In the Penumbra of the Peninsula: Projections of Iberian Power and Culture across the Medieval Mediterranean
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Ibero-Medieval Association of North America (IMANA); North American Catalan Society
Organizer Name
John A. Bollweg
Organizer Affiliation
Western Michigan Univ./College of DuPage
Presider Name
Montserrat Piera
Presider Affiliation
Temple Univ.
Paper Title 1
Translating the East: Reshaping Narratives of Travel in the Fourteenth-Century Crown of Aragon
Presenter 1 Name
Matthew V. Desing
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Texas-El Paso
Paper Title 2
The Spanish Hag in the Italian Hills: The Intersection of Bodies and Origins in the Cancionero de Estúñiga
Presenter 2 Name
Hollie Allen
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Colorado-Boulder
Paper Title 3
Courtesy and Diplomacy across the Mediterranean: The Case of El gran capitán
Presenter 3 Name
Emily S. Beck
Presenter 3 Affiliation
College of Charleston
Start Date
15-5-2015 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1155
Description
Medieval studies matured in the context of national traditions of historical and literary studies, but scholars are increasingly questioning the usefulness of political boundaries for historical analysis. Sharon Kinoshita and Brian Catlos, among others, propose substituting the Mediterranean for nation-based models as a framework for approaching studies of the region of which Iberia is a part. Such a framework focusing on connectivity and movement allows scholars to reflect the complexity of medieval interactions, while also complicating and expanding the notion of Iberia by questioning its geographic boundaries. For this session, NACS and IMANA seek papers from a variety of disciplines that reflect on the influence of medieval Iberian politics and culture beyond the physical limits of the peninsula, including but not limited to contributions in travel literature, expansionist projects of Iberian kingdoms (and their reception), material and cultural exchange, and visual arts.
John A. Bollweg
In the Penumbra of the Peninsula: Projections of Iberian Power and Culture across the Medieval Mediterranean
Schneider 1155
Medieval studies matured in the context of national traditions of historical and literary studies, but scholars are increasingly questioning the usefulness of political boundaries for historical analysis. Sharon Kinoshita and Brian Catlos, among others, propose substituting the Mediterranean for nation-based models as a framework for approaching studies of the region of which Iberia is a part. Such a framework focusing on connectivity and movement allows scholars to reflect the complexity of medieval interactions, while also complicating and expanding the notion of Iberia by questioning its geographic boundaries. For this session, NACS and IMANA seek papers from a variety of disciplines that reflect on the influence of medieval Iberian politics and culture beyond the physical limits of the peninsula, including but not limited to contributions in travel literature, expansionist projects of Iberian kingdoms (and their reception), material and cultural exchange, and visual arts.
John A. Bollweg