Messy Bodies II: Bodies That Do

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Interdisciplinary Network (MARGIN), New York Univ.

Organizer Name

Juliana Amorim Goskes

Organizer Affiliation

New York Univ.

Presider Name

Christopher T. Richards

Presider Affiliation

Institute of Fine Arts, New York Univ.

Paper Title 1

Messy Margery and Modern Queens: A Queer Genealogy

Presenter 1 Name

Caitlyn McLoughlin

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Ohio State Univ.

Paper Title 2

Dicendi Imperitus: Speech Disorders and Oratory in Ancient Rome

Presenter 2 Name

Theodora Naqvi

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Pennsylvania

Paper Title 3

Between Living and Dying in Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale

Presenter 3 Name

Gregory J. Tolliver

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Indiana Univ.-Bloomington

Start Date

10-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 2020

Description

Messy Bodies (I and II) will follow this broad theme and offer a forum for discussion that engages with premodern bodies as physical and symbolic entities that both stand for and disrupt prescriptive discourses on bodily and social functions, including sexuality, and political participation. It is our contention that, while the body appears as a historical source in different fields, an interdisciplinary approach to the body highlights its potential to both problematize and enrich our understanding of traditional topics. Juliana Amorim Goskes