Gendering Emotion in Medieval Thought

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff Univ.

Organizer Name

Helen J. Nicholson

Organizer Affiliation

Cardiff Univ.

Presider Name

Simon Sandall

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Winchester

Paper Title 1

Emotional Rescue: Reactions to the Rape of Christian Women in Late Antiquity

Presenter 1 Name

Ulriika Vihervalli

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Cardiff Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Gender of Emotion: The Case of Byzantine Eunuchs

Presenter 2 Name

Shaun Tougher

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Cardiff Univ.

Paper Title 3

Gender, Emotion, and Intimacy in Late Medieval England

Presenter 3 Name

Bronach Kane

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Cardiff Univ.

Start Date

16-5-2015 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1265

Description

This session will focus on the intersections of gender, emotion and intimacy in European culture from the early to the late Middle Ages, exploring sexual deviancy in the later antique West, eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire, and gendered forms of intimacy in later medieval England. This panel reflects the research synergies between established late antique and medieval colleagues and postgraduate researchers in the Cardiff University School of History, Archaeology and Religion, embodying strengths in the study of gender and identity that are also captured within interdisciplinary networks on Families, Identities and Gender (FIG), and the School's Centres for Late Antique Religion and Culture, and the Study of Medieval Society and Culture.

Helen J. Nicholson, Cardiff University