In Honor of E. Jane Burns I: Gender and Society

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval Foremothers Society

Organizer Name

Laine E. Doggett

Organizer Affiliation

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Presider Name

Daniel O'Sullivan

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Mississippi

Paper Title 1

Unwilling Wives: Doon, Melian, and Bisclavret

Presenter 1 Name

Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Boston College

Paper Title 2

Complicated Couples: Love Stories in L'Atre périlleux

Presenter 2 Name

Kristin L. Burr

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Joseph's Univ.

Paper Title 3

When the Knight Undresses, His Clothing Speaks: Vestimentary Allegories in the Works of Baudouin de Condé (ca. 1240-1280)

Presenter 3 Name

Sarah-Grace Heller

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Ohio State Univ.

Start Date

13-5-2016 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1220

Description

Analyses of 12th and 13th Old French romances and poetry that consider the functions of twins and multiples, women's roles in love stories and the complex social coding of clothing. Laine E. Doggett