Animals and Power: Human-Animal Interactions and the Representation of Social Order in Medieval Research and in Teaching the Middle Ages
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Zentrum für Mittelalterstudien (ZEMAS), Otto-Friedrich-Univ. Bamberg
Organizer Name
Klaus van Eickels
Organizer Affiliation
Otto-Friedrich-Univ. Bamberg
Presider Name
Ingrid Bennewitz
Presider Affiliation
Otto-Friedrich-Univ. Bamberg
Paper Title 1
Elephants in Medieval Europe
Presenter 1 Name
Klaus van Eickels
Paper Title 2
The Use of Equestrian Terminology to Indicate Social Status: Analysing Terms for Horse-Riding in the Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Presenter 2 Name
Caroline Limpert
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Otto-Friedrich-Univ. Bamberg
Paper Title 3
Animal Sounds in Michel Beheim's Songs
Presenter 3 Name
James Ogier
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Roanoke College
Start Date
12-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Fetzer 2016
Description
The session focuses on the use of animals (horses, elephants) for different purposes (including representation of aristocratic status and royal authority) and their perception in literature.
Animals and Power: Human-Animal Interactions and the Representation of Social Order in Medieval Research and in Teaching the Middle Ages
Fetzer 2016
The session focuses on the use of animals (horses, elephants) for different purposes (including representation of aristocratic status and royal authority) and their perception in literature.