Tricksters in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Center for Medieval Studies, Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Organizer Name

Isaac S. Schendel

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Presider Name

Jennifer Schmitt Carnell

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Paper Title 1

The Success and Failure of Welsh Trickster Couples

Presenter 1 Name

Lisa LeBlanc

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Anna Maria College

Paper Title 2

Trickster in the Tavern: Elucidating the "Griesche" in Rutebeuf's Poems of Misfortune

Presenter 2 Name

Ashley Powers

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Ohio Wesleyan Univ.

Paper Title 3

To What Extent Are Tricksters and Fools Related?

Presenter 3 Name

Isaac S. Schendel

Start Date

12-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1145

Description

Our panel, Tricksters in Medieval and Early Modern Culture, will look at the Trickster as he appears in Wales, France, and Germany. We hope to shed light on how authors use various portrayals of the Trickster to symbolize their thoughts on social values, gender relations, and the act of writing, while crossing linguistic boundaries will also provoke thought about the Trickster in an interdisciplinary, yet still Medieval, context.

Michelle M. Hamilton