach us?

Tison Pugh