Words and Deeds in Anglo-Saxon England
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Stephanie Clark, Shannon Godlove
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Oregon, Columbus State Univ.
Presider Name
Shannon Godlove
Paper Title 1
Cwædon þæt he wære god bat-weard
Presenter 1 Name
David Nixon
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Palm Beach State College
Paper Title 2
Measuring Hell by Hand: Echoes of Rogationtide Practices in Christ and Satan
Presenter 2 Name
Jill Fitzgerald
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Start Date
9-5-2013 1:30 PM
Session Location
Valley I 101
Description
The proposed session will investigate the interrelationship of words and deeds in Anglo-Saxon and other early insular cultures and the importance of words and deeds in shaping and transforming the self and community. The orality of these cultures formalizes language in performance as well as writing, transforming abstract language into concrete deeds. In past years, this session has presented papers focusing on such diverse expressions of words and deeds as cognitive theory, gendered performance in the relationship between word and deeds, words and deeds in the ritual context of gift exchange, studies of specific works (Beowulf), and authors (Alfred, Cynewulf). We anticipate that this topic will continue to draw a range of interesting submissions intersecting with the concerns of ritual theory, performance theory, performative language, cognitive theory, and issues of identity and subjectivity, as well as more traditional cultural and literary studies.
Stephanie Clark
Words and Deeds in Anglo-Saxon England
Valley I 101
The proposed session will investigate the interrelationship of words and deeds in Anglo-Saxon and other early insular cultures and the importance of words and deeds in shaping and transforming the self and community. The orality of these cultures formalizes language in performance as well as writing, transforming abstract language into concrete deeds. In past years, this session has presented papers focusing on such diverse expressions of words and deeds as cognitive theory, gendered performance in the relationship between word and deeds, words and deeds in the ritual context of gift exchange, studies of specific works (Beowulf), and authors (Alfred, Cynewulf). We anticipate that this topic will continue to draw a range of interesting submissions intersecting with the concerns of ritual theory, performance theory, performative language, cognitive theory, and issues of identity and subjectivity, as well as more traditional cultural and literary studies.
Stephanie Clark