Constructions of Women Warriors in Medieval Eurasia 2.0

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Sufen Sophia Lai

Organizer Affiliation

Grand Valley State Univ.

Presider Name

Sufen Sophia Lai

Paper Title 1

Heloise and the Wife of Bath as Spiritual Warriors

Presenter 1 Name

Kathleen Blumreich

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Grand Valley State Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Amazon as Temptress: Thalestris in the Alexander Romance Tradition

Presenter 2 Name

Suzanne Hagedorn

Presenter 2 Affiliation

College of William & Mary

Paper Title 3

Early Iberian Models of the Female Warrior: History, Myth and Legend

Presenter 3 Name

Diane Wright

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Grand Valley State Univ.

Paper Title 4

Negotiating Identities through Negotiated Circumstances: Consort Xian (Sixth Century, China) and Erketü Qatun (1551-1612, Mongolia)

Presenter 4 Name

Sherry Mou

Presenter 4 Affiliation

DePauw Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2013 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 2355

Description

In the 2012 Medieval Congress, we had two well-attended sessions exploring the appropriation and construction of women warriors in medieval Eurasia. The interdisciplinary and East-West approaches of these two panels were well-received and generated much interests to continue the discussion and exchange. This 2013 session is the continuation of this exploration.

Sufen S. Lai