A Feminist Renaissance in Anglo-Saxon Studies I

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Rebecca Stephenson, Robin Norris, Renée R. Trilling

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. College Dublin, Carleton Univ., Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Presider Name

Renée R. Trilling

Paper Title 1

Beyond Peace-Weaving: Revisiting the Women in Beowulf

Presenter 1 Name

Eduardo Ramos

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Pennsylvania State Univ.

Paper Title 2

A Wit-Locker of Sense Full: Intellect in Judith

Presenter 2 Name

Cristal Guzman

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 3

Sighting Gender in the Old English Verse Genesis

Presenter 3 Name

Stacy S. Klein

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.

Start Date

12-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 2020

Description

Allegations of misogyny and sexual harassment against prominent members of our field in January 2016 caused a firestorm on social media and came as a shock to many Anglo-Saxonists. Under the leadership of ISAS and the Old English Division of the MLA, as well as grassroots efforts, such as a new mentoring program for Anglo-Saxonists, by Kalamazoo 2016 what had been a demoralizing time has been transformed into a watershed moment. Our positive, productive contribution to this ongoing conversation has been to propose a new volume of essays that takes feminist approaches to Anglo-Saxon culture, with both of those terms as broadly defined as possible. This session creates a space for feminist ideas to be heard and explored.

Rebecca Stephenson