Othering in Courtly Literature (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

International Courtly Literature Society (ICLS), North American Branch

Organizer Name

Susann Therese Samples

Organizer Affiliation

Mount St. Mary's Univ.

Presider Name

Susann Therese Samples

Paper Title 1

From the Marvelous to the Carnivalesque: Negotiating the "Other" in Courtly Society

Presenter 1 Name

Claudia Marie Kovach

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Neumann Univ.

Paper Title 2

"A Foulere Thing Nas Nevere Non": Numerology and the Character of the Saracen in Bevis of Hampton

Presenter 2 Name

Elizabeth Brissey

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Auburn Univ.

Paper Title 3

Othering Morgan in the Prose Lancelot

Presenter 3 Name

Julie Human

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Kentucky

Paper Title 4

Othering in Shota Rustaveli's The Man in the Panther Skin

Presenter 4 Name

Bert Beynen

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Temple Univ.

Paper Title 5

Power and (Not) Belonging in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot

Presenter 5 Name

Elizabeth M. Willingham

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Baylor Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Fetzer 2030

Description

Othering is a relevant and fascinating topic in many academic disciplines. Othering can occur in varying degrees and forms in courtly literature, spanning the Middle Ages to the present. This discussion about Othering should offer new insights into power relationships as well as the phenomena of inclusiveness and belonging. Susann T. Samples